News for 3/16

• Parent Teacher Conferences are cancelled - Between 3/19 and 3/24 you will receive an email from me if I am concerned about your students academic and/or social progress. If you do not receive an email from me by 3/24 and you are interested in hearing how your student is doing you can contact me via email and I will reply within a 48 hour period. Thank you for understanding our policy to keep everyone safe.
• March is Reading Month -We're Wild for Books!
• Wild Wednesday "Bucks for Books" Themes: 
• 3/18 Detroit Sports
• 3/25 College
• In addition, every Friday in March will feature a cozy class Read In. Students are invited to bring beach towels or blankets, a stuffed animal, and books from home on Fridays in March.

• Amazon Wish List - Some items have been uploaded that we are running out of. Please consider making a donation to our classroom. Thank you so much! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2WL8GR2NVSMWK?ref_=wl_share

• Raz Kids - You can access raz-kids through their website or app as another form of reading practice.

• Login: drau0

• student password: banana icon
• Scholastic Book Club - 
• Class Code: MHGW6
• March Digital Flyer - Orders due online by 3/23

Save The Date:

• 3/19 - Half day for students
• 3/30-4/3 - No school for students, Spring Break
• 4/10 - No school for students, Good Friday

Learning This Week:

Readers will...

• slow down to break up words
• use words they know to solve the unknown word
• try sounds in many ways

Writers will...

• talk right to readers
• make comparisons
• add details by giving examples and sneak peeks
• hook their reader in the beginning

In phonics learners will...

• watch out for words that don't make sense
• need powerful tools to get the job done
• create individual vowel team charts
• learn about the ou and ow vowel teams

Mathematicians will...

• graph lucky charms and compare the number of marshmallows in their bag
• continue to practice comparison bars and comparison language
• take the quarter 3 common assessment 

Scientists will...

• learn how sound can keep you safe
• investigate how you can get a friends attention across the playground
• learn how to make a paper cup telephone
• learn how people used sound long ago

News for 3/9

• March is Reading Month -We're Wild for Books!
• Monday, 3/2: Wear Jungle or Animal Prints
• Wild Wednesday "Bucks for Books" Themes: 
• 3/11 Camouflage
• 3/18 Detroit Sports
• 3/25 College
• In addition, every Friday in March will feature a cozy class Read In. Students are invited to bring beach towels or blankets, a stuffed animal, and books from home on Fridays in March.

• Amazon Wish List - Some items have been uploaded that we are running out of. Please consider making a donation to our classroom. Thank you so much! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2WL8GR2NVSMWK?ref_=wl_share

• Raz Kids - You can access raz-kids through their website or app as another form of reading practice.

• Login: drau0

• student password: banana icon
• Scholastic Book Club - 
• Class Code: MHGW6
• March Digital Flyer - Orders due online by 3/23

Save The Date:

• 3/13 - Half day of school for students
• 3/19, 3/24 - Spring parent teacher conferences
• 3/19 - Half day for students
• 3/30-4/3 - No school for students, Spring Break
• 4/10 - No school for students, Good Friday

Learning This Week:

Readers will...

• make plans
• get help when needed
• think about the story to problem solve words
• talk about books

Writers will...

• give out last place prizes for items in their collections
• quote others to make arguments more convincing
• edit and publish their collection argument
• collections will come home Wednesday, March 11th 
• write reviews to persuade others

In phonics learners will...

• use vowel teams and vowel parts
• watch out for words that don't work the same way
• learn new snap words
• go on a word hunt for vowel teams

Mathematicians will...

• explore data sets with 3 categories
• collect more data
• introduce comparison bars 
• practice with comparison bars

Scientists will...

• investigate if bubbles make a shadow
• investigate what happens when light is redirected with a prism

Photos from the previous week:

Becoming word builders in phonics

 Partners help they don't tell

Learning about light and different materials

Cheering on people we are proud of!

