Mrs. Cormack's Class Newsletter
For the Week of Feb. 25th-March 1st
Week in Review (2/19-2/22)
What We Will Be Learning About This Week (2/25-3/1)
Reading: We are starting a new unit in Fiction! This week we will be learning about folktales from different cultures and what we can learn about the values of those cultures from their folktales. Specifically, we will be reading different versions of Cinderella and comparing and contrasting the elements of the stories across the different cultures. The students will also be completing reading responses after independently reading folktales.
Writing: We are continuing to write poetry and to apply what we learned from our figurative language unit. The students will also have the opportunity to write about small moments, in which I will stress to them the importance of using complete sentences and correct capitalization and punctuation.
Word Study: The students have been put into new Word Study groups based on their latest spelling inventory. The different skills the groups are learning are: long and short i with CVCe (red group), long and short o with oa , ow, and CVCe (yellow group), changing y to i and adding es (green group), and using prefixes dis, in, mis, and un (blue group).
Science: The spotlight in science will be weather and the water cycle. Students will be learning about the water cycle by isolating each stage. This week we will be focusing on evaporation. Students will be conducting several experiences to experience evaporation hands on. We will be wrapping up our weather data collect with a super duper graphing day. Students will use the data to graph their results.
Thursday Folders and High Fives
I also sent home a note about our upcoming Field Trip to the Austin Zoo on March 28th! Please look at the form and return it as soon as possible.
Spotlight Stallion
In the Loop
Friday, Feb. 22 - Class Spirit Shirt Day
Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 6 pm - 2nd Cup of Coffee with the principalWednesday and Thursday, Feb. 27 and 28 - Inside recess due to STAAR practice test
Wednesday, March 6 - Early Release at 12:45 pm
Friday, March 8 - Field Trip permission slip and money due
Monday - Friday, March 11 - 15 - Spring Break, No School
Birthdays
Justin March 9th
Library Day
The students all engaged with independent reading. They are so good in the library!
Listening to Reading
Each table gets to listen to a book each day. The students from the White table and Hiya were engrossed in a book about the pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving.
Funny Pic
Jack D., Justin, and Spencer hang out on the couch. I guess Jack saw something he thought was cool!
Kindergarten Round Up
Round Rock ISD will be holding it's annual Kindergarten Round-Up Tuesday, March 5th. Patsy Sommer Elementary will be participating in this registration day similar to the way we have the past few years. There will be a sign up posted on the Sommer website beginning Saturday, February 23rd and closing Sunday, March 3rd. The day has been broken up into 1 hour time slots from 9 am to 2 pm. We are asking that any family with a prospective Kindergarten student for the 2013-2014 school year please sign up for one of the times listed. During this time, parents will be able to fill out the necessary registration paperwork while the new Kindergarten student gets to visit the Kindergarten pod and read books, play games, and make a craft with several of the Kindergarten teachers. If you are unable to bring your child we still encourage you to come and register him/her so that we can adequately prepare for the next school year.
Please look for the sign up at http://schools.roundrockisd.org/sommer/
Contact Me
Email: eleanor_cormack@roundrockisd.org
Website: http://teacherweb.com/TX/PatsySommerElementary/Cormack/apt1.aspx
Location: Room C217
Phone: (512) 704-0684