Room 24 News
March 17, 2015
Important Notes & Upcoming Events
San Juan Capistrano Mission Trip: On Monday, the 4th graders will be heading to the mission at San Juan Capistrano. Drop your student off at the train station that morning at 8:30am. Mrs. Tucker & Mrs. Whelihan will be leading this trip. Thank you to our lovely chaperones: Donna, Young-Mi, and Danielle. We wouldn't be able to do these great trips without your help.
Website: Please visit our website for updates: http://sbsd.schoolwires.net/Page/1697
There is a link to my email address, as well as the school's phone number. I have also added a math link to a great resource for parents and students. Go to "Helpful Links" and click the math video and lesson overviews.
Here is a copy of the link as well: http://www.lpssonline.com/site5523.php
DynaMath: online access: Mrs. Kirsch's Class Password: sky24
This Week at a Glance
Monday: Run the Colonies
Tuesday: Discovery Lab, St. Patrick's Day, Brave Talk
Wednesday: Run the Colonies
Thursday: Visit from meteorologist Jason Handman
Friday: Math test, Walk-a-Thon
What We Are Learning
Math
We are working on ordering, comparing, adding, & subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators. The students are also converting fractions to decimals and decimals to percents. We are using these math skills along with statistics and probability to help us fill out our NCAA tournament brackets!
Language Arts
4th: Analyzing text structure/Description
5th: Generating questions/Problem & Solution
Grammar: Pronouns & antecedents
Writing: Fantasy
Read-a-loud: The Phantom Tollbooth
Book Club Book: Book Clubs will begin after Spring Break
Science
We are so excited for Thursday! Jason Handman, Fox 5's meteorologist is coming to put on an assembly for us and record his segment live from Skyline!
Pi Day!
Book Club Trailers
New Math Resource for Parents!
http://www.lpssonline.com/site5523.php