*Our school fusion sites have been experiencing some difficulty, but keep checking it - hopefully this will be wrapped up soon.
*The first week of school is past, and we will be getting more and more into a regular school routine- with some fun thrown in here and there, of course! I look forward to getting to know each student better and will be enjoying lunch a group at a time to have some extra time with them.
*This week we played the song and video, "18 Wheels on a Big Rig" for a fun way to learn a little about Roman numerals as students run across these from time to time. We played some spelling, math, and dice games, and watched a couple funny random videos to get our energy up- they really like, "Yeah, Toast!" We practiced maneuvering through the blog and tried the fusion page.
SPELLING: The students were introduced to Spelling City where they will be able to practice their words each week, play games, and take practice tests. This site is on the fusion page as a link. Next week we will begin lesson 1 - we'll have the word list on there soon. Homework comes home on Tuesday and tests are on Friday.
MATH: We are working on MEAP prep material- factors, multiples, multiplication, and the distributive property. We have completed the first 2 lessons in our Place Value chapter. We'll continue next week and continue to review as well. A link to Funbrain place value games is in the links section of the blog and fusion page.
READING: We read a nonfiction article about Box Jellyfish. We had a discussion about text features, practiced using context clues to figure out vocabulary in the text, and worked on looking for answers to comprehension questions within the text. We also read an article about bullying and practiced "buzzing" about it.
WRITING: We'll begin next week.
SCIENCE: We began our Objects in the Sky unit on Friday. Monday your child will be given a sheet to track of the phase of the moon each night and record it in picture form. They'll bring this home on Monday. If it's cloudy or you miss it, you can look online to find the information.
http://www.woodtv.com/subindex/weather/lifestyle/air_quality
SOCIAL STUDIES: The class met Mrs. Maxson and are beginning their first unit of study. Friday Mrs. Maxson gave a presentation about 9/11.
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