Week of Dec.16th-Dec. 19th

READING:We are continuing to reread the story  "Young Thomas Edison". We are working on vocabulary, comprehension, cause and effect and sequencing and main idea. The students are learning about different inventions and the hard work  behind them. We will be doing some invention extensions in the next week to help our students understand the hard work and determination it takes to invent new things.  In grammar, we are working on object pronouns. We will be creating an around the world book about how different countries celebrate the holiday season. We are also working on cause/effect, sequencing, summarizing and detailed creative writing using the classic story of The Grinch! Look for their projects to come home for the holidays.

WRITING:
 We are currently working to write creative stories. We continue to be creative in our SQUIGGLE stories this week. This is  where the students receive a squiggle mark, then have to draw something using the squiggle and then write about it! We creating  some awesome writing in our journals and we are exciting to do so many writing projects!  We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday. We are focusing on writing a complete sentence with a capital letter, a complete thought, and an endmark. We are also learning to use graphic organizers to help with our prewrites. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. The kids will be winning Squiggle Puppy in their journal writing...We look for GREAT details, CORRECT capitalization and punctuation, and a great story! :)

SPELLING: 

There will not be a spelling test this week ....words will ALWAYS be placed in the agenda for the week. Test will always be every other WED. 

If you're on a challenge list... make sure you check your agenda for the word list. All word lists are posted weekly in the agenda.

MATH:
We are working in CH7 and CH9 with multiplication and patterns. We just finished our exploration of fact extensions!! We will be working with fact families.The students will be learning how to use arrays to help solve multiplication problems. We will also be finishing timed multiplication tests. Check the agenda nightly to see what test your child is currently taking.  Continue to watch for HOMELINKS coming home weekly to work on and return. Please continue to study math facts nightly even though we are not signing our blue multiplication facts paper. We will be using our knowledge daily! :)

SCIENCE: 

We are learning about rocks and minerals. Over the next few weeks we will be exploring different types of rocks and their characteristics and how erosion affects the change in rocks. There will be NO TEST for this unit. :)

HANDWRITING:

We are learning our cursive letters. We are using the Handwriting without Tears program. You received a copy of the letters on Curriculum night. Keep practicing and check out the link for Handwriting Without Tears for helpful hints and practice tips. Click Here.

Week of Dec 3rd - Dec 13th

READING:We are going to  read the story  "Young Thomas Edison". We are working on vocabulary, comprehension, cause and effect and sequencing and main idea. The students are learning about different inventions and the hard work  behind them. We will be doing some invention extensions in the next week to help our students understand the hard work and determination it takes to invent new things.  In grammar, we are working on object pronouns. 

WRITING:
 We are currently working to write creative stories. We continue to be creative in our SQUIGGLE stories this week. This is  where the students receive a squiggle mark, then have to draw something using the squiggle and then write about it! We creating  some awesome writing in our journals and we are exciting to do so many writing projects!  We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday. We are focusing on writing a complete sentence with a capital letter, a complete thought, and an endmark. We are also learning to use graphic organizers to help with our prewrites. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. The kids will be winning Squiggle Puppy in their journal writing...We look for GREAT details, CORRECT capitalization and punctuation, and a great story! :)

SPELLING: 

There will not be a spelling test this week ....words will ALWAYS be placed in the agenda for the week. Test will always be every other WED. Our next test is Dec. 11th.

If you're on a challenge list... make sure you check your agenda for the word list. All word lists are posted weekly in the agenda.

MATH:
We are working in CH7 with multiplication and patterns. We just finished our exploration of fact extensions!! We will be working with fact families.The students will be learning how to use arrays to help solve multiplication problems. We will also be finishing timed multiplication tests. Check the agenda nightly to see what test your child is currently taking.  Continue to watch for HOMELINKS coming home weekly to work on and return. Please continue to study math facts nightly even though we are not signing our blue multiplication facts paper. We will be using our knowledge daily! :)

SCIENCE: 

We are learning about rocks and minerals. Over the next few weeks we will be exploring different types of rocks and their characteristics and how erosion affects the change in rocks. There will be NO TEST for this unit. :)

HANDWRITING:

We are learning our cursive letters. We are using the Handwriting without Tears program. You received a copy of the letters on Curriculum night. Keep practicing and check out the link for Handwriting Without Tears for helpful hints and practice tips. Click Here.

