March 20, 2015
This week: During the next few weeks, we will be exploring the theme Changes, Changes Everywhere. We will read about babies that grow up, making new friends, how plants grow—even how goat wool gets changed into a rug! As we read, we will explore the Big Idea “Living things change over time. ”During this first week, we read Penguin Chick, about emperor penguins and how they raise their babies. This selection gave us information to use as we think about the question “How do you know which facts are important?
This week’s…
Target Vocabulary: finally, junior, otherwise, slippery, steer, waterproof, webbed, whistle
Phonics Skills: Words with r-controlled vowels er (father), ir (bird), ur (nurse)
Comprehension Skill: Main ideas and details—tell important ideas and details about a topic
Comprehension Strategy: Infer/predict—use text clues to figure out important ideas
Math
We wrapped up Module 5 this week. We will move forward with Module 6 next week which focuses on the foundations of multiplication and Division. Here is the Module 6 Tips for Parents.
Social Studies
Ms. Keith started our Economics Unit this week. She is teaching this unit using a program called Junior Achievement. The first lesson was entitled, How Does a Community Work? The students had to identify a variety of jobs in the community and recognize how people live and work in their community. The second lesson, Sweet O Donuts, had the students learning about the production of donuts and how an assembly line works. The children were asked to make paper donuts. Once each donut was made, they needed to put three ingredients on the back, and then add the filling. This was a great activity! The third lesson explores how the money earned for work moves through a community and the impact that money has on people, businesses and government. The children really enjoy this portion of Econ.
Book Orders
I sent home all 3 book orders for March home with the children today. The easiest way to order is on-line. If you'd like to make a check out to Scholastic and send it to school, I will place the order for you. I plan on having book orders for the rest of the school year so you can stock up for the summer. It might also be a good idea to start looking at some of the 3rd or 4th grade level books. The class code and Scholastic link is under Web Links at the top of the page.
