We've had a great two weeks!! The children have been very focused and engaged! It is a pleasure to spend every day with a group that enjoys learning so much!!
This nine weeks we will be focusing on informational reading and writing. Mrs. Haas will help us research an arctic animal in the media center, and Mrs. Kantor will help us compile our notes into a well written paper. Your child is welcome to do additional research at home and bring those notes to school.
In guided reading groups, we will also be working with informational text. We will be identifying the main idea, supporting details, and cause and effect. Please continue keeping track of the home reading on the January reading log. The new Accelerated Reader goal for this nine weeks is 7points.
We are finishing up our solid figure unit in math. The children created two solid figures and used a double bubble map to compare and contrast their attributes.
Our next unit is fractions. It is a lot of fun! We will start with parts of a whole (What fraction of the pizza is left?), and then move to parts of a group (What fraction of the family is female?) Cooking is also a great opportunity to use fractions. The more real life opportunities they have, the better they will understand the concept.
Continue to practice telling time and subtraction with regrouping and checking with addition. These are challenging concepts, but the continued practice really helps.
In science, we are studying the stars, sun and moon. On Friday, your child brought home a constellation project. They chose a constellation to research (3-4 facts) and create. The Cobb County website has a Virtual Library that has child friendly resources. This is due Friday, 1/27.
To support these standards, the GM Educational Foundation has purchased a High Touch High Tech lesson for us called Space, The Final Frontier. We will be participating in this on Tuesday, 1/24.
The PTA is sponsoring a Hero Essay contest. To support our school writing goal, participation is required for students in grades 1-5. This will be a home project that is due Friday, 2/24. The official rules and entry form went home on blue paper in the Thursday folder. Please check the PTA website for more information.
We will be decorating valentine bags at school. I have red and white bags, stickers, and stamps. Please feel free to donate any item that you think will make this project more festive!
Upcoming Events
1/24 High Touch High Tech 8:05 A.M.
Paradise Grille & South of the Border Spirit Night 5-8 P.M.
1/27 Constellation Project due
Relay for Life Cap Day- $1 donation to American Cancer Society
Masquerade Ball 6:30 P.M.
2/6 Reading logs due
Have a great week!