Week of Nov 13 - Nov 22

READING:We are going to  read the story  "Kamishibai Man". We are working on vocabulary, comprehension, cause and effect and sequencing. The students are learning about different Japanese stories and the meanings behind them. We will be doing some Japanese extensions in the next week to help our students appreciate other cultures.  In grammar, we are working on dictionary skills. We continue to work on our ABC verb books to share with our Kindergarten reading buddies. 

WRITING:

We are working on our final drafts of our Luckily/Unluckily books. They are going to be published this week with the help of Ms. Norris! We are currently working to write creative stories. We continue to be creative in our SQUIGGLE stories this week. This is  where the students receive a squiggle mark, then have to draw something using the squiggle and then write about it! We creating  some awesome writing in our journals and we are exciting to do so many writing projects!  We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday. We are focusing on writing a complete sentence with a capital letter, a complete thought, and an endmark. We are also learning to use graphic organizers to help with our prewrites. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. The kids will be winning Squiggle Puppy in their journal writing...We look for GREAT details, CORRECT capitalization and punctuation, and a great story! :)

SPELLING: 

There will not be a spelling test this week ....words will ALWAYS be placed in the agenda for the week. Test will always be every other WED. Our next test is November 27th.

If you're on a challenge list... make sure you check your agenda for the word list. All word lists are posted weekly in the agenda.

MATH:
Contuing this week...we still will have nightly homework of STUDYING MULTIPLICATION FACTS for 15 min. and having our sheet signed and returned each day.We are working in CH4 with multiplication and patterns. We just finished creating our ARRAY CITIES! Come and view them outside of our classroom! We will also be creating illustrations for Halloween Multiplication story problems! We will be working with fact families.The students will be learning how to use arrays to help solve multiplication problems. We will also be starting timed multiplication tests. Check the agenda nightly to see what test your child is currently taking.  Continue to watch for HOMELINKS coming home weekly to work on and return. 

HEALTH: (I have Mrs. Stahlman's 3rd graders)

We are learning about nutrients and making healthy choices using the food guide pyramid and nutrition labels. We will talk about making healthy choices, goal setting, and how exercise will help us lead a healthier lifestyle.

HANDWRITING:

We are learning our cursive letters. We are using the Handwriting without Tears program. You received a copy of the letters on Curriculum night. Keep practicing and check out the link for Handwriting Without Tears for helpful hints and practice tips. Click Here.

Week of November 4th

READING:We are going to  read the story  "Harvest Birds". We are working on vocabulary, comprehension, drawing conclusions and inferencing. The students are learning about different folktales and the meanings behind them.  In grammar, we are working on using commas in our sentences and using commas in a series. We continue to work on our ABC verb books to share with our Kindergarten reading buddies. 

WRITING:

We are working on our final drafts of our Luckily/Unluckily books. They are going to be published this week with the help of Ms. Norris! We are currently working to write creative stories. We continue to be creative in our SQUIGGLE stories this week. This is  where the students receive a squiggle mark, then have to draw something using the squiggle and then write about it! We creating  some awesome writing in our journals and we are exciting to do so many writing projects!  We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday. We are focusing on writing a complete sentence with a capital letter, a complete thought, and an endmark. We are also learning to use graphic organizers to help with our prewrites. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. The kids will be winning Squiggle Puppy in their journal writing...We look for GREAT details, CORRECT capitalization and punctuation, and a great story! :)

SPELLING: 

There will not be a spelling test this week ....words will ALWAYS be placed in the agenda for the week. Test will always be every other WED. Our next test is November 13th.

If you're on a challenge list... make sure you check your agenda for the word list. All word lists are posted weekly in the agenda.

MATH:
Contuing this week...we still will have nightly homework of STUDYING MULTIPLICATION FACTS for 15 min. and having our sheet signed and returned each day.We are working in CH4 with multiplication and patterns. We just finished creating our ARRAY CITIES! Come and view them outside of our classroom! We will also be creating illustrations for Halloween Multiplication story problems! We will be working with fact families.The students will be learning how to use arrays to help solve multiplication problems. We will also be starting timed multiplication tests. Check the agenda nightly to see what test your child is currently taking.  Continue to watch for HOMELINKS coming home weekly to work on and return. 

