Winter Party - Rescheduled!!!
A new invitation went home with students - our classroom winter party has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 31st from 1-3:00!
Chaperones Needed for Naper Settlement
I need a few more parent volunteers for our trip to Naper Settlement on Wednesday, February 4th. If you are interested, please send an email or note to let me know.
Too Good For Drugs (TGFD) Program
Students learned about communication skills during session 2 of the program. Students should complete the communication skills "charades" activity with their families to practice sending and receiving non-verbal messages.
Subject Update:
Science and Social Studies (Homeroom)
- Science - The students will learn about "Earth, Moon, and Beyond" in Chapter 13. The first lesson will help us understand how Earth's orbit affects the seasons.
- Social Studies - We will read about the taxes that Britain imposed on the colonies and how the colonists protested against them.
Language Arts Block
- Spelling - Lesson 19 will focus on VAC words. A VAC word has a single vowel before a single consonant in an accented final syllable. (We will skip Writing Lesson 18.)
English - Students will learn about proper adjectives. Then we will review Unit 4 in order to prepare for the Adjectives Test on Wednesday, January 28! - Reading - We will continue to work on the "clarifying" strategy. The students should now understand that good readers will reread, look at pictures (or other additions to the text), or even read on to help them understand the text. *Don't forget: Students should now be working on the scrapbook page projects. Book projects are due on or before Friday, January 30!
Math Classroom
- Math - Students will continue to learn about fractions as we work with mixed numbers and improper fractions, compare and order fractions, and relate fractions to decimals.
Mark Your Calendar:
Jan. 28 - Classroom Spelling Bee
Jan. 29 - Too Good For Drugs Program (Session 3)
Jan. 31 - Mrs. Strong's Winter Party (rescheduled from Jan. 24)
Feb. 4 - Naper Settlement Field Trip
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