Thursday, March 12, 2020

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.
  • 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 - 
    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

    Friday, March 6, 2020

    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.
    • 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 - 
      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!