News for 3/25

Notes from Ms. Rau

• Thank you to all of our guest readers so far :) 
• Parents please complete our parent survey if you haven't yet https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5H532MK
• If you missed it at conferences, check out your child reading their book review in front of a green screen here
• Please sign up for our April - May Volunteer Calendar 

M.I.R.M. Dates:

• 3/27 Wacky Wednesday Bucks for Books - $1 donation recommended DETROIT SPORTS DAY
• 3/29 - Friday Read In...send in a beach towel and 10 books from home!
• 3/29 PJ Day or dress like a Pirate day (students will be given a snack)

Save The Date:

• 3/29 - Half day for students
• 3/26 - Spring Parent Teacher Conferences
• 4/1-4/5 Spring Break
• 5/21 - First Grade Field Trip 9:00-12:00 - More info to come! 

Learning This week:

• Writers will...
• write letters
• learn different greetings and closings
• capitalize in letter openings and closings
• add end marks to letters
• Readers will...
• work to understand rereading if they don't get it
• make mind movies to picture what's happening
• keep track of who's talking as they read
• not only read words, but understand
• Mathematicians will...
• be introduced to time
• tell and write time in hours
• look at time in our day
• tell and write time in 1/2 hours
• In phonics we will...
• create a vowel town to review vowel teams
• In social studies we will...
• be introduced to maps
• compare different kind of maps
• learn about symbols

News for 3/18

Notes from Ms. Rau

• Please sign up for Spring Parent Teacher Conferences here
• Thank you to all of our guest readers so far :) 

M.I.R.M. Dates:

• 3/20 Wacky Wednesday Bucks for Books - $1 donation recommended DRESS AS YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER
• 3/22, 3/29 - Friday Read In's (send in a beach towel)
• 3/29 PJ Day or Dress like a Pirate day (students are given a pirate themed snack)

Important Dates:

• 3/21 & 3/29 - Half days for students
• 3/21 & 3/26 - Spring Parent Teacher Conferences
• 4/1-4/5 Spring Break

Learning This week:

• Writers will...
• rehearse their oral book review
• celebrate with book review talks
• review anything (movie, restaurant, game, place...)
• Readers will...
• use words they know to solve words they don't know
• try sounds in many ways
• use sight words to read fluently
• set new goals
• Mathematicians will...
• focus on mathematical practices in real world situations
• complete unit 6 review and test
• complete an exemplar
• In phonics we will...
• learn -igh words
• have a vowel team celebration
• In science we will...
• learn about engineering
• learn about the design procress
• plan, design, and build something to fix a problem

Photos from last week:

 

Students engage in book club discussions on characters

 

 

Students design and plan their animal prototype in science

College Day!

Thank you guest readers!

Continuing to learn about comparing in math using Lucky Charms!

Plans for 3/11

Notes from Ms. Rau

• Please sign up for Spring Parent Teacher Conferences here

M.I.R.M. Dates:

• 3/13 Wacky Wednesday Bucks for Books - $1 donation recommended COLLEGE DAY
• 3/15, 3/22, 3/29 - Friday Read In's (send in a beach towel)
• 3/29 PJ or Dress like a Pirate day (students are given a pirate themed snack)

Important Dates:

• 321 & 3/29 - Half days for students
• 3/21 & 3/26 - Spring Parent Teacher Conferences
• 4/1-4/5 Spring Break

Learning This week:

• Writers will...
• make comparisons in book reviews
• make sure their book review is not too long, but not too short
• review a review
• add special print and punctuation
• record book reviews on a green screen
• Readers will...
• learn that partners talk about books
• think about the story to problem solve words
• think about what kind of word would fit
• slow down to break up long words
• Mathematicians will...
• use comparisons bars
• review comparing three sets of data
• complete a st. patricks day comparison activity 
• In phonics we will...
• review vowel teams to build words
• learn oi, oy sounds
• learn ew, ue sounds

News for 3/4

Notes from Ms. Rau

• Engineering Inspired by Nature:  Over the past several weeks in science we have explored the question “How do animals’ bodies and behaviors help them survive?” As part of this unit, students learned about adaptations such as claws, horns, and shells that help animals to protect themselves. This week students will learn what they know about animal adaptations to design a safety item that would help to protect a human.  We have building supplies such as cardboard, tape, aluminum foil, and fabric scraps available. Students are welcome to bring in other materials on Tuesday or Wednesday to use for building their inventions. Please do not send anything sharp or breakable, but students may appreciate materials such as paper, plastic wrap, Styrofoam, small plastic or cardboard containers, or other craft supplies, depending on what they plan to make. You can send supplies for your child’s specific project or for the class to share; just make sure your child knows the plan for the items. We will do all of the building, testing, and rebuilding in class and develop our understanding of how engineers create solutions and solve problems.  The prototypes will be on display for the Discovery Fair.
• Please sign up for Spring Parent Teacher Conferences here
• Webber Discovery Fair: Webber’s annual Discovery Fair is scheduled for Friday, March 8 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, Lego projects from Brick It Up, a kids’ workshop, make and take projects, 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!

M.I.R.M. Dates:

• 3/4 - Dress like a Pirate Day (students will be given eye patches)
• 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 3/27 - Wacky Wednesday Bucks for Books - $1 donation recommended (see calendar)
• 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29 - Friday Read In's (send in a beach towel)
• 3/29 PJ or Dress like a Pirate day (students are given a pirate themed snack)

Important Dates:

• 3/8 - Discovery Fair
• 321 & 3/29 - Half days for students
• 3/21 & 3/26 - Spring Parent Teacher Conferences
• 4/1-4/5 Spring Break

Learning This week:

• Writers will...
• fix up pieces for publishing
• make anthologies
• begin writing book reviews
• make comparisons in book reviews
• create a class book review
• Readers will...
• make a plan for their reading
• get help when they need it
• think about the story to problem solve
• think about what kind of word would fit
• have a read in - bring a beach towel 
• Mathematicians will...
• explore representing data
• organize categorical data
• use stair steppers to represent data
• look at data with 3 categories
• collect data
• In phonics we will...
• continue to practice the ou and ow vowel teams
• investigate oo vowel team

Photos from last week: