Mrs. Franzyshen's Weekly Update
2/24/20 - 2/28/20
Goodbye!
Dear families,
Thank you for all of your support this year towards your child's success. I have enjoyed working with this year's class and all of their families.
I wish everyone best of luck for a wonderful rest of the school year!
Mr. Beck will be in contact with you, and you should feel free to reach out to him about any questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Courtney Franzyshen
This Week in D404
Math:
- Compared fractions using benchmark fractions
- Generated equivalent fractions (ask your child about "Secret Agent 1")
- Generated fractions with common denominators
- Compared & Ordered fractions using common denominators
- Current Unit: Following Characters Into Meaning
- Reading "The Tiger Rising" by Kate DiCamillo
- Suitcase Projects
- Figurative Langauge (similes, metaphors, personification, idioms, and hyperbole)
- Grew ideas about stories in our notebooks
- Preparing to start the Literary Essay Unit (essays about an idea about a story)
Science:
- Current Unit: Structures of Life
- Bird Beak Experiments & Bird Projects
- Ear Structures & how animals use their sense of hearing
Dates to Know
- March 16-19: Scholastic Book Fair (Information to come...)
- March 25: Early Release Day
- March 30: Second Marking Period Report Cards will be available on Genesis
Contact Me
Email: courtney.franzyshen@sbschools.org
Website: sbfranz.weebly.com
Location: 52 Deans Rhode Hall Road, Monmouth Junction, NJ, USA
Phone: (732) 821-7478
Twitter: @court_franz