Week 29

·       For the month of March we will be working on showing perseverance, such a crucial skill when having a growth mindset. I challenge the students to preserve in all areas related to their studies.  We have preserve when writing complex paragraphs, we can persevere when trying a new game at recess, and we can persevere during the school week as we learn new concepts. This value will best prepare them for second grade.  

·       All poems have been assigned, please practice at home for our big day!

·       Thank you parents for sending in the permission slips for our upcoming field trip. Prior to the i.d.e.a. Museum we are collecting plastic bags. The museum’s goal is to collect 500 lbs of plastic. Let’s help them reach this great goal!

·       If you have not already been to the i.d.e.a. Museum please explore their website. The exhibits are continually changing, they currently have a junkyard jungle exhibit. What a fun place to learn and discover.

o   http://www.ideamuseum.org/

·       Be sure you are adding to the reading log nightly. We have just a few more weeks to turn in for term 4 credit.

·       We have drawn for the 2 chaperones that will be joining us on the bus for our field trip. The chaperones are… Mrs. Bowden and Mrs. Standage 

·       All other parents that would like to attend the field trip are welcome to pay at the Museum for a daily visit and join us then.

·       Next week will be our last week of tutoring.

·       Save the Dates:

§  March 27^th- 40^th Anniversary BBQ at 11

§  April 4^th- Poem Day!

§  April 5^th- 1:25 Dismissal

§  April 9^th- FIELD TRIP!

§  April 10^th- Term 4 Report Cards Sent Home

§  April 19^th- Spring Holiday, NO SCHOOL

A look at next week…

Spalding

We continue to work in our Spalding notebooks. As we write and mark we are working on letter formations as well as consistent handwriting, ensuring that our books are uniform and neat. Please be sure the books come to and from school daily. As we read and write in class we are taking the time to recognize and implement our phonograms.  Room 19 will be full of strong readers and writers by the year end!

Reading

We have enjoyed our storytelling unit. The students have been introduced to all important elements of a good story including character development, creating a setting, conflict, as well as an ending.  Please check out our ClassDojo story to see what videos the students have been inspired by! We have spent much of the week introducing and brainstorming story elements. Next week they will be creating their very own tales.

Math

Subtraction with borrowing within 1,000 next week. WOW!

Social Studies

Onto the next ancient studies unit, the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations.  We will be creating a project complete with map, booklets, and illustration as we learn about each group.

Science

I hope you all enjoyed our ecosystem mobiles. We have loved traveling around the world to various habitats.  Our science next week will involve anything and everything butterfly!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms. Reger