Hello families!
Our National Symbols projects have gotten a lot of praise and compliments! This week we will be sending those projects home with students. If you feel the project is too big or unstable to send home on their own please make arrangements with the office and myself to pick them up.
On Thursday March 31st we will have our final module 4 math test.
Monday Mar. 28th: Day D: Special is Library. Wear America colors-red, white and blue
Tuesday Mar.29th : Day A: Special is Art. Wear a tie and/or tutus.
Wednesday Mar. 30th: Day B: Special is Gym. Wear Pequea or Penn Manor
Thursday Mar. 31st: Day C: Special is Music. Dress in your favorite color
Friday Apr. 1st: Day D: Special is Library. Module 4 Math Test
Lesson 24 Spelling and Reading Tests will be Monday April 4th
Looking ahead:
Tuesday March 29th-End of Marking Period 3.
Tuesday April 5th-Spring Picture Day
Thursday April 7th-Art and Music Show (Primary Commons)
Check out below to see what we are learning next week.
Math:
Lesson 30: Compare total below to new groups below
Lesson 31: Solve two-step word problems within 100.
Review for test and then test on Friday April 1st
Reading:
Story Genre: Nonfiction
Grammar: To recognize and use forms of the be word: am, is and are
Focus Skill: Use graphic aids and synonyms
Content-Science:
This week we have wrapped up our science unit on solids, liquids and gasses. We conducted some science experiments such as skittle and water, recording the properties of chex mix and comparing if various items will become a mixture or a solution when placed in water.
Next week we will be starting our social studies unit on economics
There will be a note coming home today regarding a personal safety lesson taught by our guidance counselor Mrs. Semple. If you would like to excuse your child from the lesson please send a written note to the school for Mrs. Semple. I have attached a copy of the letter below.
Monday Mar. 21st: Day C: Special is Music. Wear bright/neon colors
Tuesday Mar. 22nd: Day D: Special is Library. Dress like a twin or triplet etc
Wednesday Mar. 23rd: Day A: Special is Art. Dress like a cowgirl/cowboy
Thursday Mar. 24th Day B: Special is Gym. Dress in your favorite decade attire: 60s,70s,80s,90s
Friday Mar. 25th: Day C: Special is Music. Wear house colors
Lesson 23 Spelling and Reading Tests will be Monday March 28th
Looking ahead:
Friday March 25th-Family Bingo Night
Tuesday March 29th-End of Marking Period 3.
Tuesday April 5th-Spring Picture Day
Thursday April 7th-Art and Music Show (Primary Commons)
Check out below to see what we are learning next week.
Math:
Lesson 27: Subtract from 200 and 100 with regrouping
Lesson 28: Subtract from 200 and 100 with regrouping
Lesson 29: Use and explain the “totals below” method using words, math drawings and number bonds
Reading:
Story Genre: Nonfiction
Grammar: To recognize and use past tense verbs
Focus Skill: Use graphic aids and synonyms
Content-Science:
This week we have continued our science unit on solids, liquids and gasses. We conducted some science experiments such as the raisin dance, melting and freezing hershey chocolate kisses and using the scientific method.
Next week we will continue using experiments to talk about mixtures versus solutions.
Monday Mar. 14th: Day B: Special is Gym. Wear your favorite sports team
Tuesday Mar. 15th: Day C- Special is Music. Dress as your favorite hero
Wednesday Mar. 16th: Day D: Special is Library. Wear tie dye
Thursday Mar. 17th Day A: Special is Art. Wear green
Friday Mar. 18th: Day B: Special is Gym. Dress as your favorite book character. Early Dismissal
Lesson 22 Spelling and Reading Tests will be Monday March 21st
Looking ahead:
Friday March 25th-Family Bingo Night
Tuesday March 29th-End of Marking Period 3.
Thursday April 7th-Art and Music Show (Primary Commons)
Check out below to see what we are learning next week.
Math:
Lesson 25: Relate manipulative representations to a written method.
Lesson 26: Use math drawings to represent subtraction with up to two decompositions and relate drawings to a written method.
Lesson 27: Subtract from 200 and from numbers with zeros in the tens.
Lesson 28: Subtract from 200 and from numbers with zeros in the tens place.
Reading:
Story Genre: Fantasy
Grammar: To recognize and use subject verb agreement
Focus Skill: Plot- To identify the plot of a story including the problem and solution
Content-Science:
This week we have started our science unit on solids, liquids and gasses. We will conduct some science experiments next week so we can see how solid, liquids and gasses change from one type of matter to another.
Monday Mar. 7th: Day A: Art. Wear as many colors as you can
Tuesday Mar. 8th: Day B: Special is Gym. Wear camo
Wednesday Mar. 9th: Day C- Special is Music. Workout gear
Thursday Mar. 10th Day D: Special is Library. Thankful Thursday
Friday Mar. 11th: Day A: Special is Art. Wear navy blue & yellow/gold
Lesson 21 Spelling and Reading Tests will be Monday March 14th
Looking ahead:
Friday March 18th- Early Dismissal
Friday March 25th-Family Bingo Night
Tuesday March 29th-End of Marking Period 3.
Check out below to see what we are learning next week.
Math:
Lesson 23: Use number bonds to break apart three-digit minuends and subtract from the hundred.
Lesson 24: Use manipulatives to represent subtraction with
decompositions of 1 hundred as 10 tens and 1 ten as 10 ones.
Lesson 25: Relate manipulative representations to a written method.
Lesson 26: Use math drawings to represent subtraction with up to two decompositions and relate drawings to a written method.
Reading:
Story Genre: Realistic Fiction
Grammar: To identify and use present tense verbs
Focus Skill: Plot- To identify the plot of a story including the problem and solution
Content-Social Studies:
This week we are officially done done with our National Symbols unit. The students are doing a great job presenting their extra credit projects. Please stay tuned with a post of some pictures from our presentations.
