Mrs. Flick's Facts
March 8, 2019
Important Dates
March
14- Social Emotional Learning and Information Breakfast for parents AND students 7:30-8:15
20 - Math and Literacy Night 6-7:30 in the NC All purpose room!
April
PSSA dates- no travel absences will be approved for these dates:
Reading April 24th - April 26th
Math- April 29th and April 30th
Make ups- May 1st and May 2nd
Upcoming Spirit Days
March 15: Sports Day
April 12: When I Grow Up
May 10: Crazy Hair Day
Upcoming Specials
Monday: Day 1 Gym
Tuesday: Day 2 Library
Wednesday: Day 3 Art
Thursday: Day 4 Music
Friday: Day 5 Art
General Classroom Reminders
- Please send a snack with your child each day. Please do not send any drinks other than water- juices are sticky when they spill! Thank you!
- Log into Connected for math resources. Login information is in your child's planner.
- Please check and sign your child's planner every night.
Math Updates
In Math this week, we continued Unit 7 learning about fractions and how we can use fraction strips and the fraction number line to help us determine equivalent fractions and how to determine which fractions are greater than or less then when comparing fractions. We will continue with Unit 7 next week!
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Building a READING LIFE
In Reading this week, we continued our unit on Character Studies. Our mentor text is a personal favorite of mine, Because of Winn Dixie. We focused on inferring about the characters we are studying and focused on how our characters change and respond to different things in their lives.We learned that stories are shaped like mountains and we watch the main characters go up and down and face hurdles throughout the story. We also studied Opal and how she faces problems and reacts throughout Winn Dixie and how she grows as a character.
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Word Study
New word study lists on Monday, March 11th with the test on the 15th.
Monday nights- Students are to sort their words and record them in their notebooks. They are to also record their discovery or rule for the week.
Tuesday and Wednesday nights- Students should sort their words and read them as they sort. They can practice writing them on paper, whiteboards, or typing them. NO WRITTEN homework is required on these nights.
Thursday nights- Students are to ask an adult to quiz them on their words. They write the headers and then record the words as they are called out. The adult should use the notebook to correct the sort and ask the student to practice any words that were spelled incorrectly. This can be done on the back of the homework sheet. This paper should then be returned to school Friday morning.
Friday- there will be a test given
Writing long & strong
This week in Writing, we finished publishing our informational books. We are so excited to share them with our peers! They are awesome.
Reading Response Homework
Box Tops for Education
Basket Raffle
· Friday, March 15 – Raffle Day!
WE ARE SOOOOOOO excited for Raffle Day!!
WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS!!!! Click the link below to help!
Giant Bonus Cards
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Cursive
We continue working on CAPITAL LETTERS!!!!!!!
Technology
They are using Xtramath and Rocketmath each day to practice our fact fluency.
We read on Storia and Epic during Tech Tuesday. There are many stories available for the students to read. We use the app A+ Spelling to help us edit our writing. We continue to use Boom Cards, Freckle Math and ELA to review our skills.
Staff Raffle
It is for such an amazing cause!