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Class Announcements SpellingSpelling words came home today. It is our first week of review. Please make sure your child studies the words throughout the week. Thank you!!
Book Order fro Summer ReadingWe are doing a final book order! Please submit all orders by Friday June 4, 2010. I will submit our classroom order and books will be shipped to Tyler. There is no obligation to order. I just wanted to extend this opportunity to you. Scholastic books are very reasonably priced, and every book order gives us free books or points toward free books and resources for the classroom. Dr. InventionWe are “creating” our own inventions on Friday. We need empty boxes and plastic bottles. Please make sure all plastic bottles are clean.
Fourth QuarterWe are off to a great start in the fourth quarter!! This is the quarter we do our final preparations for third grade.
Spirit Week April 12-16Monday~Crazy Hat Day
Tuesday~ Character Day
Wednesday~ Crazy Hair Day
Thursday~ Favorite Team Day
Friday~ Backward's Day!
Field TripWe are going to the National Zoo on April 29, 2010! The chaperone forms and permission slips will be attached to this week's Wednesday Notes.
Extra CreditWe are learning to compare and contrast. Pick a character from a book. Compare and contrast the character with yourself. We are learning about observation. Pick an object and record your observations about it. Word Study InformationDue to the short school week, your child will keep the same word study words until TestOur Ancient Civilization test will be on Thursday March 25, 2010. A study guide and practice test will go home on Tuesday. The practice test is due Thursday but can be turned in on Wednesday. Ancient Egypt DayWe had a wonderful day today exploring Ancient  PuebloWe have completed our class READ!!!Please remember to read every school night. Students who read for 400 or more minutes in the month of February will receive a certificate. Back to SchoolIt was great to be back. We worked hard and made the most of our shortened days. This week we continued to explore the properties of matter.  Valentine's DayI hope you are all staying warm and enjoying the snow. I have been busy digging out. We will have a small Valentine’s Day card exchange on Friday. Look below for a link to our class list. Congratulations!!!The following students read 400 + minutes at home for the month of January: Sugrha Randall Cole Emilie R. Simone Kaila Sai Faith Emily D. Matt Manny Bob  Social StudiesWe learned about the Pueblo Indians last week. We are making a pueblo. Check out the pictures below. MathIn math, we are working on collecting and sorting data. We are also working on ways to display data. We have learned about tally marks, line plots, and bar graphs. Social StudiesWe have been learning about the Powhatan Indians this week. We learned a lot about how they adapted to their environment. Holiday PartyThank you to all the parents who donated the food, supplies, and drinks for the winter party.  Geography DayWe had a great time on Geography Day. We made and painted salt maps of the  ResearchWe are busy researching animal adaptations. Each person signed up for an animal of interest. Last week we started researching our animals. We learned how to take notes. Check out the pictures below.  GeographyWe have been busy learning about the mountain ranges, rivers, and lakes of the Turkey Trot Take 3The Turkey Trot has been cancelled due to rain. We will try again on Save the DateOur holiday party will be on  MountainsWe have been learning about the Rocky and Applachian Mountains. On Friday we painted them.
Pajama DayVerbsThis week we are exploring verbs. Verbs are words that show action. Hunt through books at home and record the verbs you find.
Second Quarter We completed our first week of the second quarter! We explored the various ways that plants, people, and animals adapt to survive in their environment.  Reading!We have been working very hard on our reading this quarter. Check out the pictures below.  Math with MarshmallowsWe had fun making 3-D shapes with marshmallows and toothpicks. Yummy!  Wind ProjectWe made and flew our windsocks last week. Check out the full size pictures below. New Unit of StudyWe are starting our new unit on geography this week. Have your child bring in a map to share with the class.
TestOur weather test will be on Friday. A study guide will come home on Tuesday. Please set aside 5-10 minutes a school night to review the key information and vocabulary. Our Student Teacher Finishes her AssignmentMs. Sinclair has completed her assigned time with us. We enjoyed her stay and help. She is wonderful! We wish her all the best in fifth grade. Rainy Day FunHow to learn and have fun on a rainy day…. 1. Camp out with your family and have a read in. 2. Pick your favorite part of a book and act it out. 3. Read a book. Draw and color the book’s setting on a piece of paper or poster board. Then create a puppet for each character. Retell the story using the background and puppets.  Field DayThanks to everybody for a terrific field day! Check out the pictures below.  Stomping Out BullyingWe had a great kick off to our school anti-bullying prevention program! Red Grammer performed on Tuesday. Our school goal is to teach each child how to interact in a respectful way, without putting anyone else down through name calling or making fun. ConferencesPlease email me at Taylorca@pwcs.edu to schedule a conference. The county conference day is Math ActivityIn math, we have been working on our number sense. We have been breaking down numbers. How many ways can you make the number 17? Write down 10 or more ways. Bring in your answers to share with the class!  WritingHello! We had a very busy week. We have been working hard on our writing. This week we met with a partner to check over our stories. Discussion Topics |
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