HEALTH: 

We will finish CH 5 and our nutrition unit on Friday. We will have the test Nov. 8th.We are learning about nutrients and making healthy choices using the food guide pyramid and nutrition labels. We will talk about making healthy choices, goal setting, and how exercise will help us lead a healthier lifestyle.

HANDWRITING:

We are learning our cursive letters. We are using the Handwriting without Tears program. You received a copy of the letters on Curriculum night. Keep practicing and check out the link for Handwriting Without Tears for helpful hints and practice tips. Click Here.

WEEK of October 28th

READING:We continue to read the story  "What Do Illustrators Do?". We are working on vocabulary, comprehension, text features, and sequence. The students are learning to identify how to use text features to navigate through a story. We are currently doing a scavenger hunt through our TIME FOR KIDS to find different text features.  In grammar, we are working on verbs and verb tenses. We are making ABC verb books to share with our Kindergarten reading buddies. 

WRITING:

We are working on our final drafts of our Luckily/Unluckily books. They are going to be published this week with the help of Ms. Norris! We are currently working to write creative stories. We continue to be creative in our SQUIGGLE stories this week. This is  where the students receive a squiggle mark, then have to draw something using the squiggle and then write about it! We creating  some awesome writing in our journals and we are exciting to do so many writing projects!  We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday. We are focusing on writing a complete sentence with a capital letter, a complete thought, and an endmark. We are also learning to use graphic organizers to help with our prewrites. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. The kids will be winning Squiggle Puppy in their journal writing...We look for GREAT details, CORRECT capitalization and punctuation, and a great story! :)

SPELLING: 

There will be a spelling test this week ....words will ALWAYS be placed in the agenda for the week. Test will always be every other WED. Our next test is October 3oth.

If you're on a challenge list... make sure you check your agenda for the word list. All word lists are posted weekly in the agenda.

MATH:
Starting this week...we will have nightly homework of STUDYING MULTIPLICATION FACTS for 15 min. and having our sheet signed and returned each day.We are working in CH4 with multiplication and patterns. We just finished creating our ARRAY CITIES! Come and view them outside of our classroom! We will also be creating illustrations for Halloween Multiplication story problems! We will be working with fact families.The students will be learning how to use arrays to help solve multiplication problems. We will also be starting timed multiplication tests. Check the agenda nightly to see what test your child is currently taking.  Continue to watch for HOMELINKS coming home weekly to work on and return. 

HEALTH: 

We are learning about nutrients and making healthy choices using the food guide pyramid and nutrition labels. We will talk about making healthy choices, goal setting, and how exercise will help us lead a healthier lifestyle.

HANDWRITING:

We are learning our cursive letters. We are using the Handwriting without Tears program. You received a copy of the letters on Curriculum night. Keep practicing and check out the link for Handwriting Without Tears for helpful hints and practice tips. Click Here.

WEEK of October 21st

READING:We just started to read the story  "What Do Illustrators Do?". We are working on vocabulary, comprehension, text features, and sequence. The students are learning to identify how to use text features to navigate through a story. We are working identifying different features and creating books.  In grammar, we are working on verbs and verb tenses. We are making ABC verb books to share with our Kindergarten reading buddies. 

WRITING:

We are currently working to write creative stories. We continue to be creative in our SQUIGGLE stories this week. This is  where the students receive a squiggle mark, then have to draw something using the squiggle and then write about it! We creating  some awesome writing in our journals and we are exciting to do so many writing projects!  We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday. We are focusing on writing a complete sentence with a capital letter, a complete thought, and an endmark. We are also learning to use graphic organizers to help with our prewrites. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. The kids will be winning Squiggle Puppy in their journal writing...We look for GREAT details, CORRECT capitalization and punctuation, and a great story! :)

SPELLING: 

There is no spelling test this week ....words will ALWAYS be placed in the agenda for the week. Test will always be every other WED. Our next test is October 3oth.

If you're on a challenge list... make sure you check your agenda for the word list. All word lists are posted weekly in the agenda.

