Newsletter January 9 - 13

Hello! I hope that everyone has had a great weekend! Our new unit got off to a great start last week. The students are so excited to learn about the early explorers and how our continent was discovered. Our class has really gotten into The Witch of Blackbird Pond and we have had some great discussions so far.

News to Know

• McCall is this week's snack helper. Courtney will be next week's helper.
• We will be making candles on Wednesday. If you have any old crayons that you no longer use, please send them. Thanks!

Language Arts

This week we will read chapters 6 - 12 of our book. Students will have reading homework on Tuesday night. We will study linking verbs and take a test on action, helping, and linking verbs on Thursday. We will begin prewriting for our narratives. As student narratives will be based on things that have happened to them, this is a great time for you and your child to discuss some of the major events of his/her life.

Math

We will finish Topic 9: Patterns and Sequences this week. The students have really enjoyed this topic and are now looking for patterns everywhere. This week we will discuss translating words into expressions, geometric patterns, equal or unequal, and acting it out and using reasoning to solve problems. We will take the Topic 9 assessment on Friday.

Science

We have an exciting week ahead of us in science. We will be discussing and experimenting with earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain building, floods, and landslides.