Another week has flown by!   These next two weeks will look a little different.

READING   WRITING  MATH   SCIENCE   SOCIAL STUDIES-Endangered Animals

I will combine all of the content areas as we explore ENDANGERED ANIMALS.   These areas of study will result in a research project.  We will discuss what we know about Endangered Animals, read about them, formulate questions about Endangered Animals, use the Internet to gather new information, find and make pictures to go with our project, and put it all together to share with each other!  I am excited about this opportunity for new discoveries.  We will be working in one whole group and in small groups ( so we’ll have to use our good communication skills 🙂  )

LETTER- F  f  

WORDS-play  has  because    Both “play” and “has” the students have been writing for several months so they words are not new to them.  “Because” is new and I am adding it because they will need to use it next week for their District Writing Assessment.  They will need to write their opinion about a topic or question.

MATH-We will be exploring and measuring with a “foot” (cut out).  We will measure with the “foot” cutout  as well as a ruler.  (Standard and Non-Standard Measuring)

SCIENCE and SOCIAL STUDIES-Lots and lots of study going on here.  We will be:

 -generating a list of some Endangered Animals

-appearance-Does it have feathers? wings? skin? fur? scales? a beak? fins? gills? legs?

-classifying           Is it a bird?  Animal?  Reptile?  How do you know?

-habitats  Where does it live?  in water, a nest, a forest, a cave?

-carnivore (meat eater) or herbivore (plant eater)?  What does it eat?

-On what continent does it live?

-What can we do to help the animals on the Endangered Animals List?

I am looking forward to exploring and creating this project with my students.  I know they will enjoy the process as well as the product.

Please remember the BOOK BAGS.  As a reminder:

Monday-Sarah  Eman  Mahdi  Noor  Lana

Tuesday-Adriana  Jonah  Ameer  Alina  Mia

Wednesday-Juliette  Kareem  Jordan  Derek  Emily

Thursday-Khalil  Keelan  Joelle  Lily  Nabil

Friday-Zahra  Avalina  Jacob  Hussein  Zachary  Hassan

**WEDNESDAYS ARE LIBRARY DAYS**

Looking Ahead-

Monday, Jan 18 NO SCHOOL   Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Wednesday, Jan.20 is LATE START

Have a great weekend!  Read and study those words!!

Mrs. Smith