I am so thrilled to have our first Monday at school in two weeks! Let’s hope we have a full week of school this week. I do appreciate everyone for being so accommodating and understanding last week with our three snow days! We will be teaching a lot of the same concepts from last week to help us catch-up!
Please remember to dress according to the weather or leave extra clothing in their lockers (hats, gloves, shoes, socks.. etc)
Reading- Comparing folktales and understanding the messages and themes
Writing- Reviewing story elements and brainstorming a story arch for narrative writing
Social Studies- Growth of Michigan within the lumber and farming industries
Science- This week we began a unit of study called “Animals Through Time.” In our first Mystery we explored the idea that the rock under our feet sometimes contains fossils. Those fossils reveal how habitats have changed through time. For example, fossil shark teeth and fossil starfish found in the center of North America are evidence that what is grassland today must have been an ocean in the ancient past.
You can help support your child’s learning by striking up a conversation about an exotic habitat you might have visited on vacation. If feasible, consider visiting the nearest science museum and/or quarry to see any local fossils that have been found in our region.
Math- Fact fluency for the factors 6-9. Discussing the properties of multiplication and division (commutative and distributive) using the facts for 6-9. Decomposing multiplication problems to make them easier to solve!
Spelling- content words: unknown, folktale, moral, fossil, and pioneer
word patterns /pr/ /tr/ /fr/ & /dr/- drum, frying, price, train, and printing
Leader in Me- Habit 4: Think Win-Win is an attitude toward life- a mental frame of mind that says I can win, and so can you. It’s not me or you, it’s both of us. Think Win-Win is the foundation for getting along well with others and solving problems.
Upcoming Events
Whole Week-Book Fair and wrapping up NWEA/DRA testing.
Tuesday- ELG tutoring after-school
Wednesday- Late Start and team sports
Thursday- Choir
Friday- Candy grams due