- Today- 2nd quarter ended. Report cards are now scheduled to go home on Friday, February 2.
- Reading minutes due Monday.
- Wacky Wednesdays are back! January 24 is Team Spirit Day, January 31 is Pajama Day, and February 7 is Neon Day.
- January 24 (Wednesday): The 4th graders have created goods for market day. We will go shopping as a 3rd grade class. Your child is welcome to bring 5-7 dollars to school on this day to shop with along with a plastic bag to carry their goodies home in.
- MAP testing: We took the language and reading portion of the test this past week. I will give the math portion on Wednesday, January 24.
Curriculum Highlights:
Bible: This week we continued reading about Joseph ruling in Egypt and saw his brothers arrive to buy grain. We read about the brothers visits and how Joseph wanted to see if their hearts had changed. We talked about how God changes our hearts when we let Him in. We also continue to work at Psalm 1.
Math: We have been rounding to the nearest hundred and tens place within our story problems. We have also begun multi digit addition up to the thousands place. Students need to "prove" their work with a proof drawing right now to explain how they found their answer. This takes time, but explains the process of addition well.
Science: Have you heard all about our beetles and crayfish?!? This week we were busy building them a habitat and then observing these creatures through books, videos, and using our eyes! We will be focusing on habitats, physical characteristics, behaviors, and defenses of these animals as we make our observations.
Literacy: We are so busy in our nonfiction unit. This week we began finding the main idea sentence in paragraphs as well as the supporting details. This is tough work as we put these sentences into our own words (paraphrasing). I am impressed by the students hard work ethic. These reading lessons will lead into a nonfiction writing unit coming up.
We even had a day where some piglets came to visit us!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Lynae
Bible: This week we continued reading about Joseph ruling in Egypt and saw his brothers arrive to buy grain. We read about the brothers visits and how Joseph wanted to see if their hearts had changed. We talked about how God changes our hearts when we let Him in. We also continue to work at Psalm 1.
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| Performing a reader's theatre about Joseph |
Math: We have been rounding to the nearest hundred and tens place within our story problems. We have also begun multi digit addition up to the thousands place. Students need to "prove" their work with a proof drawing right now to explain how they found their answer. This takes time, but explains the process of addition well.
Science: Have you heard all about our beetles and crayfish?!? This week we were busy building them a habitat and then observing these creatures through books, videos, and using our eyes! We will be focusing on habitats, physical characteristics, behaviors, and defenses of these animals as we make our observations.
Literacy: We are so busy in our nonfiction unit. This week we began finding the main idea sentence in paragraphs as well as the supporting details. This is tough work as we put these sentences into our own words (paraphrasing). I am impressed by the students hard work ethic. These reading lessons will lead into a nonfiction writing unit coming up.
We even had a day where some piglets came to visit us!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Lynae
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