Dear Families~
We had a great week last week. Our class really behaved very well at the ballet on Friday. We have another field trip this Friday. We will be heading over to GMS for a holiday concert. This is ALWAYS a favorite!
We have 2 more weeks filled with learning ahead of us before our WINTER BREAK. Let's keep the learning going.
Here is a look at what will be happening:
Mon, 12/8 Math homework handed out; new skills rotation starts (for 4 weeks)
Tues, 12/9 Red folders come home (see permission slip)
Wed, 12/10 Return Red folders
Thurs, 12/11 Step & Musicals performances (8:25 and 9:20); permission slips due
Fri, 12/12 Math homework due; field trip to GMS for winter concert
What a GREAT opportunity from Amerigroup and Safe Kids
Amerigroup and Safe Kids to host the 2nd Annual Winter Wonderful on Friday, December 12 from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
at Lakeshore Mall (at the fountain). Safe Kids will be giving away 200
free bike helmets for kids ages 5-10 while supplies last on a first
come-first serve basis. The child must be present to receive a helmet.
Amerigroup will be giving away coats, hats and gloves while supplies
last on a first come-first serve basis. Each half hour, we will raffle
off amazing prizes. Raffle tickets are free. Also, we will have fun
holiday activities and crafts for the kids.
Items Needed for a Project by Wednesday of this week:
Graham
crackers (2 boxes)
White icing
(3 containers)
Plastic
spoons (1 box)
Skittles or
M&Ms
Starburst (1 bag, at least 25)
This Week in Social Studies
We will begin studying the 1920s and 1930s this
week! This is always a fun unit for the students. We will discover the
highs and lows our country faced following WWI. We will also study what
led us into WWII. This week, we'll be focusing on Langston Hughes, Babe
Ruth, Charles Lindbergh, Louis Armstrong, and Henry Ford! On Thursday,
we'll be making edible cars in a race to see if students can build the
cars faster in an assembly line or in one-on-one production! We will TEST over 1920s and 1930s before WINTER BREAK!
This Week in Math
We are still adding and
subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. Most of the students can
identify a common denominator for two fractions who have different
denominators. (For example, they can determine that the common
denominator o4 1/4 and 1/6 is 12.) This is a great because they are
mastering the first step in the process! Most of them are then able to
add or subtract the fractions. We will begin throwing in mixed numerals
this week to add and subtract. The work gets a little more difficult
this week. We will TEST over adding and subtracting FRACTIONS before WINTER BREAK!
This Week in Reading
We will continue studying
organizational structures this week. Students are getting used to
identifying the structure of a text and putting it on a graphic
organizer. (This is a review from 4th grade.) We will begin comparing
the structures of two or more texts in order to write about them. We will TEST over ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES before WINTER BREAK!
As many of you may have already noticed, we will have 3 tests next week before we leave for WINTER BREAK. Please be sure that your child is here at school each day.
