Mrs. Flick's Facts
January 25, 2019
Important Dates
February
15- No school (In-service)
18- No School (District Closed)
April
PSSA dates- no travel absences will be approved for these dates:
Reading April 15th- April 26th
Math- April 29th to May 3rd
Upcoming Spirit Days
February 14: Kindness Day
March 15: Sports Day
April 12: When I Grow Up
May 10: Crazy Hair Day
Upcoming Specials
Monday: Day 1 Gym
Tuesday: Day 2 Library
Wednesday: Day 3 Art
Thursday: Day 4 Music
Friday: Day 5 Art
General Classroom Reminders
- 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!
- Log into Connected for math resources. Login information is in your child's planner.
- Please check and sign your child's planner every night.
Math Updates
In Math this week, we started the week by decomposing factors to solve multiplication facts. The students had to think of different ways to break apart an array. Then we reviewed for our Unit 5 assessment by playing Kahoot and completing review packets. We finished the week by taking our Unit 5 Assessment. The students worked very hard to show all that they had learned from this unit. Next week, we will begin Unit 6 which involves more operations.
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Building a READING LIFE
In Reading this week, we continued our Nonfiction Unit. We learned that to talk really well about texts has a lot to do with learning to think well about texts. In the end, what readers do when they think about a text is like a conversation in their mind. Later in the week, we learned that readers use different ways of reading for different text structures. We began by identifying the type of structure a nonfiction text follows, and used the information to help us organize our understanding of the text. We are really enjoying this unit!
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Word Study
New sorts on Monday! The tests will be on Feb 1st.
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 can be done on the back of the homework sheet. This paper should then be returned to school Friday morning.
Friday- there will be a test given
Writing long & strong
This week in Writing we continued our informational writing unit. We continued working on our informational book drafts. We learned the art of balancing interesting facts with engaging style. We began looking at revision strategies that encompassed both structure and word choice that enhances our voices in our drafts. Then we discussed how informational writers are actually researchers. We looked at a variety of resources to help us continue to get more information that will enhance our informational books. We can't wait to get started on our final copies!
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Cursive
This week we continued working on Hills and Valley letters! We learned x and z!
Technology
This week we did Xtra Math and Rocket Math on the iPad. We used the Card sort to practice our HFSW words all week. We continue to use Google Classroom, Connect Ed for Math, and with Epic and Storia for reading! We also used kid-friendly sites and apps such as KIDDLE to find missing information on our Informations writing topics.
Science
This week we continued our Rocks and Minerals Earth Science Unit by learning how to test rocks for their mineral components. We categorized rocks by their characteristics. We really enjoyed putting these rocks to the test!