Weekly Update for week of 03-14-16

·      Tomorrow, March 11^th we will be competing in our annual athletic field day as Spartans! The event will start on the field at 8:30 and will continue until lunch.  Please arrive to school on time. Our 1A Spartans will be competing in various field games while outside, our class will be representing our ancient city while wearing black athletic gear.   Hats, athletic shoes, and sun screen are encouraged. If you would like to be a spectator you will need to check in at the office for a badge and bring your own lawn chair. 

·      We will be having lunch in our classroom on Friday (tomorrow) after the Athletic field day event, we are a nut free room, be sure your child does not pack lunch items that contain nuts.

·      There will be an optional Literature assignment sent home over spring break.  The assignment is a fun one! We are reading about the magical and wild island of Tangerina as we read “My Father’s Dragon”. The scholar will design their own “island” picture/map/or diorama, have a story plot, and a problem/ solution to go along with it.  Details, due dates, and instructions will be sent home next week.  I want to be clear that this is an optional assignment and hope those who participate have a fun and creative time!

·      Please send me an email by Wednesday, March 16^th if your child would like an optional math and literature review to work on over Spring Break.

·      Thank you for the magazine donations, they will be perfect for our project next week, if you have more you can send them in until Monday.

Math

Next week we will practice and assess skip counting by 10s and hundreds. We will also review concepts that have introduced thus far. 

Literature

Continuing with “My Father’s Dragon”, in small groups the students will be designing their own islands, creating a who, what, when, where plot, as well as a problem and solution.  It is very similar to the optional assignment over break, this way they have an idea of what I am looking for them to complete at home. I look forward to seeing their creative juices flow!

Science

This next week will be filled with changes of matter experiments. We will be observing liquid to solid changes and solid to liquid changes. 

History

The scholars have loved learning about the pilgrims, we will start our unit on the 13 colonies! We will name and locate the original 13 colonies on a map.  We will also introduce actions that made a contribution to the Boston Tea Party. 

Tracking in our chapter books! And math center games!