January 30, 2015 Weekly Newsletter

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Math

Students’ are starting to work with double-digit subtraction strategies. 

 

Reading

Each student should be bringing home his or her book bag about every night!  Feel free to discuss your child’s book.  A good book discussion helps foster deeper thinking about the text!

Science

We started thinking about motion.  Each student is constructing a monorail that can move using some type of force.

 

Reminders

• Winter Conferences –

           February 2^nd.

• We are in need of Clorox Wipes and pencils if anyone is willing to donate some to our classroom! Thanks!!!!
• Late Start- February 10^th

 

January 23, 2015 Weekly Newsletter

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Math

Students have been working on double digit addition with regrouping.

Reading

Each student should be bringing home his or her book bag about every night.  Please check with your child about their reading assignment! 

Social Studies

We will be starting to research past presidents. 

Reminders

Evening Conferences- January 29^th and February 2^nd. Slips with your time were sent home on Wednesday. Let me know if you have any questions about your day and time!

February 10^th- Late Start

January 16, 2015 Weekly Newsletter

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Writing

We did some realistic fiction thinking and writing.   

Math

We will be starting a unit that deals with double-digit addition.

Reading

Each student should be bringing home his or her book bag about every night.  Please check with your child about their reading assignment.

We are focusing on the skill of Sequencing.  We clue in on these steps by using special signal words like: first, last, then and now.

Reminders

No school – January 19^th

Evening Conferences January 29 and February 2.

Donations

During the course of the year we tend to go through some of our school supplies.  If any family would be willing to donate items to our classroom from the list below, it would be most appreciated.

Clorox Wipes

Pencils

Kleenex Tissues