Congratulations to Yarely for reaching 100 nights of reading! She enjoyed lunch in the classroom this week.
After break we will begin Volume 2 of our math program and the kids will be receiving new math books. Since we are done with Volume 1 books, kids will be bringing these books home. They are theirs to KEEP! We encourage them to work on any of the remaining pages, but these do NOT need to be turned in. ;-)
We finished our week by watching Wreck-it Ralph as our reward for earning 2,500 Frederick Five hands!!!! Our next goal will be 3,000 hands in order to earn an end of year celebration.
All students are expected to continue reading and practicing math facts through Spring Break. Any students that fill their Spring Break reading and math log will get to eat lunch in the classroom when we return from break.
We are thrilled to have AVID for Adventure return to our school this spring. AVID is an outdoor education experience that our students will get to experience for one day on April 25th. The program involves a huge rock climbing wall, kayaking, bike riding and an educational portion without even leaving school! Our amazing PTA is paying half of each student’s registration fee, but all parents do need to go on-line at www.fes-pta.org and click on the link to register their students and pay the remaining $10.00. Please be sure to read the green note that went home in Friday Folders this week.
Reminders:
Keep using MyOn for nightly reading! This can be recorded on the home reading log.
What will we be learning after Spring Break?
Reading: We will begin Theme 10, Work that Matters. Our reading strategy will be visualizing. Our vocabulary words will be contribute, police, volunteer, participate, influence, and emergency.
Writing: We will write a piece about one specific experience from our Spring Break, as well as continue with our All-Abouts.
Math: We have pre-assessed students for our next math unit on double digit subtraction. Students will be regrouped when we return in order to begin this unit. Like addition, we will focus on efficient strategies to subtract 2 digit numbers.
Science: We will continue our study of weather and the tools meteorologists use to analyze and predict the weather. So far we have discussed thermometers, rain gauges and clouds. We will continue with wind vanes and anemometers after the break.
Social Studies: We will begin a new unit on personal financial literacy, which will include concepts of needs and wants, goods and services, and abundance and scarcity.
Word Study/Spelling: Remember there will be no homework or spelling list to study over the break. We will take our spelling pretest on words with suffixes(helpFUL, sadLY) on the Wednesday after break.
Weekly Peek...
April 1st - 5th: SPRING BREAK
Monday: Music
Tuesday: Art
Wednesday: LATE START, PE, Library, Computer, PTA at 6:30
Thursday: Music
Friday: Art
Upcoming Dates:
April 25th: AVID for Adventure
May 9th: Fun Run
May 16th: Closing Ceremonies for FES
May 17th: 3rd Trimester Awards Assembly
May 20th: Field Day
Friday, March 29, 2013
Saturday, March 23, 2013
On Monday, our letters and cookies will be delivered to the construction team that has been working so hard on remodeling our future school, Thunder Valley K-8. This was our way of saying thank you for all their hard work and was part of the school wide Random Acts of Kindness that our Student Council began.
We earned 2,500 Frederick Five hands!!!! We have earned our movie and treats. We will be watching our movie next Friday afternoon. We are hoping to watch Wreck it Ralph, but because it is rated PG, we do need to have the pink permission slip signed and returned from all students no later than Wednesday.
On Wednesday the 27th, we will NOT be sending home a new spelling list or homework packet. However, we will be sending home a Spring Break reading log to encourage students to keep on reading. Any students that fill up their Spring Break reading log will get to eat lunch in the classroom when we return from break.
Reminders:
Next Friday, March 29th is the last day that we can accept donations for our troops. Any donations you can send would be greatly appreciated!
We earned 2,500 Frederick Five hands!!!! We have earned our movie and treats. We will be watching our movie next Friday afternoon. We are hoping to watch Wreck it Ralph, but because it is rated PG, we do need to have the pink permission slip signed and returned from all students no later than Wednesday.
On Wednesday the 27th, we will NOT be sending home a new spelling list or homework packet. However, we will be sending home a Spring Break reading log to encourage students to keep on reading. Any students that fill up their Spring Break reading log will get to eat lunch in the classroom when we return from break.
Reminders:
Next Friday, March 29th is the last day that we can accept donations for our troops. Any donations you can send would be greatly appreciated!
Keep using MyOn for nightly reading! This can be recorded on the home reading log.
What are we learning this week?
