What's Happening in Room 30.....

Important Announcements:

• The students will have a vocabulary test on Friday.
• Crestwood's Science Night is this Thursday at 6:30.  Mad Science will be at Crestwood with hands-on science activities along with the opportunity to see the science fair projects created by Crestwood students.  Come join the fun!
•  We are starting a fun incentive using our online math program, ALEKS.  Each week, I will be looking for 2 students to be the ALEKS Queen/King for the week.  One student will be announced as the ALEKS Queen/King for completing the most topics in the week, and the other student will be announced as the ALEKS Queen/King for spending the most time working on ALEKS for the week.  This past week, Abbey spent 2 hours and 33 minutes on ALEKS and Macallan and Nathan tied in completing 11 topics this past week!  They will get to sit at my desk with a special treat during math wearing a stylish crown.  Way to go, Abbey, Macallan and Nathan!

Word of the Week: vex (feeling annoyed or worried)  Julie was vexed when she was ready to play in the snow and couldn't find her boots.

Dates to Remember:  

Tuesday:   Major Savers Collection Day
                      Environmental Club @ 3:30
Wednesday:  Last Day for Major Savers
Thursday: Choir @ 8:00
                     Mad Science @ 3:30
                     Science Night at 6:30 
                                              

What's Happening in Our Room.... 

Reading Workshop:

• We will continue to practice using F.U.N. (find, underline and number) and finding text proof when answering questions about a given text this week. Having the students pre-read questions and then go back to the text to find answers are two strategies we have been working on in class.  The students use F.U.N. when they locate the answer in the text.  They find the answer, underline it and place the question number next to the answer.  

Writer's Workshop:

•  The students are creating wonderful google slides for their informational writing pieces.  This week, they will begin to edit their writing and decide on specific text features to include in each slide.  

Math:

• The students are continuing to learn about fractions.  They will be adding, subtracting and multiplying fractions this week.

Social Studies:

• The students started social studies this past week with Ms. Dausmann and are learning about the life of a pioneer.