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!