“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela
Important Information
We have a full week of learning in front of us! Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately to go outside during recess. Additionally, this is a great time to replenish pencils and other supplies. Quite a few children do not have pencils, and I am beginning to run low on my supply. Please check with your child.
Next Monday, January 15, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We will be off from school to honor him.
On Sunday, January 28th, the class will be singing during the 9:00 church service. Please mark your calendar. The children should be dressed in their school uniforms. Mr. DeVries and I will meet the children in the music room at 8:45. After the service, please pick up your child from the music room. I’m looking forward to hearing the children sing in front of the congregation.
Academics
Math: We are in Module 7 and continuing our work with division. We are focusing on specific divisors and their relationship with multiplication. Our Module Test will be on Thursday.
ELA: Our essential question is “What do we know about Earth and its neighbors?” The following is a list of everything we will be covering in ELA, including our vocabulary and spelling words.
- Genre: Expository Text
- Shared Reading: Earth and Its Neighbors
- Anchor Text: Earth
- Paired Selection: Why the Sun is Red
- Summarize
- Key Words and Charts
- Central Idea and Relevant Details
- Personification
- Vocabulary Words
- amount
- astronomy
- globe
- solar system
- support
- surface
- temperature
- warmth
- Week 3 Spelling Words
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- r-Controlled Vowels
- careful
- stared
- shared
- pair
- stairs
- wear
- bear
- where
- there
- dear
- rear
- gear
- here
- career
- peer
- shore
- carve
- storm
- square
- clearly
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Science: Students are going to analyze data from dinosaur fossils in order to provide evidence about the appearance and behavior of those dinosaurs when they were living. In the activity, Dinosaur Detectives, students compare the traits of dinosaur fossils with the traits of modern animals in order to help a paleoartist draw a dinosaur as accurately as possible.
Social Studies: We are going to be learning about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King. We will be completing a webquest on our computers.
TEST and QUIZZES
Thursday Math Test
Friday Reading and Spelling Test
Have a wonderful week! If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]