Hello Students & Parents,
Burr, is it cold in here or what? I suppose the Groundhog was right after all. We are already halfway through the exciting "Healthy Heart/Black History Month" month and there is still so much more to learn and do. Please read below to find out the "411" regarding the learning and activities for this week.
To start with, this week we are working on Literacy Activities regarding No Flying in the House. Your student will write about their favorite character (and explain why with supporting details from the text), answer higher level thinking questions, and analyze vocabulary choices from the text in an effort to "dig deeper" into our Read Aloud. In small reading groups the H.H. (that's Harvey's Heroes) will continue to analyze what we read so that we can make text-to-text and text-to-world connections. We will also continue to practice generating inferences based on what we read. A little shout out of sorts should go to Annabeth and Ava for using inferences to deduce who Annabel Tippens mother and father was in No Flying in the House. If you haven't heard of that story then please ask your child
In Spelling, we are continuing to work on Unit 6 and reviewing our syllable breaks as well as our vowel teams. The "oi," "au," and "ue" continue to give many students trouble so please be sure to monitor your students' understanding regarding those. We will be using many of the words from Unit 6 in our writing for the next few weeks so now is the time to learn them for good. In Writing, we will also continue to work on our indenting (we are about 75% proficient in that) as well as using proper nouns (50%) and elaborate detail (50%). I hope to have all of the students at 100% proficiency by the end of the quarter!
As for Math, we are jumping into subtracting two digit numbers. We will be using this skill with time, money, and basic word problems. Many of the numbers will not involve regrouping but there will be a touch of that. Please make sure that your student becomes comfortable with showing their work. It helps me to monitor their understanding of skills if I can see what your student is thinking. Many times, students forget that when subtracting a number such as 100-47 the middle 0 becomes a 9 whereas the 0 on the right becomes a 10. Little things such as this can be the hardest to master. Please keep a watchful eye on your student as they practice this skill in their homework.
Finally, in Science we are beginning to study "Changes" in our matter Unit as well as continue to learn about traditions such as Valentines, Black History Month, and next week Mardi Gras. With changes, please do not be surprised to find some "seemingly random" homework assignments. The best way for students to get hands-on learning is through supervision at home. This allows for topics covered in class to be performed independently at home. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.
I look forward to another exciting week with your student!
- Mr.H
Don't Forget...
*Tonight at 6pm is a PTA Meeting in the Media Center at 6pm
*Tomorrow is The Harvey Heroes Heart Healthy Valentines Day Celebration starting at 11:50am (snacks) and crafts at 12:20pm
*Friday is an Early Release Day-students leave at 1:15pm
*Monday (the 20th) is Presidents Day-No School
*Tuesday (the 21st) is a Teacher Workday-No School
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