There is no school on Friday, May 16th.
Strings students should make sure to bring their instruments to school on Monday to practice.
Allergy season has hit our classroom and we have run out of tissues. If you have an extra box of Kleenex you could spare to get us through our last few weeks, it would be much appreciated!
We are still in need of volunteers for field day. If you are interested in helping out, please use this link to sign up. Thank you!
Class Updates:
In math, we spent the week learning about improper fractions and mixed numbers. The students learned the steps to change back and forth between the two types. A fraction Go Fish Game and fraction activities on the laptops helped extend learning. Students also used Cuisenaire Rods to compare the sizes of fractions. We will be reviewing the unit on Monday and Tuesday and there will be a Chapter 21 test on Wednesday. Study guides will be sent home with students on Monday.
In reading, our literature circles are in full swing! Children are currently being "Discussion Directors" as they practice writing questions to ask their group members during their book talks. Next week, students will be "Perfect Predictors". In social studies, the difference between rights and responsibilities of United States citizens was explored and students learned many different examples of both. We also read and examined the meaning of the preamble of the Constitution. We are studying the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government and will be working on making a mobile project to show what we learned next week.
We are so fortunate to have Mrs. VanCardo teaching Junior Achievement to our class this year. She taught two lessons this week about what it takes to plan and start your own business. The children learned the meaning of the word entrepreneur and what traits of good entrepreneurs are. Students worked in groups to brainstorm ideas for businesses they could create based on the resources available in different regions of the country. The children made poster collages illustrating the differences between human, natural, and capital resources. Using Missouri rock, the students made paperweights that they will be able to take home next week. Mrs. VanCardo even made the class cookies shaped like Missouri! We will finish up our Junior Achievement lessons next week.
In math, we spent the week learning about improper fractions and mixed numbers. The students learned the steps to change back and forth between the two types. A fraction Go Fish Game and fraction activities on the laptops helped extend learning. Students also used Cuisenaire Rods to compare the sizes of fractions. We will be reviewing the unit on Monday and Tuesday and there will be a Chapter 21 test on Wednesday. Study guides will be sent home with students on Monday.
In reading, our literature circles are in full swing! Children are currently being "Discussion Directors" as they practice writing questions to ask their group members during their book talks. Next week, students will be "Perfect Predictors". In social studies, the difference between rights and responsibilities of United States citizens was explored and students learned many different examples of both. We also read and examined the meaning of the preamble of the Constitution. We are studying the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government and will be working on making a mobile project to show what we learned next week.
We are so fortunate to have Mrs. VanCardo teaching Junior Achievement to our class this year. She taught two lessons this week about what it takes to plan and start your own business. The children learned the meaning of the word entrepreneur and what traits of good entrepreneurs are. Students worked in groups to brainstorm ideas for businesses they could create based on the resources available in different regions of the country. The children made poster collages illustrating the differences between human, natural, and capital resources. Using Missouri rock, the students made paperweights that they will be able to take home next week. Mrs. VanCardo even made the class cookies shaped like Missouri! We will finish up our Junior Achievement lessons next week.
On Friday, we had a fun Science/Earth Day. Students rotated to a variety of presentations and activities throughout the day. The children learned all about bees and why they are important for pollination from the Department of Conservation. Next, they watched a Mad Science presentation and saw some cool experiments! The Wolf Sanctuary taught students facts about wolves and their importance in food chains. Kids were able to observe objects under microscopes and create their own slogans for Earth Day.
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