Portable 7 News
August 22 - 26
Week 2
Snacks and supplies
- Cheez-its
- Goldfish
- Crackers
- Cuties or Clementines
- Apples
- Pretzels
- Popcorn
- Granola bars
- Cereal (Cinnamon Toast, Apple Jacks, and Chex are popular)
- Animal crackers
In addition to the standard school supplies our classroom goes through a large amount of tissues and Clorox wipes. If you are able please send some of each with your child.
Recess
- Football
- Frisbee
- Soccer
- Gaga
- Basketball
- Four Square
- Tether-ball
- Hula-hoops
- Jump rope
- Monkey and parallel bars
- Track
- Swings
- Gardening
- and of course student created games
Math
The next few weeks will focus on:
Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to represent, compare, and order whole numbers and decimals and understand relationships related to place value.
Our focus this week was:
interpreting the value of each place-value position as 10 times the position to the right and as one-tenth of the value of the place to its left
- https://youtu.be/PZ0kdHNEGyQ - interpret the value of each place-value
representing the value of the digit in whole numbers through 1,000,000,000 and decimals to the hundredths using expanded notation and numerals
- https://youtu.be/1oxAeboVP68 - understanding whole number place value
- https://youtu.be/Cn9ebzYE1Kk - recognizing the value of digits
- https://youtu.be/cPd3Ya_E40U - expanded notation
Writing
Spelling tests will begin next week. I am currently in a beta testing group for spellingcity.com and will be utilizing the site for spelling assessments this year. My students enjoyed it last year but we only used it for a short period of time. I will send home flyers with student logins so you can view their progress. Spellingcity also has 35+ games that students can play using their word lists. Twenty five minutes of activity on spellingcity at home counts for the spelling portion of the homework that week.
Labor day - No school
Downloads
Contact info
Email: michael.ludlow@austinisd.org
Website: maplewoodelementary.com
Phone: 512-414-2200
Facebook: facebook.com/maplewoodschool
Twitter: @Ludlowsclass