The KidStuff Fundraiser has kicked off. Students brought home KidStuff coupon books and information in their book bags on Friday. These coupon books are similar to Entertainment Books. KidStuff books cost $25 each and additional copies can be ordered. All sales benefit Long Elementary. Sales run through February 5th. Please note, if you do not wish to participate the books must be returned to school with your child. Thank you!
Don't forget that the Six Flags Read to Succeed Program is underway. Students have until February 26th to turn in their reading logs showing six extra hours of reading outside of the school day if they wish to earn a free ticket to Six Flags. This is a great way to promote some extra reading!
Scholastic Book Orders for January are due by the 26th, which is this Friday.
This Wednesday, January 24th is an Early Release Day with a 1:40 dismissal time. Please make sure your child knows how they are going home that day in case it is different from their normal routine.
Class Updates:
We have finished Chapter 6 in math, and the students are doing a wonderful job with adding three-digit numbers! Now, we will move into Chapter 7, which covers subtracting three digit numbers. This week we will focus on lessons 2-6. The children have been working collaboratively to help each other on problem solving, Front Row, and a variety of review games during math centers.
The students are continuing to learn about character traits in reading. They are describing characters both from the outside (what they observe about their physical appearance) and the inside (their thoughts and feelings). We are beginning to work on inferring traits based on evidence from their text and background knowledge.
In writing, the students are doing excellent work on their first attempts at informational books. They are writing about a wide variety of topics, including Girl Scouts, dogs, Christmas, Minecraft, and volleyball. We spent this week working on writing three subtopic sections in our books and making corresponding illustrations with text features like captions and diagrams. Coming up, we will be working on conclusions, tables of contents, and author pages.
We wrapped up our study of matter this week in science by exploring the question "Why are so many toys made from plastic?" Using Mystery Science, we learned about a new property of matter - whether or not a material is meltable. Students tested different types of candy to see whether or not they melted in hot water. They recorded their data and compared their results. We discovered that chocolate melts very easily, but some candy like Gummy Savers did not melt at all! Next, the children learned how other types of materials like plastic, glass, and metal can be used to make a variety of good easily because they can be melted.
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