A short week

The snow days at the beginning of the week kind of threw off my curriculum calendar. We moved homework, spelling, and our reading plans to next week. This allowed us a chance for a slow step back into school after such a long break. I think that was alright with the kids, as some seemed very tired by the end of the day. I know I am tired by the end of the day! :)

Math- This week we worked on our multiplication wheels during RTI time. Next week as well as the rest of the month of January, we will be working with multiplication strategies and facts during RTI in our classroom. When your child is finished with their multiplication monsters, you will see them come home. Many students are bringing them home today. These are an excellent tool for your child to practice their multiplication facts or quiz themselves at home. We will be completing a lot of assessments over having their multiplication facts from memory.

During math class we have been working with perimeter. The perimeter of a polygon is the distance around all the sides. Basically, you need to look at the measurement and add all the sides together. Next week we will be learning more about polygons and finding their areas or their square units.

Reading- During guided reading we have started our DIBELS testing. I will send home letters about your child's progress as soon as the assessments are completed. During whole group reading we read Squirrel's New Year's Resolution and created our own New Year Resolutions and goal mobiles (these will come home on Monday).

Today we read the book Snowflake Bentley and created some very fancy snowflakes we will use for writing next week. 

Writing- We created a snowman gylph by answering questions about ourselves and turned them into a short story. Look for more information and pictures about these next week.

Social Studies-  This week we started using our Map Champ Atlas in Social Studies.

We have completed lessons introducing the atlas and how to use it, what kinds of communities there are, and what kind of places can be found in communities. Today we read the book Me on the Map, and completed a packet of what country, state, city or town, street and house where we can be found in our room (our own place on a map). 

Upcoming dates:

Monday, January 20th- No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), Professional Development

Wednesday, January 29th- Happy Birthday Caden and Timmy!  

Have a great weekend! Hopefully our schedule will be back to normal next week.
Mrs. Jodie Yuska