Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a nice weekend.
These photos show our new island formations. The students are working very hard on earning pennies for their collective penny banks. They are really learning how to work in a group, rather than just being accountable for themselves.
I sent home the last book order on Thursday. It is due back to school by Thursday, April 19th. One check for the total amount is fine, since all book clubs are now owned by one company. Please look over them carefully and think about books that your child may be interested in reading throughout the summer. They are still expected to read daily throughout the summer. We have been working on our Florida study. So far, we have learned about Ponce De Leon, alligators, peninsula's and our capital Tallahassee. I will be sending home by the end of this week, a challenge homework that will require the students to look up even more information about Florida.
In Writer's Workshop, we have begun learning about writing "How To" books. This is their chance to share their knowledge. They are sharing their expertise with each other.
In Reader's Workshop, they have compared the character traits and continue working on the various graphic organizers in their Reading Journals.
In Math, we have begun Unit 8. They are learning how to buy more than one item at a time. They are adding up the amounts,(below one dollar) to see how much money they need to purchase those items. For example; a pencil costs 23 cents and a candy bar costs 68 cents. How much money do both items cost? Have them write out the coins needed for each item then add the coins all up. 91 cents. Then ask them, if they paid $1 how much change would they get?
We are really working on place value and solving number riddles. If I have 3 flats, 7 longs and 8 cubes, what number am I? 378...... Practice these riddles at home.
There has been some confusion over the lunch form for Celebrate the Arts on Friday, April 20. The only sack lunches being ordered will be for students. Parents are checking "joining for lunch" for head count purposes only - not lunch. You may want to clarify to those parents who think they are ordering lunch that they will need to bring in their own. Thanks!
Have a great week, we will!