Important Dates
3/11 - PTA meeting
3/17 - Run for the Arts
3/18 - Late start
3/23 - Spring break
5/6 - First day of our Artist in Residency program! (Thank for supporting Run for the Arts!)
5/6 - First day of our Artist in Residency program! (Thank for supporting Run for the Arts!)
Dear Families,
As you probably have heard, the Blooming Pearls are battling in the final battle this Monday at 1:25! Please come if you are able. No matter the outcome, we will have a little party in the classroom celebrating everyone's successes after the battle. You are also welcome to attend that! I am so proud of everyone.
As you probably have heard, the Blooming Pearls are battling in the final battle this Monday at 1:25! Please come if you are able. No matter the outcome, we will have a little party in the classroom celebrating everyone's successes after the battle. You are also welcome to attend that! I am so proud of everyone.
Happy Dr. Seuss week. This week we wrote poems in the style of Dr. Seuss and heard a few books. On Friday we did a school wide Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) session in honor of Dr. Seuss. Many students participated in Poem in your Pocket, where students were encouraged to write a poem and they read it out loud to at least three different people. We had a fun time celebrating his birthday this week.
In writing students experience something new this week. Students learned how to open a Google document file and practiced typing up some of their writing on Google Docs. These stories, as they are finished, are then uploaded to the blog. You should see more stories and poems in the upcoming weeks.
In writing we are also learning more about punctuating dialogue and about using commas. Students are learning that if you move a phrase that tells when from the end to the beginning of the sentence, you need to add a comma.
I walked to the store after school today.
After school today, I walked to the store.
In writing we are also learning more about punctuating dialogue and about using commas. Students are learning that if you move a phrase that tells when from the end to the beginning of the sentence, you need to add a comma.
I walked to the store after school today.
After school today, I walked to the store.
In math we continue to work with fractions. We are placing fractions that are greater than one on a number line like 11/3 and 15/3. We are also working on comparing fractions that are greater than one. For example is 2 or 7/4 a larger number?
Finally, we continued to practice how to use the computer interface for the state test. It is part of students homework to practice with the state test online so they are comfortable with the website. Please make sure that you are going online with your child to look at the test and help your child get comfortable with the test. If you are opting out of the test, please let the school know ASAP.
Here is a link to both the tests and the answer keys to the practice tests: http://kid-writers.blogspot.com/p/oaks-math-sample-test.html
Have a wonderful weekend,
Sacha
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