Week 2!

Wow, week one went by in a blur! I hope every student came home with joy in their hearts and sweet stories to share! I am so thankful for each and every scholar that fills my classroom this year. We are truly off to a great start! Ask you child to share what we read last week in Crow Boy, Chrysanthemum, and The Recess Queen! Ask them what Mrs. Cook means by "mistakes are for learning".

 Some friends being scientists using their senses to discover what is in the bags.

Recording ideas for the mystery bags

Announcements:
Curriculum night is coming up quickly! Curriculum night will take place on Wednesday, August 17 at 6pm for grades K-2, and Wednesday, August 24 for grades 3-5.The even starts at 6pm in the gymnasium, with opening remarks from Mr. Gillingham, Ms. Pantalena, and Mrs. Mason. The purpose of this event is to acquaint you with the schools curriculum and my classroom procedures. We will dive into our beautiful curriculum and talk about everything from phonograms to fractions. There will also be time for some good old fashioned Q and A!

Supplies needed! Unfortunately there was a mix up with our supply lists. Students need 2 composition books and 1 spiral notebook. Only one composition book was listed on the list. If you could please send in another composition book and one spiral notebook with you student this week, this teacher would be VERY appreciative!

Here is a look at our learning for next week!
Language arts: We will dive into spelling words! Please continue to monitor handwriting and practice phonogram cards at home, as we will also be continuing to practice at school. We will read chapter 4-7 in Charlotte's Web! The students (and teachers) are loving this book! We will have fun learning new vocab  words and exploring how Wilbur is feeling lonely and what he can do about it. We will have a class discussion about friendship and compare and contrast qualities in both Charlotte and Wilbur. Students will be distinguishing the main points and ideas in each chapter. We will also start our grammar curriculum, where students will be reviewing the parts of a sentence and nouns!

Math: In math this week we will continue our unit on number to 1000. the students will identify patterns, and use the greater than and less than symbol with accuracy. We will master the hundreds chart, and brainstorm real life scenarios where you can "Swap" 10 ones of something for 1 ten of something else (10 pennies for 1 dime) We will have our first math quiz Tuesday, review place value, Monday night's homework will provide wonderful practice for Tuesday's quiz.

History: We will continue exploring maps and globes this week, comparing them as well as zooming in on land features that create Earth's beautiful landscape. Students will learn about volcanos, mountains, valleys, prairies, coasts, deserts, and oases. Please review these terms at home and see if you can spot any interesting landforms in the neighborhood! Students should be able to tell you the name of their continent, country, state, and city.

Science: Students will review that four seasons of the year. They will understand that the seasons are cause by the earth's tilt and its revolution around the sun. We will be using the globe and a flashlight to model and investigate how this works. Students will understand that each season has special characteristics. We will also explore how each season affects plants, animals, and humans!