The Prugh Crew
Week of March 25th
Learning Objectives
Spelling Words
dear, don't, clock, won't, think, play, rain, plain, tail, fail
http://www.spellingcity.com/MrsPrugh/
Word Family: -ain and -ail (long a)
Grammar: synonyms
We will begin our Doreen Cronin author study this week. Using her books we will be making text to self and text to text connections about life on the farm.
Writing
Students will use the power of persuasion to write a persuasive letter to Farmer Brown, from the point of view of an animal on his farm.
Math
I will introduce fractions this week. Students will learn how to separate a whole into equal parts and how to write fractions from a picture.
Science
We will continue our cause and effect unit with several lessons focused on how heat causes change. We have some FUN science experiments to do this week!!
Table 1
Chris, Ella, LJ, & Violet (missing Erica)
Table 2
Rilyn, Claire, Zion, & Austin
Table 3
Alexis, Marissa, Drake, & Sam
Table 5
Karissa, Evan, Parker, & Malina
Table 4
JC, Haley, Booker, & Abigail
2 x 2 Readers
Christopher and Malina on TV!
FYI
Monday, 3/25 Beginning of 4th Quarter
Wednesday, 3/27 Report Cards are published online
Kidz Science after school program begins
Friday, 3/29 No School - bad weather day
Tuesday, April 2nd - Field Trip Permission Slips Go Home
Friday, April 5th - Texas Legends McGowen night
Thursday, April 18th - Field Trip to the Perot Museum
**STAAR Closed Campus Days**
April 2 & 3 and April 23rd & 24 - NO visitors or volunteers on campus due to testing.
Moby Math & iStation
Moby Math Link - 30 minutes per week
http://www.runmoby.com/x4228username: first and last initial
password: bluefish
iStation - 30 minutes per week
You will need to download iStation to your home computer.