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

Important Announcements:

• Every Friday, your child brings home his/her Week in Review.  It is an overview of the week that includes reflections of what they learned, what they are proud of and a personal goal for the following week.  The backside contains their reading log.  Please review, sign and return on Mondays.

• Please review your child's Mid-Quarter Report, sign and return as soon as possible. Thank you!!

• We are increasing our weekly reading from 4 nights a week to 5 nights a week.  Your child is responsible for reading 5 evenings at home every week for at least 20 minutes. Reading outside of school will continue to improve your child's fluency, comprehension and increase his/her vocabulary. Most importantly, it will help your child develop a love for reading. Your child should be completing his/her reading log (backside of The Week in Review) each evening.

Dates to Remember:  
Wednesday:  Picture Day!
Thursday:  Crestwood Free Pizza Night at Incredible Pizza

What's Happening in Our Room....

Reading Workshop: 

• We will begin reading The Tiger Rising this week as we talk and practice "reading intensely".  The students have been practicing thinking while reading by writing down questions and connections while reading and also visualizing the story in their head.  Th students will also learn how to retell a story in chronological order and by synthesizing (reflecting what you have read and being able to draw your own conclusion and opinions as you tell about a story)

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will begin publishing their personal narrative through google classroom as they edit their piece.  They will be focusing on paragraphs, punctuating dialogue, sentence structure and spelling.

Math:

• The students will be tested over chapter 2 on Tuesday after reviewing on Monday.  The students will have a review guide to study from on Monday evening.
• We will begin chapter 3, Understanding Multiplication and Division, on Wednesday.

Science:

• The students will conduct another investigation this week following the Scientific Method.  They did an incredible job last week writing a conclusion  to their investigation.

Social Studies:

• The students are studying the geography of Missouri.