Friday, October 4, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mrs. Ballnik\u2019s Classroom News<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My email is\nballnic@dearbornschools.org<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please email me (or use Class Dojo), if you can because I\nread it at least twice a day. Send\nnotes or call the office and I will get back to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SCIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong>Did you notice the\nsun hats that your child came home with. \nThese are hats that were to use materials (matter) with the properties\nto make a good sun hat. We had a Mystery\nScience project that taught how to plan the use of materials based on their properties. We wanted to keep the sun off and absorb\nsweat. We discussed types of brims or no\nbrims on hats. Ask your child to explain\nhow they came up with their design.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PLANNERS<\/strong>–\nPlease send these every day because we use them. The spelling words will be\nwritten in them, also. There is a charge, if a planner is lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SPELLING WORDS FOR NEXT WEEK ARE Different words with LONG\nVOWELS THAT END IN E contrasted with CONSONANT VOWEL CONSONANT WORDS that have\na short vowel sound. Please continue to\npoint out the pattern of the spelling words each week and help your child\ndiscover words with these patterns in their reading. Soon your child will be pointing these out to\nyou, if they do not already. A good idea\nis to get a blank notebook and keep a list. \nSend them in for extra credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The words will be: \nhope, hop, cute, cut, bit, bite, can, cane, kit, kite, cub, cube, robe,\nrob, fin, fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are 16 words this week. I correct the test on the weekend and send it\nhome on Monday. Please sign that you see\nthe test and send it back for a sticker. \nMany of you are already doing this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Social Studies<\/strong>–\nPlease continue to point out things that you see as you walk\/ride through our\nCOMMUNITY of Dearborn. We are studying\nabout community. There are natural\ncharacteristics (tree, river, grass) and human characteristics (bridge, road,\nstore) of our community to be seen. \nPlease discuss these as you see them at home. Can your child name the 5 characteristics of\na community? Transportation, Buildings, Natural Characteristics, Places to have\nFun and Businesses. What does each of\nthese categories mean to your child? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Now we will be discussing 3 types of communities: Rural\/Country\/, Suburban, Urban\/City. We live in a suburban community. This language can be confusing. Thank-you for discussing things at home, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reading Bags<\/strong>–\nRead the books at home. There is a\nletter inside the bag, if you did not see it. \nThe bookroom is at the other end of the school, so books are not replaced\nquickly. Please read books more than\nonce, especially if any words are missed. \nDon\u2019t stop going to your neighborhood library, also. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Friday, October 4, 2019 Mrs. Ballnik\u2019s Classroom News My email is ballnic@dearbornschools.org Please email me (or use Class Dojo), if you can because I read it at least twice a day. Send notes or call the office and I will get back to you. SCIENCE Did you notice the sun hats that your child came home with. These are …