“Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn’t be done.” – Amelia Earhart
I hope everyone had a wonderful Winter Break. The children did a fantastic job on their state/country books. It was great learning about New York, Haiti, Connecticut, and Great Britain. The children enjoyed presenting their work to their classmates.
In class, this past month, the children created reports on famous African Americans, and each day we studied a different person. Some of the people we learned about included Beyonce, George Washington Carver, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, and Jackie Robinson.
Wednesday, March 2, is Read Across America Day. Children should dress as their favorite book character, and they will read a passage from their book to the class. Students can also bring in a pillow or stuffed animal to snuggle up and read with.
Just a reminder students who take instrument lessons need to remember to bring their instruments to school for their lessons. Mr. Stainkamp usually emails the lesson schedule on Fridays. If you have any questions, you can email him directly.
Math
We have been working on fractions, and we are having a test on Chapter 8 next Tuesday, March 8th. We are also continuing to work on our fluency. If the fluency sheet is taking more than 10 minutes, please let me know. It should take about 5 minutes.
ELA
We are not having any ELA tests this week. We are having a spelling test.
Anchor Text: A Tree is Growing Informational Text
Poetry: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Comprehension Skills and Strategies
- Target Skills
- Text and Graphic Features
- Domain Specific Vocabulary
- Target Strategy
- Question
Target Vocabulary
- pollen
- store
- clumps
- passages
- absorb
- throughout
- coverings
- spines
- tropical
- dissolve
Vocabulary Strategy
- Word roots
Grammar
- using the be verb and helping verbs
Spelling: shark, check, queen, circus, flake, crack, second, squeeze, quart, squeak, quick, coldest, Africa, Mexico, black, thank, correct, and question
Social Studies
We are studying the United States government. We are going to learn about the three branches of government; the executive, the legislative, and the judicial branches.
Science
We are going to learn about what happens to astronauts’ bodies when they are in space.
Religion
We are learning about how God hears and answers our prayers.
TEST and QUIZZES
Friday 3/4 Spelling Test
If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]