Room 1 News
February 7, 2014
Important Notes & Upcoming Events
Friday Folders: Friday Folders are coming home this afternoon. Please review your student's work with him/her. It is important that the students be held accountable for the work they turn in and a great way to do this is to look over their work with them and ask them questions about it.
Look Specifically For:
- Kindness Cards: In a manilla envelope you will find "Kindness Cards." Please have your student fill out a card for each student with a personalized compliment. Then return to school by Thursday for an activity that we will complete during the Valentine's Day party.
- Dance-A-Thon information
February Break: There will be NO SCHOOL : 2/16 - 2/21 - I hope everyone has a great break and enjoys the time with their family.
Valentine's Day Party: Friday, Feb. 14th is our Valentine's Day Party! Please feel free to bring Valentine's...but remember to bring one for the entire class!
Dance-A-Thon: The Dance-A-Thon is February 28th. Please look in your student's Friday Folder for the donation forms. Please return those ASAP as we are already behind schedule. The kiddos chose the theme: Kirsch's Kool Karate Kids. So please start thinking about a costume.
Week of 12/2 - 12/6 at a Glance:
Monday: Don't forget Book Clubs C & D are due
Tuesday: CA Run, Library, & Music
Wednesday: I'm out for training
Thursday: CA Run, HOT Time, Ch. 2 Social Studies Test
Friday: Valentine's Day Party & WHEEL
Look Specifically For:
- Kindness Cards: In a manilla envelope you will find "Kindness Cards." Please have your student fill out a card for each student with a personalized compliment. Then return to school by Thursday for an activity that we will complete during the Valentine's Day party.
- Dance-A-Thon information
February Break: There will be NO SCHOOL : 2/16 - 2/21 - I hope everyone has a great break and enjoys the time with their family.
Valentine's Day Party: Friday, Feb. 14th is our Valentine's Day Party! Please feel free to bring Valentine's...but remember to bring one for the entire class!
Dance-A-Thon: The Dance-A-Thon is February 28th. Please look in your student's Friday Folder for the donation forms. Please return those ASAP as we are already behind schedule. The kiddos chose the theme: Kirsch's Kool Karate Kids. So please start thinking about a costume.
Week of 12/2 - 12/6 at a Glance:
Monday: Don't forget Book Clubs C & D are due
Tuesday: CA Run, Library, & Music
Wednesday: I'm out for training
Thursday: CA Run, HOT Time, Ch. 2 Social Studies Test
Friday: Valentine's Day Party & WHEEL
What We Are Learning
Math
Chapter 8
We are learning about the many ways to solve 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication problems. The students worked in teams to come up with as many ways as possible to solve 14 x 16 and as a class we had 6 different strategies. It is so important that the students do not simply memorize an algorithm, but truly understand what it means to say a number times another number.
Math Test: Chapter 8 Test will be the Wed. or Thurs. of the week we return after break.
We are learning about the many ways to solve 2 digit by 2 digit multiplication problems. The students worked in teams to come up with as many ways as possible to solve 14 x 16 and as a class we had 6 different strategies. It is so important that the students do not simply memorize an algorithm, but truly understand what it means to say a number times another number.
Math Test: Chapter 8 Test will be the Wed. or Thurs. of the week we return after break.
Language Arts
Reading Theme: Making a Difference
Comprehension Skill & Strategy Focus: Summarize & Sequence of Events
Writing: Biography Reports
Idiom of the Week: In the Eleventh Hour
Read-a-loud: We finished Spirit Animals!
Comprehension Skill & Strategy Focus: Summarize & Sequence of Events
Writing: Biography Reports
Idiom of the Week: In the Eleventh Hour
Read-a-loud: We finished Spirit Animals!
Science
We started our second Life Science chapter this week. We are learning about how living things work together and need each other to survive. The students researched different ecosystems and presented their learning to the class. We learned about a coral reef, jungle, pond, and desert ecosystem.
Mr. Chambers came in this week with a microscope and let the students look at their moldy and decomposing bananas under the microscope. Thank you Mr. Chambers!
Mr. Chambers came in this week with a microscope and let the students look at their moldy and decomposing bananas under the microscope. Thank you Mr. Chambers!
CA Run
We are running like crazy! So far Room 1 has made it up the coast and up to Mt. Shasta. We are no on our way back down to Solana Beach. Our next stop is Lake Tahoe.
Social Curriculum
We are learning about how to show Empathy by understanding that others feel emotions and interpret situations differently than we do.
WHEEL
In WHEEL the students are working in the computer lab and in the science lab. The kiddos are creating their own google sites where they can showcase special work in their own digital portfolios!