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Week 20 Recap
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On January 31st in the evening there is our annual Chili Cook off. Our class and Ms. Stef’s will be making chili in the afternoon on Wednesday Jan. 31st. Any parents who wish to help out, please email me. I am looking for 3 volunteers. The students will get the COW again on the 31st, so while they are doing their computer assignments, students will be called to help.
President reports due FRIDAY! Jan. 26th– Students who are finished may bring theirs in early to share. Reports are due by Friday. Again, all project information is on the Projects tab at the top of our blog.
Class party- Valentine’s Day is approaching! Our class party will be in the morning on Feb. 14th since it is an early release day (beginning of Parent Teacher Conferences- Mid Year). Our room mom is working on some activities and will need volunteers to help out. Please keep an eye out soon for her sign ups
Gala basket- The school’s annual Gala fundraiser night is Sat. March 17th. Each classroom gets a basket theme then the baskets are bid on through a silent auction. Our room, Katie, will be needing donations for our basket soon. Keep an eye out for that email as well! Thanks everyone!
Past Week:
We focused on Zoology and Physiology this week in cultural.
Level 1s: Reptiles. Parts of, facts about, and different kinds of reptiles
Level 2s: The tongue and how we taste. Parts of a tooth and teeth care
Level 3s: Annelids. Earthworm facts and built a pillow earthworm for parts of an earthworm
Level 1s and 3s focused on fractions this week while 2nd graders checked in with me on time. A lot of our 2nd graders are struggling with telling time, so on Monday I will be holding an open lesson to review time. Any student may attend, but it is an opportunity to review and go over it again. Level 1s are learning to name fractions based on a picture. So, if the picture of a circle shows 3 equal pieces and 2 are shaded gray, they are naming that fraction as 2/3rds. Level 3s are beginning to name fractions on a number line. This is a difficult lesson and when the directions have an explanation where they have to decode what it is asking them to do, many of our 3rd graders struggle with what they are asking. Here is the page we worked on this week that a lot of the 3rd graders had questions about: 3rd grade Fractions on a Number Line
Upcoming Week:
Colder this week. Have your child remember their cold weather attire for recess
Monday– Lexi’s Celebration of Life at 2:30. Heather, I know Janessa’s was Sunday, so if you want to email me to schedule a time to do Janessa’s Celebration of Life let me know 🙂
Wednesday– COW 12:30-2:30
Friday– President reports are due!
PTC sign ups will be posted next weekend! They begin Wednesday Feb 14th and run until Friday Feb 16th.
Have a great rest of your weekend and upcoming week
Ms. Kaley