Just a reminder - since this week is short we will not be having spelling! Spelling will resume next week! We hope you enjoyed your long 3 day weekend!
Here's what we are learning this week:
Reading: We will learn all about Nonfiction books!
Writing: We will work through the process of revising, editing and publishing our Story from Our Lives!
Math: We will wrap up our Multiplication unit! Our test will be FRIDAY so look for a chapter review coming home Thursday!
Social Studies: We will continue to learn about Important Americans and their significance in history.
Science: We will continue to learn about natural resources.
Have a great week!
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Monday, February 8, 2016
February 8-12
It’s KINDNESS WEEK at
Hunters Creek! Each day we will talk about a different aspect of being kind.
Students will have the opportunity to fill “buckets” hanging on classroom doors
with notes of encouragement to friends and teachers. This week is a schoolwide
challenge focusing on appreciating and encouraging others with kind words,
hugs, sharing a smile and writing notes of appreciation. We LOVE kindness week!
Ask your student about it J
We will be decorating
bags for our Valentines Party as a class activity so there’s no need to send
anything from home. We have a fun time decorating our bags and make it special
in class!
Please send your
Valentines for the class on Friday morning (since we don’t have much
storage space in our classrooms, holding onto them until Friday would be much
appreciated!), February 12th. Check with your teacher to see how many students they have! Please make
sure if your child chooses to bring Valentines that they bring a Valentine for
every student in my class J Each year we have decided it is easiest if you do not write a
child’s name on the To blank but just have your student sign their name so that
they don’t have to go hunting for each specific Valentine Bag! Thanks so much
for your help!
Our Valentines Parties will be Friday, February 12th from 2:20-2:50 in your child's classroom!
Here's what we are learning this week:
Reading: Readers notice the language poets use to create mental images. Readers also notice the language poets use to create specific feelings in their readers. They reflect on the overall meaning of poetry as well as consider what message the author is trying to convey. They also think about the characters in narrative poems as if they are in a story - looking at their characteristics and traits!
Writing: We will continue to write our Stories from Our Lives and add "craft elements" to them.
Math: We will continue our Multiplication unit by moving on to 5's and 10's!
Social Studies: We will continue to learn about important Americans!
Science: We will continue our rocks and geology unit by looking at natural resources and different kinds of rocks!
Have a WONDERFUL Kindness Week!
Monday, February 1, 2016
February 1-5
Happy February! This semester sure is going by quickly!
Please look for the blue letter coming home with your child - our math School to Home connection letter explaining our upcoming math chapter which is Chapter 6: Multiplication and skip counting!
Progress Reports go home FRIDAY!
Here is what we are learning this week:
Reading: We are starting our poetry unit! We will learn all about rhyming and non-rhyming, alliteration, narrative poems, concrete poems, line breaks, two voice poems and much more!
Writing: We will continue to go through the writing process for our stories from our lives!
Math: We will delve deeper into multiplication and skip counting! We will be making the connections between multiplication and division!
Social Studies: We will continue to learn about important Americans and their influences!
Science: We will continue our study of geology and rocks!
Have a FABULOUS February!
Please look for the blue letter coming home with your child - our math School to Home connection letter explaining our upcoming math chapter which is Chapter 6: Multiplication and skip counting!
Progress Reports go home FRIDAY!
Here is what we are learning this week:
Reading: We are starting our poetry unit! We will learn all about rhyming and non-rhyming, alliteration, narrative poems, concrete poems, line breaks, two voice poems and much more!
Writing: We will continue to go through the writing process for our stories from our lives!
Math: We will delve deeper into multiplication and skip counting! We will be making the connections between multiplication and division!
Social Studies: We will continue to learn about important Americans and their influences!
Science: We will continue our study of geology and rocks!
Have a FABULOUS February!
Monday, January 25, 2016
January 25-29
Happy last week of January! Woah! Crazy how the time flies!
TOMORROW, January 26th is our LAST DAY of NRT testing! Yay! Your students have done a wonderful job working hard and doing their best and we appreciate your partnership in supporting them throughout testing!
Check out what we are learning this week:
Reading: Readers consume narratives with backstory! We will talk about backstory, what it is, and how it improves a story!
Writing: We will continue to write our Stories from My Life!
Math: We will finish division! This FRIDAY we will have our Chapter 5 test. Look for a completed chapter review coming home on Thursday night!
Social Studies: We will continue to learn about historical figures and how they impacted our world today!
Science: We are beginning our geology unit as we study rocks!
Spelling and homework this week is normal! Have a wonderful week!
TOMORROW, January 26th is our LAST DAY of NRT testing! Yay! Your students have done a wonderful job working hard and doing their best and we appreciate your partnership in supporting them throughout testing!
Check out what we are learning this week:
Reading: Readers consume narratives with backstory! We will talk about backstory, what it is, and how it improves a story!
