Week of 3/26...

March is Reading Month Events

• Wacky Wednesday, March 28 - Dress as your favorite Book Character day
• Students will meet a K-9 Unit dog and handler on Thursday
• We will be watching Secret Life of Pets on Thursday as a wrap up to our MIRM fun. This movie is rated PG. If you do not want your child watching this please email me as soon as possible. 
• We will have our Last "Furry Friend" Reading on Wednesday March, 28th. 

Students have a half day of school on Thursday 3/29 and No school on Friday 3/30. Spring Break is from Friday 3/30-Friday 4/6. 

Week of 3/19...

March is Reading Month (Week of March 19-23)

• On Friday, 3/23 we will have a classroom Read-in ‘Paw’ty. Students can wear pajamas, bring in their favorite stuffed pet and enjoy a ‘Doggy Bag” of treats which will be provided! 
• Students will get to meet a therapy dog on Tuesday
• Wacky Wednesday, March 21 - College Day 

Learning This Week

Readers will...

• think about the story to problem solve tricky words
• keep track of whats happening in their story and retell
• think about what kind of word would fit when they're stuck

Writers will...

• write a review of a place to eat, a place to visit, a movie to see, and a toy to buy
• create class anthologies 
• immerse into realistic fiction 

Mathematicians will...

• look at math in real world situations
• review comparison bars
• take their unit 6 test (will come home next week)
• take their quarter 3 asssessment

In social studies students will learn about more great leaders this week - Martin Luther King Jr., Susan B. Anthony, and Helen Keller. 

Photos from Last Week

Mrs. Peruski, one of our guest readers!

Lucky Charms marshmallow comparing activity to celebrate St. Patricks day!

Celebrating our non-fiction unit by reading and teaching new information to our kindergarten friends!

Week of 3/12 News

Webber Discovery Fair

Webber’s annual Discovery Fair is scheduled for Friday, March 16 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, fifth grade jet toy demonstrations, LOHS and Waldon Robotics teams, a Home Depot kids’ workshop, a visual art immersion program, individual student projects of discovery, engineering challenges, and more!

We are in need of a few more parent volunteers to make this evening a success. If you are willing to help out for just a small portion of the evening, please click and sign up on the link below. Thank you!

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March is Reading Month Events this Week

• One day this week students will swap with another class and listen to a teacher read his or her favorite animal read aloud
• Wacky Wednesday, March 14 - Dress to Impress Day (donations to Oakland County Animal Shelter)
• 3/16 - Furry Friday Reading (bring in a stuffed animal to snuggle up with as we read)

Please sign up for spring parent-teacher conferences if you have not yet done so here. 

Learning This Week

Readers will...

• do a triple check to self monitor their reading
• make a plan for their reading time
• get help when they need it

Mathematicians will...

• collect, organize, represent, and interpret data with three categories
• solve comparing problems
• learn the math vocabulary words most and fewer 

Writers will...

• make sure their sentences are not too long by adding punctuation
• review their own reviews using a checklist
• rehearse their book reviews with a strong speaker voice
• read their book reviews to Mrs. Bruce's class

Scientists will...

• join a band with one other students from our class and each make their own instrument that produces a different sound. 
• perform their instruments in front of our class
• share how sound is made from their instrument
• display their instruments at the Discovery Fair outside of our classroom

In the photos below mathematicians sorted their given materials and organized their data to make comparisons!

News for 3/5

Celebrating Curiosity

Webber’s annual Discovery Fair is scheduled for Friday, March 16 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, fifth grade jet toy demonstrations, LOHS and Waldon Robotics teams, a Home Depot kids’ workshop, a visual art immersion program, individual student projects of discovery, engineering challenges, and more. What will YOU discover?

March is Reading Month Information

• Week of March 5-9
• Wacky Wednesday: March 7 Mismatched Day.  To participate students should bring in a small donation from loose change to a few dollars.  All funds collected will be donated to the Oakland County Animal Shelter in Pontiac.  It is going to be a ‘Dog vs. Cat’ collection.  Student council members will be coming around in the morning to collect the money from each class.  Your students will choose if they like dogs or cats best, by placing their donation into the correct bin. The totals collected for ‘Dog vs. Cat’ will be announced on the News Show each Friday.
• Oakland County Animal Shelter will be visiting Webber on Friday,  March 9.  The students will have the opportunity to meet a furry friend and hear about how to be a responsible pet owner, pet care and correct way to approach a stray animal. Dogs will be leashed at all times. Please let me know of any pet allergies. 
• 3/9 - Furry Friday Reading (bring in a stuffed animal to snuggle up with as we read), first at home reading BINGO page due!

Learning This Week

• In reading students will...
• read a nonfiction book aloud like an expert to a kindergarten student
• be the boss of their own reading saying "I can do this!"
• use everything they know to solve a word
• In math students will...
• take the unit 5 math test (you can look for this coming home on Friday)
• explore representing data
• organize categorical data
• use stair stepper tools to represent data
• In writing students will...
• make anthologies and celebrate all they've learned so far in review writing
• write a book review *please bring in 1 favorite book from home!*
• give sneak peek summaries in book reviews
• make book reviews just right - not too long, not too short
• In social studies students we will begin to learn about American Leaders. We will learn about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln this week. We will also study what makes a great leader. 
• In science we will continue to learn about how we hear sound and why we feel vibrations.

In this science experiment, students hit a hanger onto a wall and felt vibrations. They also heard a high pitched dinging sound when they pressed the string up to their ears. 