Reading: We will be wrapping up Theme 9, Cast Your Vote, by the end of the week. Our reading strategy has been Making Connections. Our vocabulary words are vote, result, wait, government, duty, and election . We will begin theme 10 when we return from break.
Writing: We are now shifting our non-fiction writing focus to “All Abouts”. This will give us an opportunity to do writing on various topics we already know a great deal about.
Math: We will be finishing our graphing unit and will be taking our assessment on Thursday. We have been working with using picture graphs, tally charts, tables, bar graphs and circle graphs to compare data. On Friday, we will preassess students with double digit subtraction and then regroup as necessary. This new unit will start on Monday when we return from break.
Science: We are continuing our study of weather and the tools meteorologists use to analyze and predict the weather.
Social Studies: We are using our interview homework as a foundation of our history focus, comparing life in the past and present.
Word Study/Spelling: Our spelling test next week will cover prefixes (PREtest, REdo).
Weekly Peek...
Monday: PE,
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: Art, Computer, Spelling Test,
Thursday: PE
Friday: Music and Movie reward
Upcoming Dates:
Spring Break: April 1- April 5
What are we learning this week?
Reading: We will be wrapping up Theme 9, Cast Your Vote, by the end of the week. Our reading strategy has been Making Connections. Our vocabulary words are vote, result, wait, government, duty, and election . We will begin theme 10 when we return from break.
Writing: We are now shifting our non-fiction writing focus to “All Abouts”. This will give us an opportunity to do writing on various topics we already know a great deal about.
Math: We will be finishing our graphing unit and will be taking our assessment on Thursday. We have been working with using picture graphs, tally charts, tables, bar graphs and circle graphs to compare data. On Friday, we will preassess students with double digit subtraction and then regroup as necessary. This new unit will start on Monday when we return from break.
Science: We are continuing our study of weather and the tools meteorologists use to analyze and predict the weather.
Social Studies: We are using our interview homework as a foundation of our history focus, comparing life in the past and present.
Word Study/Spelling: Our spelling test next week will cover prefixes (PREtest, REdo).
Weekly Peek...
Monday: PE,
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: Art, Computer, Spelling Test,
Thursday: PE
Friday: Music and Movie reward
Upcoming Dates:
Spring Break: April 1- April 5
Late Start: April 10th
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Second trimester report cards were sent home in Friday folders. Please take the time to look over this with your child. Once you’ve done so, please sign and return the envelope only - the actual report card is yours to keep.
Good luck to all of our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders as they continue their TCAP tests this week!!
Reminders:
We are still collecting toiletry items for our troops. Any donations you can send would be greatly appreciated!
Keep using MyOn for nightly reading! This can be recorded on the home reading log.
What are we learning this week?
Reading: We have started Theme 9, Cast Your Vote, and our reading strategy is Making Connections. Our vocabulary words are vote, result, wait, government, duty, and election .
Writing: We are now shifting our non-fiction writing focus to “All Abouts”. This will give us an opportunity to do writing on various topics we already know a great deal about.
Math: As we continue our graphing unit, we are using picture graphs, tally charts, tables, bar graphs and circle graphs to compare data.
Science: We are continuing our study of weather and the tools meteorologists use to analyze and predict the weather.
Social Studies: We are using last week’s interview homework as a foundation of our history focus, comparing life in the past and present.
Word Study/Spelling: Our spelling test next week will cover comparative adjectives (tallER, tallEST,). We will take our spelling pretest on Wednesday to determine our new word lists. The new focus will be on prefixes (PREtest, REdo).
Weekly Peek...
Monday: PE, Happy Birthday Kalob!
Tuesday: Music, Happy Birthday Kimberly!
Wednesday: Art, Computer, Spelling Test,
Thursday: PE
Friday: Music, Happy Birthday Zanna!
Upcoming Dates:
Spring Break: April 1- April 5
Good luck to all of our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders as they continue their TCAP tests this week!!
Reminders:
We are still collecting toiletry items for our troops. Any donations you can send would be greatly appreciated!
Keep using MyOn for nightly reading! This can be recorded on the home reading log.
What are we learning this week?
Reading: We have started Theme 9, Cast Your Vote, and our reading strategy is Making Connections. Our vocabulary words are vote, result, wait, government, duty, and election .
Writing: We are now shifting our non-fiction writing focus to “All Abouts”. This will give us an opportunity to do writing on various topics we already know a great deal about.
