Announcements:
- This Tuesday and Thursday the students will be taking a computerized test, called the MAP test. We took it at the beginning of the year to get a baseline, and we will be taking it now to see where progress is being made, and where holes may need to be filled in! Students don't need to do anything to prepare other than sleep well and eat a great breakfast!
- Friday, February 3 is the Greek Festival! I will be running the Olympic games in the gym, and Mrs. Smith will be rotating from station to station with the students. If you'd like to volunteer from 1:00-2:30 please send me an email with your preference to travel with the class or help with the Olympics!
- Next Tuesday, February 14th, we will be celebrating Great Hearts Day! Please remember that students will be making cards for other students in class, and purchased cards will not be permitted.
- Friday, February 17 - Athletic Field Day from 8:30-11. Each year classes are assigned a Greek City state for their team, this year we are Persia and our team color is BLUE! Please have your child wear a blue color t-shirt that day. Students can decorate their shirts with our team name, or the symbol of our Greek City State (pictured below). Students can wear athletic clothing free of pop culture references. Sports teams and brand logos are acceptable on clothing. Athletic shoes are mandatory, and hats and sunglasses may be worn. Sunscreen will need to be applied at home. If you'd like to sign up to help Coach Rubino and Coach Steinmann please click here. I would also like a donation of coolers, mini water bottles, and snacks for field day. I will be sending out a sign up genius for these things next week!
Our past week in snapshots:
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| Taking Literature time to the floor! |
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| No one believed Mrs. Cook that the small intestine the same length as 7 second graders, so we PROVED it! |
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| We did a DISGUSTING science experiment where we started with a peanut butter sandwich and ending with solid waste! |
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| Math games! |
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| Marshmallow Mouths! |
Here is a look at our learning this week:
Language arts: We will read two more chapters in Cricket in Times Square and discuss new vocabulary terms, the students favorite from this last week is eavesdropping! In grammar we will review the writing process, play compound word Pictionary, and continue to classify sentences. Students will be introduced to the pronoun jingle and the subject pronoun jingle!
Our Spalding words for the week are:
- Monday - royal, objection, object, please, pleasure, measure, treasure, navy
- Tuesday - forty, fourteen, four, population, proper, judge, weather, whether, worth, contain, figure
- Wednesday - sudden, instead, throw, threw, personal, everything, rate, chief
Math: We will start a new unit on multiplying and dividing by 4 and 5! If you have a moment in the car, at the grocery store, or cleaning up from dinner have your mathematician practice counting by 4's!
Science: Next week we will learn about nutrients that help keep our bodies healthy and strong. We will create a well balanced meal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!
History: I hope that the scholars have enjoyed their journey through Ancient Greece. Please help your scholar prepare for the unit test on Friday by studying from the study guide for 5 minutes each evening next week. We are looking forward to the culmination of the exciting unit at Greek Fest on Friday! Thank you for donating items and contributing your time to make this wonderful event possible!
xoxo,
Mrs. Cook