Writing: We will continue to write our Stories from My Life!
Math: We will finish division! This FRIDAY we will have our Chapter 5 test. Look for a completed chapter review coming home on Thursday night!
Social Studies: We will continue to learn about historical figures and how they impacted our world today!
Science: We are beginning our geology unit as we study rocks!
Spelling and homework this week is normal! Have a wonderful week!
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
January 19-22
Happy Tuesday! We hope you enjoyed your Martin Luther King, Jr. day and your long weekend!
There will be NO SPELLING this week due to a short week - we will resume with spelling again next week. However, there WILL be regular homework for Tuesday and Wednesday with our math and reading practice as usual. The homework packet is coming home today with your student!
We will be continuing our Norm Referenced Testing this week by taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Our testing dates for this week are January 19th, 20th and 21st. Please make sure your child gets a good night's rest, eats a healthy breakfast, and comes to school on time as we will be starting promptly each morning!
Here's what we are learning about this week!
Reading: Readers consume narratives with descriptive detail! We will be noticing descriptive detail and how they improve the quality of a story. We will be learning how we can add this descriptive detail in our own writing and notice it in the books we are reading on our own too!
Writing: We will continue writing stories from our lives! We will continue to use a story arc to map events, add details, and expand it into a story that's worth telling.
Math: We will continue with division and repeated subtraction!
Social Studies: We are beginning our biography unit on historical figures! Your students will learn about various people throughout history. Ask them about it!
Science: We will continue our study of animal survival including adaptations, hibernation and migration!
We hope you enjoy your short week!
There will be NO SPELLING this week due to a short week - we will resume with spelling again next week. However, there WILL be regular homework for Tuesday and Wednesday with our math and reading practice as usual. The homework packet is coming home today with your student!
We will be continuing our Norm Referenced Testing this week by taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Our testing dates for this week are January 19th, 20th and 21st. Please make sure your child gets a good night's rest, eats a healthy breakfast, and comes to school on time as we will be starting promptly each morning!
Here's what we are learning about this week!
Reading: Readers consume narratives with descriptive detail! We will be noticing descriptive detail and how they improve the quality of a story. We will be learning how we can add this descriptive detail in our own writing and notice it in the books we are reading on our own too!
Writing: We will continue writing stories from our lives! We will continue to use a story arc to map events, add details, and expand it into a story that's worth telling.
Math: We will continue with division and repeated subtraction!
Social Studies: We are beginning our biography unit on historical figures! Your students will learn about various people throughout history. Ask them about it!
Science: We will continue our study of animal survival including adaptations, hibernation and migration!
We hope you enjoy your short week!
Monday, January 11, 2016
January 11-15
Happy Monday everyone!
Please remember that this week is our first week of Norm Referenced Testing! We start testing tomorrow, January 12th. Our testing dates for this week are: January 12, January 13 and January 15. Please make sure your student gets a good night's rest, eats a healthy breakfast, and comes fueled to give their best effort! Each test will be first thing in the morning so please make sure that your child is on time to school!
If you have any questions concerning testing please feel free to email your child's teacher and we will be happy to answer any questions you may have!
Here's what we are learning this week!
Reading: In reading we will be talking about inner thinking. Readers understand that inner thinking is when the author shows a conversation inside a character's head!
Writing: In writing we will continue to write stories from our lives. We will use our story arc to decide on a personal narrative that is a story worth telling!
Math: We will continue our study of multiplication by introducing arrays - another way to visualize a multiplication sentence.
Social Studies: We will continue our study of timelines and create our own timeline of our day!
Science: We will wrap up our study on magnets and start learning about animals and their different adaptations!
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
January 5-8
There is no spelling this week! :) Our other homework is as usual - tonight will be reading!
Next Monday we will resume spelling!
Check out what we are learning this week:
Reading: We are talking about substance versus presentation in stories. How do author's use different craft elements to make their stories more interesting and entertaining?
Writing: We are learning to tell stories from our lives and take a "small moment" and add detail to it.
Math: We are beginning our unit on multiplication! We talk about multiplication being the same thing as repeated addition. Please look for the letter from our Math in Focus that explains how we teach this!
Social Studies: We are learning about timelines and how to create New Years resolutions for ourselves!
Science: We are continuing our unit on magnets!
Next Monday we will resume spelling!
Check out what we are learning this week:
Reading: We are talking about substance versus presentation in stories. How do author's use different craft elements to make their stories more interesting and entertaining?
Writing: We are learning to tell stories from our lives and take a "small moment" and add detail to it.
Math: We are beginning our unit on multiplication! We talk about multiplication being the same thing as repeated addition. Please look for the letter from our Math in Focus that explains how we teach this!
Social Studies: We are learning about timelines and how to create New Years resolutions for ourselves!
Science: We are continuing our unit on magnets!
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