I hope everyone had a great weekend! Be sure to check your child's communication folder tonight! At the beginning of the year, we have multiple papers going home! Specifically, please look for the field trip form and author visit book order form. This Friday at 6:00 is the F.AVE School Picnic! We will have food trucks this year that will donate a portion of their profits to our PTO. We hope to see you there! Please make sure you have signed up for the school eblast! Our Falcon Flyer Newsletter is sent via email each week. Very important communication is included that is not sent home as a paper copy. You can also find the Falcon Flyer on our school website.
Here are the details of our week:
MAP TESTING BEGINS THIS WEEK!
Thursday: Math at 8:00 a.m.
Friday: Reading at 8:00 a.m.
Monday: Language Arts at 8:00 a.m.
In reading, we are going to begin discussing expository text features. Students will be exposed to various non-fiction texts. Your child should be reading at least 30 minutes each night!
In writing, the students will continue to add to their writing territories. Most students have filled up the first 3 pages of their writing journals with all of the things they love and hate. I love seeing the students' personalities shine during this task! Over the next few days, the students will be choosing a small moment to zoom in on and write about.
In social studies, the students will continue researching six of the Native American tribes: Kwakiutl, Nez Perce, Inuit, Hopi, Seminole, and Pawnee.
In math, we will compare numbers using >, <, and =. We will also practice writing numbers in standard form, word form, and expanded form. These are skills the students already have under their belts! We're just moving to higher numbers. As you help you children at home, please encourage them to use the strategies they already know. You'd be surprised how many of them don't realize that they simply have to apply their prior knowledge to higher place values. When they do, they have a big "Aha!" moment!
In science, we will continue our work with ecosystems, specifically moving into the flow of energy through food webs. We will be using specific vocabulary, so be looking for those words in their science journals! We are also starting to use Science Techbook. To get there, go to discoveryeducation.com. Your child's username is his or her first initial, last name, lunch number (i.e. jdoe9876) and everyone's password is fave101. Feel free to explore what Techbook has to offer!
-Ms. Ary
Monday, August 18, 2014
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Native Americans Research
Below is a link to a fascinating PowerPoint about the Native American tribes that we are studying this term. Students, you are going to use this to complete your Native American research activity. Good luck! -Ms. Ary
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Sunday, August 10, 2014
Week 1 is in the books!
We have officially completed week 1! This past week, the students enjoyed learning about the traits that it takes to become an internationally minded student. We also learned some interesting facts about one another and established classroom agreements.
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