Week of January 29th

This week in:

Language Arts–   Finding figurative language in our AR books and classwork.

Spelling- “ow” and “ou” vowel partners

Writing– Writing an informative response using 2 sources and citing evidence.

Math– Understanding Fractions

Question to ask your child “What does the numerator represent?” (It is the top number of a fraction and it represents how many equal parts are selected.)

Students may practice Math skills at Dreambox.com

Social Studies-  Continue our unit on California’s Native Americans

 

 Upcoming Events

• February 6^th– Fieldtrip! Madison and Sullivan classes to Living Coast Discover Center.  Please make sure your child has proper clothing and walking shoes.  We will be outside, near the bay.  Don’t forget to pack a lunch.
• February 9^th – Jump Rope for Heart Please make sure students are wearing proper shoes.  All students will be participating in the jump rope activities.
• February 13^th– Fieldtrip! Nixon, Hernandez and Thomas classes to Living Coast Discover Center
• February 15^th– Dances with Wolves @ 2pm
• February 16^th& 19^th– No school: Lincoln’s and Washington’s Birthday

Week of January 22nd

Science and Technology night is at 6:30pm this Thursday, January 25^th for our 3^rd – 6^th graders.

This week in:

Language Arts–   Continue our review of finding evidence in texts and the Close Reading strategy.

Spelling- Long and Short “oo”

Writing– Writing an informative response using 2 sources.

Math– Understanding Fractions

Question to ask your child “What does the denominator represent?” (It is the bottom number of a fraction and it represents how many equal parts per whole.)

Students may practice Math skills at Dreambox.com

Social Studies-  We will take a break from our unit on California’s Native Americans as the students present their Science Projects to the class.

 

 Upcoming Events

• January 25^th– 3^rd-6^th Grade Art, Science & Tech. Night 6:30pm -7:30pm
• February 6^th – Fieldtrip! Madison and Sullivan classes to Living Coast Discover Center
• February 13^th – Fieldtrip! Nixon, Hernandez and Thomas classes to Living Coast Discover Center
• February 15^th– Dances with Wolves @ 2pm
• February 16^th& 19^th – No school: Lincoln’s and Washington’s Birthday

Week of January 8th

Science and Technology night is coming up on January 25^th for our 3^rd – 6^th graders.  Students will be working individually on assigned science experiments using household items and perhaps items from the Dollar store.

Projects are due on Monday, January 22^nd.

 

This week in:

Language Arts–  Exploring Folktales.

             Questions to ask your child: “What are Metaphors?”  (A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison. Ie “Life is a rollercoaster.” “Time is money”)

 

Spelling- No spelling words this week.

 

Writing– Finish our narrative we started in December.

 

Math– Review our unit on Representing and Interpreting Data

Students may practice Math skills at Dreambox.com

 

Social Studies- Begin unit on California’s Native Americans

 

 Upcoming Events

• January 15^th– No School, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• January 25^th– 3^rd -6^th Grade Art, Science & Tech. Night 6:30pm -7:30pm
• February 15^th – Dances with Wolves @ 2pm
• February 16^th & 19^th – No school: Lincoln’s and Washington’s Birthday