Weekly Update for the 22nd

- Thank you families for the continued donations, we can feel the love!
-I hope you have been enjoying the Class Dojo system. All email invites were sent out and most have signed up for an account. Once you are signed in you can click on "Your Kids" and see how your super student is doing this week! I highly encourage you to check and follow up at home!
-All green homework folders and homework is DUE TOMORROW, August 18th
-Save the date: Wednesday the 24th, at 5:00!

Next week:

Literature
We will be reading "The Mixed Up Chameleon" by Eric Carle. As a class we will be working on comprehension skills, cause and effect, and the central message of the story.  We will conclude the week with an AR test on the story, the AR test is taken on the IPad and will count as a comprehension grade.

Spalding
The students have been working very well with the program, I am hearing more participation as the days count on. There are specific spelling rules that apply to our words, you may see "r.4" on the spelling list. We introduce the rules and discuss the reasoning in class, I will send home a complete rule sheet on Monday, just for reference.

Math
We have been working on breaking apart our number sentences into smaller more "friendly" numbers such as 54+20 can be broken into 50+4+20. This week we had the opportunity to use our math tools! Yay! Pictures below.

Science
Continuing on with what scientists do, and starting with the scientific method. We will also conduct a small experiment in class!


We have had a GREAT first week together, I look forward to seeing lots of growth and happiness!