Week of February 28

Gertrude Ederle

  

       I hope everyone had a great weekend.  This weather is so beautiful.  Hopefully you were able to get out and enjoy it.  This week we will reading the story America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle.  This story is a biography of Gertrude Ederle who swam the English Channel.  We will also be talking about other important women in history and their accomplishments.  We will be reviewing character, setting, problem and solution. 

     In writing, we will continue working on our biographies.  The students are interviewing a friend in class and will be writing a biography about that person.  It is exciting to hear about each other and learn how we are alike and how very different we can be.

     In math, we will continue to review elapsed time and making change from a dollar.  These skills are very difficult and are posing a challenge for many of us.  You can still click on the links I provided last week for some additional practice in these skills. 

     Please be aware that homework will be completed in cursive from now on.  We have learned all of the lower case letters and need to practice those.  When they are completing spelling homework, please be sure they are writing in cursive.
      

Week of February 22

This week we will be reading the story "Rocks in His Head".  This story is a biography.  We will be focusing on summarizing and sequencing this week.  Each student will be given a page from our story to read and then write a summary of their assigned page.  The students will then read their summary and work as a class to sequence the story.  I am also asking each student to bring in a rock from home.  We will be doing several activities with the rock and then make a pet rock. 

In writing, we will be taking a timed writing test and begin working on a biography project.  The students are still working on their piece for the PBS writing contest. 

In math, we will be reviewing making change from a dollar and elapsed time.  These are very difficult skills, and I would like to go back and review these skills.  I am including a link to some games so your students can practice at home.  I am also including a link to a site that includes flashcards for practice with math facts. 

Making Change

Telling Time

Math Flashcards

Please remember to look at the spring picture sample sent home last week.  If you would like to order, please complete the form and send the form and money to school as soon as possible.  Because of the short week, we will not have a Monday folder this week.  Have a wonderful week. 

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