I hope everyone had a great week! We finished the 3rd quarter strong in room 202! Heading into the 4th quarter, we have lots of fun in store. One new adventure our class will participate in are literature circles. In an effort to make our kids fall deeper in love with reading, each lit circle Friday, we will transform our classroom into a coffee shop. To see ways that you can help us, please visit the sign-up genius below!
Lit Circles Sign-Up Genius
Report cards will be coming home on Wednesday, March 21st. Please remember to review the report card with your student and sign and return the envelope once you have done so.
We have lots of events coming up. Please the important dates and curriculum updates below!
Important Dates:
March 21st- Report Cards go home
March 23rd- Talent Show
March 27th- Performing Arts Day
March 30th- $1 Dress Down Day
April 2-April 6th- Spring Break
April 23-April 27th- Teacher Appreciation Week
April 30th- US Cafe Spirit Night
Below you will find an outline of the topics we will be covering in class this week. Please be sure to check and initial the agenda every night and that your child is reading each evening for thirty minutes. Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions! :) Be sure to ask them if they have completed their weekly lit circle reading!
Lit Circles Sign-Up Genius
Report cards will be coming home on Wednesday, March 21st. Please remember to review the report card with your student and sign and return the envelope once you have done so.
We have lots of events coming up. Please the important dates and curriculum updates below!
Important Dates:
March 21st- Report Cards go home
March 23rd- Talent Show
March 27th- Performing Arts Day
March 30th- $1 Dress Down Day
April 2-April 6th- Spring Break
April 23-April 27th- Teacher Appreciation Week
April 30th- US Cafe Spirit Night
Below you will find an outline of the topics we will be covering in class this week. Please be sure to check and initial the agenda every night and that your child is reading each evening for thirty minutes. Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions! :) Be sure to ask them if they have completed their weekly lit circle reading!
- Reading: Literature Circles: How to Sticky Note, Ask and Answer Questions, Play their Lit Circle Role
- Learned Words
- any
- many
- says
- goes
- our
- Daily 5 Centers
- Read to Self, Read to Someone, Word Work, Work on Writing, Listen to Reading
- Phonics Focus- E-Drop Rule- When e sees a vowel, e goes away, when e sees a consonant, e stays
- Fluency- Reading like we talk, changing our voice when reading quotes
- Writing: Imaginative Narratives
- Grammar Focus: Proper Nouns
- Social Studies:
- Jimmy Carter
- Math:
- Geometry- Plane Shapes and Solid Figures, Equal Shares (Fractions: 1/2, 1/3, 1/4)
- Shape Formation, Identification, Attributes
- Addition and subtraction strategies within 1,000
- This quarter we will continue to work on addition and subtraction using the same strategies introduced last quarter but now the numbers we use will be within 1,000 rather than 100. (2 digit vs 3 digit). Please refer to the curriculum tutorial videos for a refresher or don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions
- Please do not teach your child the standard algorithm (Carrying and borrowing). This is not yet developmentally appropriate or conceptual for their understanding.
- Geometry- Plane Shapes and Solid Figures, Equal Shares (Fractions: 1/2, 1/3, 1/4)
- One and Two Step Word Problems within 100
- Number talks will focus on adding and subtracting groups of 10 and 100;
- Please continue to count your pennies, nickles, and dimes, and quarters and practice telling time to the nearest half and quarter hour.