March

Celebrating Curiosity! On Friday, March 16, Webber will host our fourth annual Discovery Fair, an evening celebration of science, technology, and the arts. Many exciting activities are planned! All Webber students are invited to submit projects to the Discovery Fair. Students can enter anything that allows them ask questions and make discoveries about themselves and the world around them.  Project entry forms with complete details will come home soon. What will YOU discover? 

March is Reading Month Information and Dates! 

Our theme for this year is "PAWS FOR BOOKS!" We will be nurturing students’ love of reading at Webber with a month full of fun activities! Here is a look at our upcoming festivities…

• Week of March 1-2
• Students are encouraged to bring in a printed picture of them reading to a pet.  The pet can be real, stuffed,  grandma's, etc.  The pictures will be going up together on one big display. Please bring them in as soon as possible! 
• 3/2 - Furry Friday Reading (bring in a blanket to stuffed animal up with as we read)
• Week of March 5-9
• Wacky Wednesday’s Begin: March 7 Mismatched Day.  To participate students should bring in a small donation from loose change to a few dollars.  All funds collected will be donated to the Oakland County Animal Shelter in Pontiac.  It is going to be a ‘Dog vs. Cat’ collection.  Student council members will be coming around in the morning to collect the money from each class.  Your students will choose if they like dogs or cats best, by placing their donation into the correct bin. The totals collected for ‘Dog vs. Cat’ will be announced on the News Show each Friday.
• Oakland County Animal Shelter will be visiting Webber on Friday,  March 9.  The students will have the opportunity to meet a furry friend and hear about how to be a responsible pet owner, pet care and correct way to approach a stray animal. Dogs will be leashed at all times. Please let me know of any pet allergies. 
• 3/9 - Furry Friday Reading (bring in a stuffed animal to snuggle up with as we read)
• Week of March 12-16
• One day this week students will swap with another class and listen to a teacher read his or her favorite animal read aloud
• Wacky Wednesday, March 14 - Dress to Impress Day (donations to Oakland County Animal Shelter)
• 3/16 - Furry Friday Reading (bring in a stuffed animal to snuggle up with as we read)
• Week of March 19-23
• One day this week, students will have a classroom Read-in ‘Paw’ty where they can wear pajamas, bring in their favorite stuffed pet and enjoy a ‘Doggy Bag” of treats. Details to come! 
• Students will get to meet a therapy dog this week
• Wacky Wednesday, March 21 - College Day (donations to Oakland County Animal Shelter)
• 3/23 - Furry Friday Reading (bring in a stuffed animal to snuggle up with as we read)
• Week of March 26-29
• Students will meet a K-9 Unit dog and handler
• Wacky Wednesday, March 28 - Dress as your favorite Book Character day

*To keep our reading celebration happening at home, reading BINGO packets will be sent home this week. Please return each BINGO on the due date. Your child will earn paw tickets for each BINGO they return. These paw tickets will be entered in a drawing to receive book fair cash!*

Photos of  students marking interesting parts in their nonfiction books becoming read aloud experts

This Week

Valentines Day Party Photos

More Valentine's Day Photos from Mrs. Shaw can be viewed here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Yi0zTBDK3wRhATR72

On Thursday, Eni and his mom spent time teaching us about the Chinese New Year that starts Friday, February 16th! We learned about the legend of the dragon, made Chinese lanterns, and celebrated by receiving a red envelope with "white rabbit" candy and a gold coin!

...and here is a video of friends saying thank you in Chinese

News for 2-5

Announcements:

• Our Valentines Day Party will be Wednesday, February 14th at 8:30. We will enjoy a breakfast treat, play some valentines day games, and make a craft. We will end our party with students passing out their valentine cards. We have 23 students in our class. On your cards please have students leave the TO line blank and only have your child write their name in the FROM line. This makes passing out valentine cards much easier on the day of our party. Thank you!  
• We will make bags the week of Valentines Day in class to store our cards. You DO NOT need to bring in a box or bag for cards. Thanks! 

• SNOW GEAR - Please have your students bring in a separate bag for snow gear (let me know if you need one). It is too much to put in their backpack. Please label snow pants AND boots and make sure to send in shoes to wear in the classroom as we keep the boots outside of our classroom. I will be sure to communicate with specials teachers to make sure students have on their coats, hats, gloves, and boots when leaving their classroom at the end of the day.
• SNACK - please make sure your child has a snack each day and they know where it is located. At this point in the year they can be responsible for making sure they put their own snack in their backpack :) Thank you! 
• OPINION ORAL PRESENTATIONS - Please check the calendar sent home for your child’s presentation day. I am asking them to bring something to school that they love. This item should fit in a bag so they can easily transport it. Please have them describe what they are sharing and give at least 3 reasons why they love it. 

Learning This Week:

• Readers will...
• work on fluency, including stress and intonation while reading
• celebrate learning and create new goals
• not let the hard words get in the way
• crash word parts together to solve the whole word
• be flexible with vowels
• Writers will...
• expect disagreement
• award booby prizes for more practice and more fun
• boost arguments by being more convincing
• use quotation marks to show dialogue
• Mathematicians will...
• add and subtract with teen numbers
• play the number grabber game
• use addition to solve subtraction 

Specials This Week:

• Monday: Media
• Tuesday: Music
• Wednesday: P.E.
• Thursday: Art
• Friday: Media

Dates to Remember:

• 2/14 - Valentines Day Party 8:30-9:15
• 2/19-2/20 - Mid Winter Break, No school for students
• 2/23 - Snowball 6:30-8:30 pm

Pictures from our Ice Race Experiment