Mrs. Flick's Facts
January 26, 2018
Important Dates
January
16-26- Art Goes to School during Art classes
February
2- NC Night at Bounce U- 6-8pm- cost $15
Please note this is not a drop-off event
9- PTO Canvasses and Cookies night- check your child's take-home folder!
Upcoming Specials
Monday: Day 1 Music
Tuesday: Day 2 Gym
Wednesday: Day 3 Art
Thursday: Day 4 Gym
Friday: Day 5 Library
Reminders!
-HOMEWORK is very important as it reinforces skills. Please be sure to check that your child has completed their nightly homework.
-Record that Reading!
EACH night the students should be recording their reading time on the November calendar page in their agendas. They know where this page is and should be able to record it themselves. An adult just needs to initial it each night :).
- Please send a snack with your child each day. Please do not send any drinks other than water- juices are sticky when they spill! Thank you! (remember that we are peanut and treenut free)
- Please check and sign your child's planner every night.
Math Updates
In math this week, students practiced finding the missing factors using fact triangles and playing the game Salute to help them improve their multiplication fact fluency. We also reviewed how to use square facts (ex. 7 x 7) as helper facts to help us solve tricky multiplication facts. Students also put their multiplication strategies and problem solving skills to the test to solve multistep number stories. We ended the week learning a very helpful multiplication strategy know as the "break apart" strategy which is a great way to solve area problems and solve challenging multiplication problems.
Building a READING LIFE
Reading- In Reading this week, we continued our nonfiction reading unit. We focused on talking and thinking about the text, how the reader's opinion can change from the author's opinion. We also learned that we can read differently when we know we are going to have conversations about our non-fiction books later; we often hold conversations in our minds. We also reviewed the importance of reading with significance and how we can improve our thinking by stopping and jotting at important places in our books.
Word Study
We took our word study test today! (blue did not)
A regular week of word study will start on Monday! (All colors will test on Friday.)
Monday nights- Students are to sort their words and record them in their notebooks. They are to also record their discovery or rule for the week.
Tuesday and Wednesday nights- Students should sort their words and read them as they sort. They can practice writing them on paper, whiteboards, or typing them. NO WRITTEN homework is required on these nights.
Thursday nights- Students are to ask an adult to quiz them on their words. They write the headers and then record the words as they are called out. The adult should use the notebook to correct the sort and ask the student to practice any words that were spelled incorrectly. This should be completed in the word study notebook in their binder.
The notebook will then be returned to school Friday morning and handed in to me :).
Friday- there will be a test given
This means that before the notebooks are handed in on Fridays there will be...
1. an answer key made of the sort and discovery in class during sort introductions
2. Monday night homework practiced/written sort and discovery.
3. a blind sort and written discovery on Thursday night.
Writing Long & Strong
Writing- This week in Writing, we continued to focus on our Informational Writing Unit. We continued writing our chapters while revising and editing as we go. This week we added more strategies for writing "Powerful Introductions" to our list of tricks. We also focused on using text features in our books to make it easier for readers to learn.
Special Areas
In Gym, students are playing floor hockey.
In Music, students are practicing singing in two and three part rounds.
In Library, students are working on Final Destiny.
In Art, students are experiencing Art Goes to School. See the section below regarding this fun time in Art class!
Scholastic Book Orders
If you are interested in placing book orders throughout the year from Scholastic, please go to www.club.scholastic.com
and use our class code: LDBK3
Giant Bonus Cards
Giant Bonus Cards are our BIGGEST fundraising source. The link to register Bonus Cards is: http://giantfoodstores.com/aplus/register-card/?_requestid=1157213
Cursive
We continue to catch up on our capitals!
TECH
This week we viewed a few short videos to help us learn about rocks and minerals. We also learned how to test the hardness, color, and other characteristics of rocks and minerals.
Science: Rocks and Minerals
Science- We continued our unit on Rocks and Minerals this week. We examine minerals for classification, learned how to test rocks for hardness and also how to see if rocks are magnetic, test their buoyancy, effervescence, and texture. We started our rock test introduction and will be conducting our rock tests next week!