MATH:
We are working in CH4 with multiplication and patterns. We will be working with fact families.The students will be learning how to use arrays to help solve multiplication problems. We will also be starting timed multiplication tests. Check the agenda nightly to see what test your child is currently taking.  Continue to watch for HOMELINKS coming home weekly to work on and return. 

HEALTH: 

We are learning about nutrients and making healthy choices using the food guide pyramid and nutrition labels. We will talk about making healthy choices, goal setting, and how exercise will help us lead a healthier lifestyle.

HANDWRITING:

We are learning our cursive letters. We are using the Handwriting without Tears program. You received a copy of the letters on Curriculum night. Keep practicing and check out the link for Handwriting Without Tears for helpful hints and practice tips. Click Here.

Week of October 7th

READING:We continue to read the story  "Roberto Clemente". We are working on vocabulary, character traits, comprehension, and cause and effect. The students are learning to identify different character traits and how characters affect a story. We are working on a baseball project which is due on Tuesday. They are each researching a baseball player and presenting their information on a jersey that they design. In grammar, we are working on plural nouns. Also, we are learning how cause is related to the effect in the story. We are taking the OAA TEST on TUESDAY, OCT. 8th. Make sure your child has plenty of sleep the night before and a good breakfast! They may bring a snack and water bottle and a small stuffed animal for the test. NO STRESS....JUST DO YOUR BEST! :)

WRITING:

We are currently working to write creative stories. We continue to be creative in our SQUIGGLE stories this week. This is  where the students receive a squiggle mark, then have to draw something using the squiggle and then write about it! We creating  some awesome writing in our journals and we are exciting to do so many writing projects!  We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday. We are focusing on writing a complete sentence with a capital letter, a complete thought, and an endmark. We are also learning to use graphic organizers to help with our prewrites. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. The kids will be winning Squiggle Puppy in their journal writing...We look for GREAT details, CORRECT capitalization and punctuation, and a great story! :)

SPELLING: 

There is no spelling test this week ....words will ALWAYS be placed in the agenda for the week. Test will always be every other WED. Our next test is October 16th.

If you're on a challenge list... make sure you check your agenda for the word list. All word lists are posted weekly in the agenda.

MATH:
 On Monday, we will start CH 4, multiplication and patterns. We will be working with fact families.The students will be learning how to use arrays to help solve multiplication problems. We will also be starting timed multiplication tests. Check the agenda nightly to see what test your child is currently taking.  Continue to watch for HOMELINKS coming home weekly to work on and return. 

SCIENCE: 

We are learning about different soils, parts of soils, how to conserve soil, plant adaptations to different environments, and the plants parts and importance of each. We will have a guest speaker from the Delaware Co. Soil and Conservation Dept. Dona Rhea. The students will get to experience all kinds of hands on projects with this unit. We will need each student to bring in a baggie of soil. The test for SOIL only will be on Friday, Oct. 11th. We will do plant projects through the 17th. 

HANDWRITING:

We are learning our cursive letters. We are using the Handwriting without Tears program. You received a copy of the letters on Curriculum night. Keep practicing and check out the link for Handwriting Without Tears for helpful hints and practice tips. Click Here.

Week of September 30th

READING:We are reading the story  "Roberto Clemente". We are working on vocabulary, character traits, comprehension, and cause and effect. The students are learning to identify different character traits and how characters affect a story. In grammar, we are working on proper and common nouns. Also, we are learning how cause is related to the effect in the story. 

WRITING:

We are currently working to write creative stories. We continue to be creative in our SQUIGGLE stories this week. This is  where the students receive a squiggle mark, then have to draw something using the squiggle and then write about it! We creating  some awesome writing in our journals and we are exciting to do so many writing projects!  We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday. We are focusing on writing a complete sentence with a capital letter, a complete thought, and an endmark. We are also learning to use graphic organizers to help with our prewrites. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. The kids will be winning Squiggle Puppy in their journal writing...We look for GREAT details, CORRECT capitalization and punctuation, and a great story! :)

SPELLING: 

There is no spelling test this week or next....words will ALWAYS be placed in the agenda for the week. Test will always be every other WED. Our next test is October 16th.

If you're on a challenge list... make sure you check your agenda for the word list. All word lists are posted weekly in the agenda.

