Room E222 News
Friday February 9th
Upcoming Events and Schedule
2/14-Valentine's Day Exchange-Click Here for Class List
2/15-Report Cards Go Home
2/16 & 2/19-President's Day No School
2/23- 3rd Grade Living Innovator Museum-Click here for details! 8:30-9:30am Open for Parents to Come
2/23-Pep Rally
3/2- Violin Performance in the PAC 11:15-11:40am
Weekly Schedule:
Monday: P.E. (10:00-10:40)
Tuesday: Music (11:00-11:40)
Wednesday: No PE
Thursday: Library (8:30-9:00)
P.E. (10:00-10:40)
Friday: No School!
What's Happening in the Classroom??
- Innovation: Students will be creating a prototype in makerspace that improves an already existing invention.
- Language Arts -Students will continue our Technology unit in ELA. Students will be asked to identify and summarize key events and identify cause and effect relationships in a text. Students will continue researching for their innovator projector for the living innovator museum and begin drafting their speech!
- Math -In math, we are continuing our new unit on Fractions. Students will be able to explain any unit fraction (1/b) as one part of a whole. Students will learn what it means to be a fraction. We will explore fractions using manipulatives. Students will practice putting numbers on a number line and identifying equivalent fractions.
- Writing - Students will continue to explore the three types of writing: opinion, informational and narrative. Students will be focusing on informational writing this upcoming week and write an informational essay based on what they have learned about their innovator.
- Vocabulary- Students will be able to use reference materials to build their vocabulary. They will show their understanding of the words by using them in a sentence during collaborative conversations and in writing.
- 7 Habits - Habit 7 : Sharpen the Saw. How is your child sharpening the saw at home?
VALENTINE'S DAY EXCHANGE
If your child would like to participate in our class exchange, attached is a class list. If you participate, please make sure to make a Valentine for each student. We will be exchanging on February 14th. This will be an exchange, not a classroom party.
CLASSROOM DONATIONS
Our class is in need of a few donations. If you have any of the following items lying around and would like to donate, please send them in with your child:
*Number 2 Pencils
*Lysol Wipes
Thank you in advance!