Learning Units:
Reading - Main Idea & Supporting Details - Students will be reading in reading groups at their instructional level with nonfiction books. We will work on main idea with supporting details, use of text features throughout reading, and drawing conclusions. As a class, we will continue reading Stone Fox together and work on summarizing chapters and comprehension questions.
Writing - Snowman Adventure - Students will begin next week with creating their own unique snowman. They will create their own fictional adventure with their snowman coming to life! Students will work on creating a meaningful beginning, middle, and end of their story.
Math - Fractions- Students have just started Unit 5 which covers fractions. This is a huge unit! Students will by naming unit and non-unit fractions, building fractions, and modeling fractions using models, shapes, bar diagrams, and number lines. We will still practice multiplication fluency daily!
Science - Patterns of Survival- Students will continue a unit in science next week called Patterns of Survival. This unit will include looking at organisms in different ecosystems, and their adaptations to survive. Later in the unit, students will learn about extreme weather conditions and weather patterns.
Agriculture - Corn - Students learned about soybeans this past week and planted a bean in class! Next week students will learn about the importance of corn in our community and its uses.
Health - Healthy Coping Strategies- Students will explore different types of coping strategies when dealing with stress. They will also be able to explain some ways to help others.
Upcoming Events:
Reading - Main Idea & Supporting Details - Students will be reading in reading groups at their instructional level with nonfiction books. We will work on main idea with supporting details, use of text features throughout reading, and drawing conclusions. As a class, we will continue reading Stone Fox together and work on summarizing chapters and comprehension questions.
Writing - Snowman Adventure - Students will begin next week with creating their own unique snowman. They will create their own fictional adventure with their snowman coming to life! Students will work on creating a meaningful beginning, middle, and end of their story.
Math - Fractions- Students have just started Unit 5 which covers fractions. This is a huge unit! Students will by naming unit and non-unit fractions, building fractions, and modeling fractions using models, shapes, bar diagrams, and number lines. We will still practice multiplication fluency daily!
Science - Patterns of Survival- Students will continue a unit in science next week called Patterns of Survival. This unit will include looking at organisms in different ecosystems, and their adaptations to survive. Later in the unit, students will learn about extreme weather conditions and weather patterns.
Agriculture - Corn - Students learned about soybeans this past week and planted a bean in class! Next week students will learn about the importance of corn in our community and its uses.
Health - Healthy Coping Strategies- Students will explore different types of coping strategies when dealing with stress. They will also be able to explain some ways to help others.
Upcoming Events:
- Saturday, January 27 - Me & My Big Dance, 6-8pm
- Thursday, February 1 - Skateland Night, 6-8pm
- Monday, February 19 - NO SCHOOL
- Friday, March 1 - Book Report Due