This week we had some exciting things happen. A few weeks ago we discussed freedom and why our freedom is important. As part of that we created valentines for "Operation Valentine." On Monday we got to present a care package to Megan's dad, Brian and thank him for all he does for our country. We also had a question and answer session at the end of the day. The kids were excited and dying to know if he had ever driven a tank! :)
Quick updates:
*Emerson Elementary FUNdraisers envelopes are due Friday, February 10th.
*Our class Valentine's party will be on Tuesday, February 14th at the end of the day.
*Lunch menu changes-
February 16th- Cook's Choice- Chicken Burrito, Corn, Peaches, Vanilla Pudding
February 20th- Snow day make-up- Chicken Nuggets w/ Breadstick, Tri Tater, Apricots, Animal Cookies
Math- We have conducted a lot of quick assessments in the last few weeks instead of completing ADD math. Today we started back with ADD math. We are in the middle of our measurement unit. So far we have discussed measuring length in custom units (inches, feet, yards, miles) and metric units (millimeters, centimeters, decimeters, meters, kilometers); we have also discussed finding the perimeter, area and volume of an object. Tomorrow we will discuss capacity in customary units (cups, quarts, pints, gallons) and metric units (milliliters, liters). On Friday students will learn about weight in customary (ounces, pounds) and metric (grams, kilograms) units.
Reading-
This
week we read The Cactus Hotel by Brenda Z. Guiberson. This
story described the life cycle of the saguaro cactus; emphasis is put on its
role as a home for other desert dwellers. The cactus, which can only be found
in the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona and northern Mexico, provides food,
water, and shelter for many animals and insects. With this story we looked at
the sequence of events by exploring the importance and relatedness of the order
of events. We took the lifecycle and created mini-books, we also compared the
saguaro cactus and the Brassica plant.
Another skill we worked on was cause and effect. This provided us with a
good opportunity to explore relationships and talk about interdependence. It
also proved to be a nice closer to our plant unit in science last fall.
Writing- We are taking time during writing to work on our ABC books. So far we have created our cover (title page), a dedication, a copyright, and started to work on our facts for A, B, C, and D. We have also worked on researching an animal, which will turn into a poster, and a multi-paragraph report.
Science- Mrs. Clark has started the next science unit called Earth Materials.
The class started
our Earth Materials unit by looking at “Mock Rocks.” Mock Rocks will help us
determine and explore how rocks are made up of different kinds of minerals. Mrs. Clark even made cookies and discussed how a rock is made up of different minerals the same way cookies are made up of different ingredients. :)
A look a head-
No School Friday, February 17th. Teachers will be working on 2nd Trimester report cards.
Snow make-up day on Monday, February 20th. The kids will have a regular school day.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Jodie Yuska
