Monday, February 6th, 2012
Dear Families,
I hope you had time to enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend! Thank you for taking the time to read our update and stay current with school and classroom happenings!
A Few Reminders/Important Dates:
Wednesday 2/8 – Viking Test
The Medieval Faire is February 18th. Our class booth is now entitled “Marvelous Madame Marie’s Fantastic Fortunes”. The 4 classes with the most volunteer participation will receive a monetary reward for classroom materials! You can sign up to help at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050445ACA6229-medieval
I would also like to get reading groups back into full swing! I would love to open the opportunity to as many interested volunteers as possible. So if you are interested in coming in to host readings groups, please send me an e-mail letting me know when you are available during the day. I will adjust the schedule to accommodate the greatest number of people possible!
Our new Recycling Contest is for Plastic Lids (water bottles, milk jugs, Gatorade, etc.) and the metal soda can tabs. The class that collects the most wins an ice cream party.
This Week at a Glance
Language Arts: In Riggs we are working on some vocabulary from Science and The Wise Woman as well as the spelling rule, “All, till, and full, are spelled with only one “l” when added to another syllable.” In Writing, we are publishing their versions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. I have been really impressed with the quality of these stories. Please take a chance to look over your students stories! The Wise Woman is going well! I am continually thrilled by their eager participation in class discussions. Please encourage your students to summarize, explain, and discuss the story with you as you are able. These added opportunities to consider the content, particularly in such a casual manner, will really build their comprehension.
History & Geography: We are wrapping up our unit on the Vikings. We will do a review on Tuesday and the Unit Test on Wednesday. They should understand where the Vikings came from and ended up, what their culture was like, how they made their living, and their religious beliefs and myths. Then it is on to Earliest Americans!
Science: Our next unit is on The Eye! It builds nicely on what they have just learned about light. Again, their note-taking skills will be crucial. I cannot teach and simultaneously track each student to ensure that they are taking notes. The natural consequence of failing to take notes will be having to get the notes from someone else on their own time. This week we are talking about what vision is and the anatomy of the eye. The will learn the name, location, and function of each major structure in the eye.
Thank you, again, for your continued support! Have a wonderful week!
Miss Smith and Mr. Sultana
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