Odds and Ends:
* Culture Day: We are working hard on researching interesting facts about our countries and cultures. Starting on Monday, we will be typing the final copies, so all research has to be done by Monday. Please check your child's writing notebook to see that they have 4 good facts for each chapter so they are ready to start typing on Monday. Thanks!
*February Reading Logs: Reading logs are due Mon. 3/4, but can be turned in when you have completed 20 days of reading. Thanks!
THANK YOU to all of the parents who volunteered their time or donated items to our Valentine's Party. The kids had a great time!
Also, THANK YOU to Mrs. Gillon who came to read and teach the kids all about Black History Month and African American inventors. It was so interesting!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
* Thurs. 2/28: Spelling: 3 activities and test
Math: 12's multiplication test
*Fri. 3/1: No School: Institute Day
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:
*ELA: We will work on typing our final copies of our country/culture report. We are also focusing on non fiction text features and structures. We will explore the Chicago book as we learn about non fiction text features and how they help with our comprehension. We are also applying some of these features to our country reports.
* Spelling: We will continue to work with the same lists as last week. Due to the shortened week, the activities and test will be on Thurs. 2/28. During the month of March, we will take a break from spelling and focus on a word study of prefixes and suffixes.
*Social Studies: We are working on our culture day projects. A note will be sent home containing information about your child's presentation on their culture/country. A portion of the presentation is reading a few of the chapters of their paper, which we are working on in class. They also need to prepare some of the presentation at home- they can bring in artifacts (photos, souvenirs, clothing, food), make a poster about the culture, a google slide show, etc. The note will explain their options.
If your child chooses to send in food from his/her culture to share, please keep the following guidelines in mind:
1. bite sized samples only to share!
2. send in a complete list of ingredients and NO NUTS please
3. If your food requires utensils or cups/plates, please provide them
This is a highlight of the year and the kids and teachers LOVE these presentations. It's a great way to learn about the world and each other. The presentations will begin the week of March 11. Your child's note will have the exact day of their presentation, as not all students can share on the same day.
*Science: We are wrapping up our Amplify unit on forces and magnets in the next few weeks. We will understand the forces working to make the the floating train work!
*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We are working with division and multiplication, arrays, and writing our own story problems. We are also learning about perimeter and area. We will work on 12's multiplication facts this week. The following week, we will begin fast fact tests with the 2's division.
Have a great weekend together!
Best,
Mrs. Olsen
