Feb. 29- March 4

February 29- March 4

This week we will:

- learn how to subtract using a number line. 

- write a friendly letter to our parents.
- review ou and ow sounds and spellings.
- wrap up our opinion writing project.
- review possessive nouns.

- learn more about the Moon.

- continue our fairy tales project.

Below is a You Tube video modeling how to subtract using a number line.
This is how I will teach this strategy.  I will be teaching "adding in chucks to subtract", which is the skill the teacher in the video is modeling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BepTP0VUxik

Upcoming events:
March 2: Read Across America and Pajama Day
March 3: Leadership Night, 6- 7pm
March 10: Picture Day
March 11: Pirate Palooza School Dance
March 14- 17: Book Fair
March 17: Lego Night 6-8pm

Please allow your child to wear pajamas on Wednesday, March 2.  
March 2 is Read Across America day.  We will have a normal academic morning, then participate in Read Across American in the afternoon. 

February 22- 26

February 22- 26

This week we will:

- learn how to add using a number line. 

- write a friendly letter to our parents.
- review au and aw sounds and spellings.

- learn about the Moon.

- continue our fairy tales unit.
  This week we will be reading story fairy tales from
  The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales. 
- continue our writing unit, opinion.

Upcoming events:
February 24: STEM career and Science Fair Reception, 6-7 pm
March 3: Leadership Night, 6- 7pm
March 10: Picture Day
March 11: Pirate Palooza School Dance
March 14- 17: Book Fair
March 17: Lego Night 6-8pm

You Tube on Adding with a Number Line:
https://youtu.be/UYJMGp94CkQ

Feb. 8- 12

 

February 8-12

This week we will:

- review how to subtract with regrouping two and three digit numbers using base ten blocks.
- learn a new subtraction strategy, Constant Difference

- write a friendly letter to our parents.
- review oi and oy sounds and spellings.

- learn about the Sun and the Stars 

- continue our fairy tales unit.
This week we will be comparing different versions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
- continue our writing unit, opinion.

Upcoming events:
Tuesday, Feb. 9: Jump Rope for Heart
Wednesday, Feb. 10: Field trip to see Sleeping Beauty
Thursday, Feb. 11: Donuts with Dad (last name A- L)
Friday, Feb. 12: Donuts with Dad (last name M- Z)
Feb. 15- 19: Winter Break

Example of Constant Difference.
You Tube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNLg4XIA25U

The Moon web Quest

The Moon

 Web Quest (class project) 

Click on the link below to complete your tasks. 

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/moon/facts.htm