Some big announcements!

Every day for the rest of the year, there will be ice cream sales during lunch time.  .50 will get you a popsicle and 1.00 will get you come other frozen treats.

We had our first day of our word study!  Our word of the day was dainty.  We used dainty as an adjective meaning very delicate.  Ask your child to use their word in a sentence!

We are now onto Unit 6 in math.  This unit will include adding three or more numbers at a time.  We will begin exploring comparison number stories.  An example is Silva has 17 CDs. Mark has 8 CDs. How many more CDs does Silva have than Mark?  The most important part is understanding the words HOW MANY MORE.  We will also be collecting, sorting, tallying and graphing data.  We will continue to discuss different strategies to use when adding and subtracting.  We will be exploring division/multiplication in the idea of creating equal groups.  They will be introduced to multiplication as an array (4x3 boxes).  Math will be getting more difficult as you can see.  Make sure to read the note home for parents at the end of each homework unit.

We will have NO SCHOOL next Monday because of MLK day. This week we will be discussing Martin Luther King Jr.  Every day we will be doing an activity discussing the wonderful achievements in his life and how they affect ours today!

I allow the students of have 20 minutes of DEAR time, which stands for Drop Everything And Read.  I have changed how the students are to record what they have read.  It is a much more genre based journal.  This will make your child aware of the different genres that are out there and find which ones interest them.