Enjoy the weekend!

The weather is supposed to get nice again! I hope you can find the time to enjoy the weekend! :)

Math- In math we have started our graphing unit. This week we have taken a look at coordinate graphs, tally tables, line plots and pictographs. We even had some time to survey the students in our class and turn the information into a tally table and line plot. Next week we will continue to look at pictographs, as well as take a look at bar graphs and how to interpret our data.

Reading- This week we read Journey of Oliver K. Woodman by Darcy Pattison.

 

 Tameka has invited her Uncle Ray, who lives in South Carolina, to visit her in California. Unable to get away, he builds a life-sized wooden man and sends it in his place. A note in Oliver's pouch asks people to help him get to his destination and to send Ray a note if they do. Their letters and postcards form the basis of this story as Oliver travels in a truck with a Brahman bull, a station wagon, and a moving van. The boldly colored, textured illustrations were made with oils over an acrylic under-painting on boards, and the unframed panoramic spreads portray the countryside and the assorted colorful characters who assist Oliver at various legs of his cross-country trek. 

 

This story was a difficult one as we discussed the differences between the letters making up the story. Are they a formal letter to Ray to keep him in touch with Oliver's whereabouts or is it an informal letter which if friendly and silly? 

Writing- We are continuing our poetry unit by writing different kind of poetry. Below you will see the different forms we have written along with an example. 

 

Diamante: 

Cinquain: 

Haiku: 

Limerick: 

 Science- Monday we finished breaking apart our mock rocks. We placed some of our rock into a vial and added 25 ml of water. Then we gave it a good shake and let it sit over night.

 On Tuesday, we took a look at our vials and observed the changes which took place over night. This helped us create a chart of evidence we could find in our mock rocks. So far we noticed red and green gravel, pebbles, sand, flour, and shells. We carefully poured some our water  into an evaporation dish to see if there would be anything which had dissolved into the water.

On Wednesday, no science. :)

On Thursday,  we took a look at the salt crystals which formed in our evaporation dishes. 

Upcoming dates:

Monday, April 21st-Thursday, April 24th- Last book club of the year Wednesday, April 23rd- I will be gone in the morning for a doctor's appointment. I am currently planning to be at school in the afternoon.
Saturday, May 3rd- Happy Birthday Hailee!  Sunday, May 4th- Happy Birthday Katie!  Tuesday, May 6th- 4th grade Informance

Wednesday, May 7th- My due date 
Tuesday, May 13th- Bike Assembly and Rodeo Wednesday, May 14th- 1:15 Dismissal
Monday, May 26th- No School- Memorial Day Tuesday, May 27th or Wednesday, May 28th- Walk to Marion Library
Monday, June 2nd- Normal day of school (3rd grade track day) Tuesday, June 3rd- Normal day of school (4th grade track day) Wednesday, June 4th- Mrs. Yuska may be back for the day! :) 
Summer birthdays:  Monday, June 30th- Happy Birthday Seth!  Wednesday, July 9th- Happy Birthday Nick!  Monday, July 14th- Happy Birthday Riley!  Friday, July 18th- Happy Birthday Mason!  Sunday, August 10th- Happy Birthday Addy! 

After my doctor's appointments this week. She mentioned I could have this baby at anytime. Oh my! We are trying to keep this baby cooking for as long as possible. I will try to keep you as updated as possible when this happens as well as what is happening in our classroom after the baby arrives. :)

 Mrs. Jodie Yuska