Week of Feb. 1st

This week we will be reading Helen Keller and the Big Storm while working on words with oo, ue,ew, and ui sounds.  We will also focus on fact and opinion.  Groundhog's Day will be celebrated Tuesday.  We will also be learning about an artist named Jim Dine who was famous for painting hearts.  We will paint hearts too!  In Social Studies we will be learning about Harriet Tubman & Rosa Parks.  In Language Arts we will be writing a response paragraph and working on adverbs.  In Math we are working on measurement.  It will be a busy week.

Week of Jan. 25th

This week we will be reading the story I Like Where I Am while working on the diphthongs oi and oy.  We will also be working on theme and plot.  In Social Studies we will be learning about American Symbols and directions.  We will finish up fractions in Math and start a unit on measurement.  Adverbs will be studied in Language Arts.  Please sign up online for a conference with me.  Information went home tonight on how to do this!

Week of Jan. 11th

We will be reading the story The Lifecycle of a Pumpkin while working on varient vowels, fact and opinion.  We will be writing friendly persuasive letters this week as well as working on adjectives.  In math we will continue to work on geometry.  In Science we will be spending time learning about the moon, sun, and our solar system.  We will start working on map skill in Social Studies.