- Science: Today in science, we did an experiment to find out how glaciers can change the land as they go over it. The students used clean ice cubes and sandy ice cubes and drug them across aluminum foil. Ask your student what happened when they drug each across the foil. :)
- Math: Today,
we took our post-test on 2 & 3 digit addition. We will be
sharing these tests with your child next week & then be sharing them
with you at Parent/Teacher Conferences the following week. Next
week, we will be starting our 2 & 3 digit subtraction unit. We
will be talking about different strategies to solve multi-digit
subtraction problems (tens frames, hundreds charts & number lines)
next week, and then moving onto solving these problems through the
algorithm (stacking).
- Reading: Last
week, we were working on identifying the main idea of an article and the
main idea of each paragraph. This week, we focused on identifying
the details that support the main idea. We will continue with
identifying the main idea & supporting details as we read next week.
- Spelling: We
will have the same spelling words next week as we did last week. Our
spelling words: snapped, dripped, zipped, stirred, chopped, shouted,
cheered, spoiled, pointed & chained.
- Writing: We have been working SO hard on our informational writing about an animal of our choice. This week, we focused on revising & editing our writing to make it even BETTER than it already was. We have been talking a lot about turning our writing from a thumbs up (doing what is expected) to a double thumbs up (going above and beyond). We used CUPS (editing) & ARMS (revising) this week during our process. Ask your child about something that s/he did to make their writing better.
Read Week
March 6-10 is
Read Week. One of the BEST parts of this week is having the opportunity
for family members to be able to come in and read to our class. We have
made a variety of time slots available for you to be able to come in & read
to the class. To help you be able to signup for a time that works best
for your schedule we have created a Sign Up
Genius. You will find time slots for Monday-Thursday (March 6-9).
The time slots include 7:45, 8:15, 8:45, 9:15, 10:10, 10:30, 11:45,
12:15, 1:40 & 2:00. Most of the time slots are 30 minutes but a few
are 20 minutes. Also, as a reminder we have our Munch & Read Lunch on
Tuesday, March 7, at 11:00. This is a time that you can come and have
lunch with your kiddo and read with him/her. If you are wanting to attend
Munch & Read - there is spot for you to sign up also (this is not a spot to
read to the class, but just to let us know that you plan on eating lunch with
your child that day).
MakerSpace
Today in MakerSpace, the students were creative using the Extraordinaires program (here is video of explanation
of this activity). They had to design a way for a fairy to protect itself from the fairy hunter. They had 7 minutes to design and draw their invention and then they presented it to the class.
The fairy
The task card (what they had to create)
Chance and Savanna created the Grassray.
Michael and Samuel created the Green Shield.
Adam and Alice created the Magic bracelet.
Caitlin and Jameson created the Protector Shield 109.
Wesley and Hanna created Total Nature.
Braden and Luci created a Leaf Sword Shield and Grassblade.
Kylie and Ian created the Rocket Umbrella.
Quentin and Hazel created Unbreakable Armor.
Owen and Harper created the Wing Soaring Backpack.
Parent Teacher Conference Times
Parent Teacher Conference Confirmation forms are in your student's Friday folder. Please confirm the time will work with your schedule, then sign and return the bottom half with your student on Tuesday. I am looking forward to meeting with everyone to share all your student's hard work. If you aren't able to meet at the time I have your conference scheduled, please list a time that would work better with your schedule.
Have a fabulous weekend!
Mrs. Ross and Ms. Hackmann
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