Math: As we continue our graphing unit, we are using picture graphs, tally charts, tables, bar graphs and circle graphs to compare data.
Science: We are continuing our study of weather and the tools meteorologists use to analyze and predict the weather.
Social Studies: We are using last week’s interview homework as a foundation of our history focus, comparing life in the past and present.
Word Study/Spelling: Our spelling test next week will cover comparative adjectives (tallER, tallEST,). We will take our spelling pretest on Wednesday to determine our new word lists. The new focus will be on prefixes (PREtest, REdo).
Weekly Peek...
Monday: PE, Happy Birthday Kalob!
Tuesday: Music, Happy Birthday Kimberly!
Wednesday: Art, Computer, Spelling Test,
Thursday: PE
Friday: Music, Happy Birthday Zanna!
Upcoming Dates:
Spring Break: April 1- April 5
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Congratulations to Dante and Diego for reaching 100 nights of reading! They will get to celebrate with lunch in the classroom on Wednesday.
Good luck to all of our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders that will be taking the TCAP tests over the next two weeks!!
Reminders:
We are still collecting toiletry items for our troops. Any donations you can send would be greatly appreciated!
Keep using MyOn for nightly reading! This can be recorded on the home reading log.
What are we learning this week?
Reading: We are finishing Theme 8, What is a Magnet?, and our reading strategy is Monitoring Understanding and the genre is Procedural text. Our vocabulary words are operate, attract, magnet, effect, object, and field.
Writing: This week we will continue our “How-to” pieces as we work to make sure our procedural writing is sequential and easy to follow.
Math: We have begun our data and graphing unit. This will include picture graphs, bar graphs, tally charts, circle graphs and line plots. Work with these various types of graphs will become part of weekly homework.
Science: We are studying weather and the tools meteorologists use to study and predict the weather. Our first focus is on temperture.
Social Studies: We are beginning our history focus with a comparison of life in the past and present. Remember that the homework of having students interview someone that is at least 2 generations older than themselves is DUE WEDNESDAY. It is essential that this work is completed and returned to school as it will be used in various class lessons.
Word Study/Spelling: Our spelling test next week will cover the words with the DGE and TCH patterns. We will take our spelling pretest on Wednesday to determine our new word lists. The new focus will be on comparative adjectives (tallER, tallEST,)
Weekly Peek...
Monday: Music, TCAP assembly
Tuesday: Art
Wednesday: PE, Computer, Spelling Test,
Thursday: Music
Friday: Art
Upcoming Dates:
Spring Break: April 1- April 5
Good luck to all of our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders that will be taking the TCAP tests over the next two weeks!!
Reminders:
We are still collecting toiletry items for our troops. Any donations you can send would be greatly appreciated!
Keep using MyOn for nightly reading! This can be recorded on the home reading log.
What are we learning this week?
Reading: We are finishing Theme 8, What is a Magnet?, and our reading strategy is Monitoring Understanding and the genre is Procedural text. Our vocabulary words are operate, attract, magnet, effect, object, and field.
Writing: This week we will continue our “How-to” pieces as we work to make sure our procedural writing is sequential and easy to follow.
Math: We have begun our data and graphing unit. This will include picture graphs, bar graphs, tally charts, circle graphs and line plots. Work with these various types of graphs will become part of weekly homework.
Science: We are studying weather and the tools meteorologists use to study and predict the weather. Our first focus is on temperture.
Social Studies: We are beginning our history focus with a comparison of life in the past and present. Remember that the homework of having students interview someone that is at least 2 generations older than themselves is DUE WEDNESDAY. It is essential that this work is completed and returned to school as it will be used in various class lessons.
Word Study/Spelling: Our spelling test next week will cover the words with the DGE and TCH patterns. We will take our spelling pretest on Wednesday to determine our new word lists. The new focus will be on comparative adjectives (tallER, tallEST,)
Weekly Peek...
Monday: Music, TCAP assembly
Tuesday: Art
Wednesday: PE, Computer, Spelling Test,
Thursday: Music
Friday: Art
Upcoming Dates:
Spring Break: April 1- April 5
Sunday, March 3, 2013
We celebrated reaching our goal of 2,000 Frederick Five Hands with lunch together on Friday. This was a great way to start our afternoon Read In in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday! Our next goal is to reach 2,500 hands in order to earn a movie party!