News for 3/2

• March is Reading Month -We're Wild for Books!
• Monday, 3/2: Wear Jungle or Animal Prints
• Wild Wednesday "Bucks for Books" Themes: 
• 3/4 Hats
• 3/11 Camouflage
• 3/18 Detroit Sports
• 3/25 College
• In addition, every Friday in March will feature a cozy class Read In. Students are invited to bring beach towels or blankets and books from home on Fridays in March.
• March is Reading Month Guest Reader Sign Up

• Spring Parent Teacher Conference Sign Up - Please email me if a morning time slot before school would work better. 
• Webber Discovery Fair - Webber’s annual Discovery Fair is scheduled for Friday, March 6 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. This family event is a celebration of science, technology, and the arts. This year’s Fair will include a student art show, live animal exhibit, LOCS Robotics teams, experiments with the LOHS Science National Honors Society, Cub Scout Pine Wood Derby demonstrations, a kids’ workshop, an engineering challenge, and more! Your child is invited to participate by submitting an individual Project of Discovery; entry forms came home this week. RSVPs are not necessary; we’ll see you there! What will YOU discover?
• Amazon Wish List - Some items have been uploaded that we are running out of. Please consider making a donation to our classroom. Thank you so much! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2WL8GR2NVSMWK?ref_=wl_share

• Raz Kids - You can access raz-kids through their website or app as another form of reading practice.

• Login: drau0

• student password: banana icon
• Scholastic Book Club - 
• Class Code: MHGW6
• March Digital Flyer - Orders due online by 3/23

Save The Date:

• 3/13 - Half day of school for students
• 3/19, 3/24 - Spring parent teacher conferences
• 3/19 - Half day for students
• 3/30-4/3 - No school for students, Spring Break
• 4/10 - No school for students, Good Friday

Learning This Week:

Readers will...

• be the boss of their own reading
• cheer their partner on
• use everything they know to solve a word
• "check it" to self monitor

Writers will...

• make an opinion and give reasons why
• write about their collections
• explain judgement in convincing ways
• learn to give multiple reasons to convince

In phonics learners will...

• build words
• build words with vowel teams
• find words with vowel teams in their reading books

Mathematicians will...

• take the unit 5 test
• explore representing data
• organize categorical data
• use stair steppers to represent data
• explore data sets with 3 categories

Scientists will...

• make a chart with evidence to show what they can see in the dark
• learn they need a light source to illuminate objects
• explore how light travels with a laser

Photos from the previous week:

News for 2/24

• Spring Parent Teacher Conference Sign Up - Please email me if a morning time slot before school would work better. 
• Webber Discovery Fair - Webber’s annual Discovery Fair is scheduled for Friday, March 6 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. This family event is a celebration of science, technology, and the arts. This year’s Fair will include a student art show, live animal exhibit, LOCS Robotics teams, experiments with the LOHS Science National Honors Society, Cub Scout Pine Wood Derby demonstrations, a kids’ workshop, an engineering challenge, and more! Your child is invited to participate by submitting an individual Project of Discovery; entry forms came home this week. RSVPs are not necessary; we’ll see you there! What will YOU discover?
• Amazon Wish List - Some items have been uploaded that we are running out of. Please consider making a donation to our classroom. Thank you so much! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2WL8GR2NVSMWK?ref_=wl_share

• Raz Kids - You can access raz-kids through their website or app as another form of reading practice.

• Login: drau0

• student password: banana icon
• Scholastic Book Club - 
• Class Code: MHGW6
• February online flyers - orders due 2/21

Save The Date:

• 3/13 - Half day of school for students
• 3/19, 3/24 - Spring parent teacher conferences
• 3/19 - Half day for students
• 3/30-4/3 - No school for students, Spring Break
• 4/10 - No school for students, Good Friday

Learning This Week:

Readers will...

• begin nonfiction book clubs

Mathematicians will...

• add and subtract multiples of 10
• practice place value
• focus on mathematical practices
• unit 5 review
• unit 5 test

In Phonics we will...

• using snap words to help make and read other longer, tricker words
• making contractions with not
• review contractions
• play word games

Writers will...

