Another week flying by

I am always amazed how fast the week can fly by. Of course this week it didn't help we had a snow day on Monday, then I was home with a sick child on Tuesday. 

This week I will send home conference reminders. If you need to double check or reschedule your conferences you can click on this link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CAFAD22A0F94-spring 

Math-In math last week we started to learn how multiplication is related to division. With this we looked at he parts of a division problem and stared reversing our multiplication fact to answer problems dividing by 2, 3, 4, and 5. 

Reading- In reading last week we read A Tree is Growing by Aurthur Dorros.

Leaves, sap, bark, and roots all play a part in nourishing trees through seasonal changes and years of growth. This week our story had informative explanations and sketched views of trees, forest life, and animals. We discussed how to determine tree growth cycles by the layers of cambium forming the growth rings. We also looked at the passage of water, the production of flowers and seeds, the autumnal color change, and the microscopic and larger animal life supporting and supported by trees through text, captions, labels, and excellent diagrams. This week we took a look at root words.
 

Writing- Last week we used our Language Arts time to take a practice Cognitive Abilities test. We will take the actual tests this coming week. Please make sure your child has plenty of sleep and eats breakfast in the morning. This is good advice for every school day, but extra important on testing days. 

Social Studies-  Everyone is in various stages of their research reports. We range from creating our research posters, to working on our reports, to being completed with our reports and continuing our hard work on our ABC books. The students can not wait to share their projects with you at conferences.

Upcoming dates: 

Friday, February 28th- please have your child wear their red FMI t-shirt on Friday this week instead of Wednesday.

Tuesday, March 4th- I will be gone to Grant Wood AEA all day for a PBIS meeting

Tuesday, March 11th- 1:15 Dismissal, Conferences 1:30-5:30

Thursday, March 13th- Conferences 3:45-7:30

Friday, March 14th-Friday, March 21st- No School- Spring Break

Monday, March 24th- Happy birthday Allie! 

Have a great week!

 Mrs. Jodie Yuska