Newsletter
Miss Niedringhaus February 8, 2016
Reminders
2-9-16: Lights, Camera, Action Night
2-10-16: Math Topic 10 Test
2-11-16: Valentine's Exchange
2-11-16: Spelling Week 21 Test
2-12-16: NO SCHOOL!
2-14-16: Valentine's Day!
2-15-16: President's Day! NO SCHOOL!
Please send back your conference request form!
Valentine's Day!
We will have a Valentines exchange in the classroom on Thursday February 11, 2016. It is not a requirement that students participate. However, if your child would like to bring in Valentines, they must bring one in for EVERY student. We have 19 students in class so make sure to bring in 19 Valentines. Also, if you would like to participate, I ask that you bring in some sort of mailbox or bag. Feel free to get creative and decorate your mailbox! I would also love it if you sent me picture of the decoration process! I hope to include those in our newsletter the following week! If you have any questions please let me know!
Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who sent in items for our Mexican Fiesta basket! We had a lot of donations and I am sure that we will have a great basket!
Objectives
Reader’s Workshop
Students will:
- Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
- Know and use various test features to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
- Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
- Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
Writer’s Workshop
Students will:
- With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
- Write Informative/Explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
- Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Spelling/Phonics: Vowel –r: wor
word, wordy, work, workmanship, workshop, world, worm, worry, worse,
worship, worst, worth, worthy, fireworks, network, silkworm
Vocabulary: abbreviation, article, exhale/inhale, summary
Text: A Drop of Blood and Breathe In, Breathe Out: Learning About Your Lungs
Math: Topic 10: Place Value to 1,000
Lessons Include: Comparing Numbers
Problem Solving: Look for a Pattern
Topic Review
Topic Test