MATH:
We will take our Math test over CH 2 on Friday Oct. 4th. A study review packet was sent home on Tuesday to help prepare. It needs to be returned on Thursday. On Monday, we will start CH 4, multiplication and patterns. We will be working with fact families. Continue to watch for HOMELINKS coming home weekly to work on and return. 

SCIENCE: 

We are learning about different soils, parts of soils, how to conserve soil, plant adaptations to different environments, and the plants parts and importance of each. We will have a guest speaker from the Delaware Co. Soil and Conservation Dept. Dona Rhea. The students will get to experience all kinds of hands on projects with this unit. We will need each student to bring in a baggie of soil. The test for SOIL only will be on Friday, Oct. 11th. We will do plant projects through the 17th. 

HANDWRITING:

We are learning our cursive letters. We are using the Handwriting without Tears program. You received a copy of the letters on Curriculum night. Keep practicing and check out the link for Handwriting Without Tears for helpful hints and practice tips. Click Here.

WEEK of September 9th - 13th

READING:We are reading the story  "Destiny's Gift". We are working on vocabulary, character traits, comprehension, and story elements. The students are learning to identify different character traits and how characters affect a story. In grammar, we are working on sentence fragments and run on sentences. Also, we are reviewing types of sentences: statements, questions, commands.

WRITING:

We are currently working to write creative stories. We will start SQUIGGLE this week where the students will receive a squiggle mark, then have to draw something using the squiggle and then write about it! We creating  some awesome writing in our journals and we are exciting to do so many writing projects!  We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday. We are focusing on writing a complete sentence with a capital letter, a complete thought, and an endmark. We are also learning to use graphic organizers to help with our prewrites. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. The kids will be winning Squiggle Puppy in their journal writing...We look for GREAT details, CORRECT capitalization and punctuation, and a great story! :)

SPELLING: 

There is a spelling test this week....words will ALWAYS be placed in the agenda for the week. Test will always be every other WED. Our test is Sept. 11th.

If you're on a challenge list... make sure you check your agenda for the word list. All word lists are posted weekly in the agenda.

MATH:
We will take our first Math test over CH 1 on Tuesday, Sept. 10th. A study review packet was sent home on Friday to help prepare. It does not need to be returned. On Wednesday, we will start CH 2, adding and subtracting whole numbers. We will be working with fact families. Continue to watch for HOMELINKS coming home weekly to work on and return. 

HEALTH: (I am now teaching Mrs. Keller's class for 3 weeks)

We are studying body systems and the importance of how they work together. We will make in class projects to help teach about the different body systems. 

HANDWRITING:

We are starting to learn our cursive letters. We are using the Handwriting without Tears program. You received a copy of the letters on Curriculum night. Keep practicing and check out the link for Handwriting Without Tears for helpful hints and practice tips. Click Here.

WEEK of September 3rd-6th

READING:We are reading the story  "The Trial of Cardington Jones". We are working on vocabulary, story structure, comprehension, and story elements. The students are learning to look for clues in stories to find different elements in a story.  

WRITING:

We are currently working to write creative stories. We creating  some awesome writing in our journals and we are exciting to do so many writing projects!  We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday. We are focusing on writing a complete sentence with a capital letter, a complete thought, and an endmark. We are also learning to use graphic organizers to help with our prewrites. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. The kids will be winning Squiggle Puppy in their journal writing...We look for GREAT details, CORRECT capitalization and punctuation, and a great story! :)

SPELLING: 

There is NOT a spelling test this week....words will ALWAYS be placed in the agenda for the week. Test will always be every other WED. Our next test is Sept. 11th

If you're on a challenge list... make sure you check your agenda for the word list. All word lists are posted weekly in the agenda.

MATH:
We are doing lots of practice with place value, problem solving, and number sense this next few weeks. Please watch for nightly homework with our HOMELINKS. Our first Math test over Unit one will take place by Monday, Sept. 9th.

HEALTH:

We are studying body systems and the importance of how they work together. We will make in class projects to help teach about the different body systems. After 3 weeks, we will send a study guide home to help with our first Health test. OUR HEALTH TEST OVER CH 2 will take place on Friday, Sept. 6th. For our first test, I am having an OPEN BOOK test. We are having a guest speaker on TUES. to tell us all about bones! THANKS, Mr. Erndt!!!!