As part of our school wide focus on caring, our school is collecting donations of toiletries for our troops. Any new / unused items you can donate would be greatly appreciated. A list of suggested items came home on the yellow sheet a couple weeks ago. Student council will be organizing the boxes and shipping them very soon. It is our school goal to collect at least 500 items.
A huge thanks to Nick and Chico for joining us for WatchDOG days in the month of February!!
Reminders:
MONDAY, March 4th, is the last day to buy a yearbook! Books can be ordered at a cost of $12.50 with the form that was sent home, or by going online at YBPay.lifetouch.com, ID Code 10849713.
Wednesday is Late Start.
Keep using MyOn for nightly reading! This can be recorded on the home reading log.
Friday was the last day of second trimester. Report cards will be coming home soon.
What are we learning this week?
Reading: We just started Theme 8, What is a Magnet?, and our reading strategy is Monitoring Understanding and the genre is Procedural text. Our vocabulary words are operate, attract, magnet, effect, object, and field.
As part of our school wide focus on caring, our school is collecting donations of toiletries for our troops. Any new / unused items you can donate would be greatly appreciated. A list of suggested items came home on the yellow sheet a couple weeks ago. Student council will be organizing the boxes and shipping them very soon. It is our school goal to collect at least 500 items.
A huge thanks to Nick and Chico for joining us for WatchDOG days in the month of February!!
Reminders:
MONDAY, March 4th, is the last day to buy a yearbook! Books can be ordered at a cost of $12.50 with the form that was sent home, or by going online at YBPay.lifetouch.com, ID Code 10849713.
Wednesday is Late Start.
Keep using MyOn for nightly reading! This can be recorded on the home reading log.
Friday was the last day of second trimester. Report cards will be coming home soon.
What are we learning this week?
Reading: We just started Theme 8, What is a Magnet?, and our reading strategy is Monitoring Understanding and the genre is Procedural text. Our vocabulary words are operate, attract, magnet, effect, object, and field.
Writing: We have begun our non-fiction focus in writing. This unit will be split into procedural and informative styles of writing.
Math: We will be taking our assessment on telling time this Monday. We are focused on telling time to the nearest 5 minutes, but have addressed time to the minute as well. After our assessment, we will once again regroup students to begin our new graphing unit.
Science: We started typing our own comics in computer class to show all that we’ve studied so far in science. We will continue to publish these in the Comic Life program in the computer lab on Wednesdays! We have also begun our study of weather and the tools meteorologists use to study and predict the weather.
Social Studies: We are beginning our history focus with a comparison of life in the past and present. Part of this week’s homework will be having all students interview someone that is at least 2 generations older than themselves. Complete information and the interview questions will come with the homework packet on Wednesday.
Word Study/Spelling: Our spelling test next week will cover the words with the KN and WR patterns. We will take our spelling pretest on Wednesday to determine our new word lists. The new focus will be on words with the DGE and TCH patterns (edge, judge, itch, catch).
Weekly Peek...
Monday: Music, Awards Assembly @ 2:00
Tuesday: Art
Wednesday: LATE START, Library, Computer, Spelling Test,
Thursday: Music
Friday: Art
Upcoming Dates:
Spring Break: April 1- April 5
Math: We will be taking our assessment on telling time this Monday. We are focused on telling time to the nearest 5 minutes, but have addressed time to the minute as well. After our assessment, we will once again regroup students to begin our new graphing unit.
Science: We started typing our own comics in computer class to show all that we’ve studied so far in science. We will continue to publish these in the Comic Life program in the computer lab on Wednesdays! We have also begun our study of weather and the tools meteorologists use to study and predict the weather.
Social Studies: We are beginning our history focus with a comparison of life in the past and present. Part of this week’s homework will be having all students interview someone that is at least 2 generations older than themselves. Complete information and the interview questions will come with the homework packet on Wednesday.
Word Study/Spelling: Our spelling test next week will cover the words with the KN and WR patterns. We will take our spelling pretest on Wednesday to determine our new word lists. The new focus will be on words with the DGE and TCH patterns (edge, judge, itch, catch).
Weekly Peek...
Monday: Music, Awards Assembly @ 2:00
Tuesday: Art
Wednesday: LATE START, Library, Computer, Spelling Test,
Thursday: Music
Friday: Art
Upcoming Dates:
Spring Break: April 1- April 5