Weekly Update - March 1st

Happy First Friday in March! 
Where has the time gone????

Next week we will be working on the following topics: 
ELA: We will continue Journeys working on Lesson 19. In lesson 19 we will review text and graphic features and questioning. We will introduce synonyms and putting commas in dates and places. Our spelling focus will be on words with ar. We are reading Roald Dahl's Matilda.        

Math: Next week we will continue spiraling through Saxon working on identifying a.m. and p.m., noon and midnight, dozen and half dozen. We will also work on adding three 2 digit numbers and reading a thermometer to the nearest 2 degrees - perfect for our weather unit! 

Science: This past week we focused on the Scientific Method to get students ready for our science fair on March 28th (please note the date change due to the Fun Run on March 29th). Students have learned that Purple Horses Eat Oranges Constantly (P.H.E.O.C.)...otherwise an acronym for the Scientific Method (Problem, Hypothesis, Experiment, Observations, Conclusion). This week we will begin our unit on weather. We will focus on weather and precipitation, storms, go on a weather scavenger hunt, and create manual thermometers.        

Friend of the Week: Grace Hyatt

Click on this link to see the F.O.W. schedule for the entire year: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai_iR7kLmmMpdGw0RC1hZmlIeWtPWDd3NTE0QmV4SVE#gid=0

  Reminders/F.Y.I:  

• Penny War - We need silver coins or dollar bills for our room and pennies to give to other classes. This competition will go on until March 8th. 
• Reflection Folders come home today - please go over the work with your child. As always, sign your name and send the assessments (in the back/right pocket) back to school on Monday. 
• P.E. days next week are Monday, Wednesday and Friday. *The handbook A/B days calendar is wrong starting February 18th. Please check my blog for an accurate schedule of PE days each week.  

• Silent Auction - CIS will be hosting the Annual Spring Social and Silent Auction THIS Sunday, March 3 from 1:00 pm-5:00 pm. The auction is open to the community. Tickets are 1/$10 or 2/$15. Childcare will be available for a small fee.  
• JA - A big THANK YOU to Mrs. David (Taylor's mom) for stepping up and volunteering to teach  5 weeks of our Junior Achievement program to the class. She will start Tuesday!
• Recycled Art Project - A big THANK YOU to Mrs. VanDenBerg (Ella's mom) for stepping up and volunteering to lead our Recycled Art Classroom Contest for Earth Week. 
• Science Fair - The date has been changed to Thursday, March 28th from 9-11 a.m.
• Fun Run - March 29th...look for more information to come home soon.
• Wedding - I will be out from March 20-29th for my wedding and honeymoon. Mrs. Bacharach will be my substitute. She knows the ins and outs of how my classroom runs, so I expect it to go very smoothly.