HANDWRITING:

We are starting to learn our cursive letters. We are using the Handwriting without Tears program. You received a copy of the letters on Curriculum night. Keep practicing and check out the link for Handwriting Without Tears for helpful hints and practice tips. Click Here.

WEEK of AUGUST 26th

READING:We are reading the story  "Fine, Fine School". We are working on vocabulary, story structure, comprehension, and story elements. The students are learning to look for clues in stories to find different elements in a story.  

WRITING:

We are currently working to write creative stories. We creating  some awesome writing in our journals and we are exciting to do so many writing projects!  We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday. We are focusing on writing a complete sentence with a capital letter, a complete thought, and an endmark. We are also learning to use graphic organizers to help with our prewrites. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. The kids will be winning Squiggle Puppy in their journal writing...We look for GREAT details, CORRECT capitalization and punctuation, and a great story! :)

SPELLING: 

There is a spelling test this week....words should be studied till WED. Test will always be every other WED. Our first test is Aug. 28th

If you're on a challenge list... make sure you check your agenda for the word list. All word lists are posted weekly in the agenda.

MATH:
We are doing lots of practice with place value, problem solving, and number sense this next few weeks. Please watch for nightly homework with our HOMELINKS. 

HEALTH:

We are studying body systems and the importance of how they work together. We will make in class projects to help teach about the different body systems. After 3 weeks, we will send a study guide home to help with our first Health test. 

HANDWRITING:

We are starting to learn our cursive letters. We are using the Handwriting without Tears program. You received a copy of the letters on Curriculum night. Keep practicing and check out the link for Handwriting Without Tears for helpful hints and practice tips. Click Here.

WEEK of MARCH 11th

READING:We are reading the story  "Life in the Ice". We are working on vocabulary, story structure, comprehension, text features and main ideas and supporting details. The students are learning to look for clues in stories to find different elements in a story. We are also doing the same skills in our individual reading groups! We are working on nonfiction features in a text and we are starting to work on nonfiction book reports! They are going to share their information in poster format that they are working on during their center time. 

WRITING:

We are currently working on compound words and continuing to write creative stories. We creating  some awesome writing in our journals and we are exciting to do so many writing projects! We are currently working on our own versions of the popular "DOGZILLA" story.  We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday and Squiggles every Wednesday. We are focusing on writing a complete sentence with a capital letter, a complete thought, and an endmark. We are also learning to use graphic organizers to help with our prewrites. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. The kids will be winning Squiggle Puppy in their journal writing...We look for GREAT details, CORRECT capitalization and punctuation, and a great story! :)

SPELLING: 

There is no spelling test this week....words will come out Thursday for next Wednesday's test (March 20th)

If you're on a challenge list... make sure you check your agenda for the word list. All word lists are posted weekly in the agenda.

MATH:
We are doing lots of practice with multiplication facts and fact extensions. The students are learning about the Turn-around-Rule (Commutative Property) and lots of ways to solve multiplication problems. They are practicing with games and using MULTIPLICATION.COM as a great tool to practice their facts. The students are still working on HOME MATH practice packets and earning their weekly MATH BUCKS! Please help your son/daughter study at least 15 minutes nightly with their facts. They are learning about the relationship of multiplication to repeated addition and division to repeated subtraction. We are also learning how to make multiplication arrays. The students are skip counting and finding many patterns in their multiplication facts.  Continue to watch for Homelinks to come home in the homework folder. A study packet will be coming home in the next week or so to work on these skills before CH 7 Multiplication test. We will then move on to FRACTIONS!

SCIENCE:

We are studying forces and motion! The kids are learning all about force, motion, gravity, speed, work, and weight. We will be doing a variety of experiments to test gravity and motion...along with learning about simple machines. Look for a test over forces and motion before spring break next week. There will be a small study packet and they may use their books to show what they know!!!!

HANDWRITING:

We are currently working on practicing our lower and upper letters in cursive! They are doing great! They really want to write everything in cursive! We are working hard to form all of our letters correctly! Especially our tow truck letters and m's and n's!!!!Keep practicing and check out the link for Handwriting Without Tears for helpful hints and practice tips. Click Here.