Don’t forget to RSVP for “Muffins for Mom” as soon as possible!

Your Young 5 student is bringing home their Science Fair Boot Camp project today.

GROWING GUMMY WORMS!

The idea is to walk through the Scientific Process.  To ask a question, hypothesis, gather data and make a conclusion!

Directions are in their red folder.

They will also be bringing home the presentation board.

*****Project Tip*******

Using a clear container to hold the liquid your gummy worm is growing in allows you to place the worm over the grid paper and measure (instead of taking the wet worm out and placing it on the paper).  After day 2 the worm will most likely fall apart.  Measure the best you can!

News and Information

Science Fair Boot Camp – Thursday, May 7th

Science experiment directions and presentation board are being sent home on Monday.  We conducted the experiment in class this week (we grew gummy worms!)

Presentation boards will be due on May 6th and will be out for display at Science Fair Boot Camp.

Muffins for Mom

There is a special invitation for our Mother’s Day Celebration going home in folders today.  Please RSVP as soon as possible.

What We Did This Week

Our new high frequency word was, “see”

We rotated through Daily 5

We worked on Informational Writing (writing facts).  We read about dolphins and prepared facts for our Publishing Center Books.

We began work on our Mother’s Day books.

We walked through the scientific process as we “grew gummy worms” in Science

We worked with the letter R in handwriting (letters with slanted lines)

We worked with Mr. Iversile on using our words to express our feelings (during free choice).

News and Information

Science Fair Boot Camp

Next week we will begin a short Science project in class.  The students will then bring the same project home to complete toward the end of April.  All student projects will then be on display the night of Science Fair Boot Camp the evening of May 7th.  In addition to attending the Science Fair Boot Camp to see student projects there will be numerous hands on Science activities for you and your family to participate in.  All materials will be supplied by the school.  More information to come…….

Muffins for Mom

We will celebrate Mother’s Day the morning of Friday May 8th – So please “SAVE THE DATE!”

We will begin in the classroom with a presentation and then move to the cafeteria for Muffins and Tea!

What We Did This Week

Our last AlphaFriend was “Mr. X-ray”, letter X

Our new high frequency word was “up”

We worked in our Poem Books and continued in our handwriting books with “Capital B”

We rotated through Daily 5

We learned a new dice game to practice sight words off our word wall.

In math we have been naming and discussing 3-Dimensional Shapes

HOMEWORK:  Have your student bring a small object to school that represents one of the 3D shapes we  have discussed.

Have a great weekend!

Reminder:  Popcorn Friday is tomorrow!

Remember the late start for tomorrow has been canceled.  School will begin at normal time.

The reward party for good behavior in March will be a Detroit Tiger’s party.  This will be on April 13th (the day we return from Spring Break).  Students are welcome to dress in Tigers gear (hats and shirts) and bring a “junkie snack.”  We will watch part of the baseball game on TV beginning at 1:35 p.m.

Thank you!

Tomorrow is a Snuggle up and read day.

Students may bring a blanket or stuffed animal to read with BUT we are not having a pajama day!

News and Information

Spring Break

Friday, April 3rd-April 10th, School resumes on April 13th

What We Did This Week

Our AlphaFriend was Ozzie Octopus, Letter O

Our new high frequency word was, “look”

We focused on beginning sounds at “Word Work” using stamps to stamp out words

We rotated through Daily 5

In math we continue to “skip count”, practice our “teens”, and we used our “feet” to measure length.  We also used straws and twist-ties to make 2D shapes.

We continued exploring with magnets.

In handwriting we worked on the letter D

Mr. Iversile visited our room at free choice to help us with our problem solving steps.

Have a great weekend!

Popcorn Friday is tomorrow!  March 27th