• create pop out words and speech bubbles
• use an editing checklist
• become illustrators
• make a cover page for their all about book
• celebrate the end of their all about unit

Scientists will...

• learn how a shadow is made
• explore making shadows with flashlights
• find out if you can see in the dark
• see how light travels using a laser beam

Photos from last week:

Scientist build instruments to end their sound unit. Visit the link here to see your student showing how their instrument makes sound! These will be displayed at the Discovery Fair on March 6th. 

Planning our instrument designs

Feeling the vibration of when sound hits an obstacle (wall)

Nonfiction text feature scavenger hunt

A dentist visits first grade and shares how to keep teeth healthy!

News for 2-10

• Spring Parent Teacher Conference Sign Up - Please email me if a morning time slot before school would work better. 
• Amazon Wish List - Some items have been uploaded that we are running out of. Please consider making a donation to our classroom. Thank you so much! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2WL8GR2NVSMWK?ref_=wl_share
• Valentines Day Celebration - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13th 
• Classroom Valentines Cards: We have 27 students. Please leave the To section blank and have your child write their name in the From section. Due on 3/12

• Raz Kids - You can access raz-kids through their website or app as another form of reading practice.

• Login: drau0

• student password: banana icon
• Scholastic Book Club - 
• Class Code: MHGW6
• February online flyers - orders due 2/21

Save The Date:l

• 2/13 - Valentine's Day Celebration
• 2/17-2/18 - No School, Mid Winter Break
• 3/19, 3/24 - Spring parent teacher conferences
• 3/19 - Half day for students
• 3/30-4/3 - No School, Spring Break

Learning This Week:

Readers will...

• read their nonfiction books with drama
• learn the parts of nonfiction
• celebrate their nonfiction reading

Mathematicians will...

• solve teen problems with various unknown
• solve problems with teen addends
• count with groups of 10
• solve a valentines day story problem

In Phonics we will...

• karate chop words to read them part by part
• use snap word power to fix our writing
• play snap word memory 

Writers will...

• add conclusions
• fix up riting
• use commas in a list
• write all about valentines day 

Scientists will...

• conduct an investigation with a tuning fork to see sound
• learn how distance or obstacles affect sound vibrations
• predict how sound can be made with glasses of water

Photos from last week:

How does a bell make sound?

Marking up our nonfiction books with what we've done

How can we make sound with a tube and beans? 

How can we make sound with a rubberband and shoebox? 

News for 2/3

• Spring Parent Teacher Conference Sign Up - Please email me if a morning time slot before school would work better. 
• Amazon Wish List - Some items have been uploaded that we are running out of. Please consider making a donation to our classroom. Thank you so much! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2WL8GR2NVSMWK?ref_=wl_share
• Valentines Day Celebration - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13th 
• Classroom Valentines Cards: We have 27 students. Please leave the To section blank and have your child write their name in the From section. Due on 3/12
• Go Red Day-Lake Orion will be participating in the American Heart Association Go Red Day on February 7^th to build community awareness about heart health. Everyone should wear RED to school on February 7^th. 

• Raz Kids - You can access raz-kids through their website or app as another form of reading practice.

• Login: drau0

• student password: banana icon
• Scholastic Book Club - 
• Class Code: MHGW6
• February online flyers - orders due 2/21

Save The Date:l

• 2/7 - Wear Red to recognize heart health
• 2/13 - Valentine's Day Celebration
• 2/17-2/18 - No School, Mid Winter Break

Learning This Week:

Readers will...

• read with feeling
• figure out how a book is organized
• read like a writer
• plan and talk about key words

Mathematicians will...

• find unknown partners with teen totals
• subtract with teen number cards
• solve mixed problems with teen numbers
• play the number grabber game

In Phonics we will...

• read across even the longest toughest words from beg. to end
• play word part match
• learn the difference between then and than
• spell words part by part
• hear all the way across words

Writers will...

• add different kinds of writing in their teaching books
• create introductions
• create conclusions
• fix up their writing

Scientists will...

• explore how sound is made
• learn the word vibration

Photos from last week: