Sunday, December 17, 2017

Weekly Learning Goals: Q2W10

Weekly Learning Goals

Q2 Week 10


MONDAY

9:30-9:45 Morning Work/Make Up Tests

9:45-10:15 Math & Reading Centers (This is to give students extra help/practice in skills they are struggling on) Centers will include: 
  • iXL (Money, Time, Number Patterns, & Place Value)
  • Writing (Make Up previous writing assignments)
  • iStation
  • Handwriting & Penmenship
  • Math Facts/Math Games

Starting at 10:20 until 11:50, we have "Holidays Around the World". 
Our schedule today is as follows:

10:20-11:00 Mrs. Vaughn's Room, Japan "Children's Day". We will be making origami samurai helmets and karp/koi kites.

11:00-11:40 Mrs. Ringold's Classroom, India. 

1:30-2:15 Ms. Alceius' Classroom

2:15-3:05 Ms. Bundick's Classroom, Sweden.

3:05 - Return to classrooms. Stack & Pack/ Indoor Recess


TUESDAY

9:30-9:45 Morning Work / Makeup Tests

9:45-10:30 Reading/ELA
Use the following link https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/fatherchristmas.shtml to investigate the origins of Santa Claus. The link may also be used to investigate Christmas Around the World (see icon at top of page). After finishing desired reading with class on the website, have students make Santa Claus craft.

11:00-11:40 Writing How to make the Grinch smile writing and craft activity/Elf Application

12:40-1:30pm Extra Practice for Winter Showcase

1:30pm-2:00pm  Science
Bill Nye the Science Guy "Magnetism" & Kahoot Matter Review

2:00pm-2:30 Math Addition Snowman (3 Digit #s) +/- 1, 100, 10. 

2:30-3:00 Math & Reading Centers (This is to give students extra help/practice in skills they are struggling on) Centers will include: 

  • iXL (Money, Time, Number Patterns, & Place Value)
  • Writing (Make Up previous writing assignments)
  • iStation
  • Handwriting & Penmenship
  • Math Facts/Math Games


TONIGHT is our class Winter Showcase! Please drop off your child AT my classroom at 5:30pm (no later). I will open my classroom doors at 5:20. You may pick them up at my classroom after the winter showcase. These Padawans have been practicing so hard so I know you will want to see them in action!


WEDNESDAY


We are continuing our "Holiday's Around the World" Activities today.

9:30-10:15 Ms. Wiles' Room U.S.A. (BBQ Chips, Rootbeer, and Music)

10:20 - 11:05 Mrs. Eckman's Room  Germany (Gingerbread Snacks & Craft)

11:05-11:50- Return to Classroom & Classroom Book Exchange

11:50-12:20 Lunch

12:40-1:25pm Ms. Riley's Room, England (Holiday Poppet). 

1:25pm Return to Classroom

1:30-3:00pm Wonderful Wednesday (Movie: The Magic Snowflake), Games, & Study Hall

3:00pm Stack & Pack & Indoor Recess


Monday, December 4, 2017

Weekly Learning Goals: Q2W8

I hope everyone had a restful weekend! I know that I did! I managed to find a Christmas tree for our classroom, and boy, did the Padawans get excited when it "felt like Christmas" walking in the classroom this morning.

This week we are reading "Haiti is My Home" on Reading A-Z. Your child has been "assigned" the book so they can study reading it, its vocabulary, and comprehension skills at home as well. Some of the vocabulary words to focus on:
  • dreadful
  • destroyed
  • earthquake
  • neighborhood
  • sorrowful
  • thankful
Some good comprehension questions to work on at home will be find in the lesson plan below.

In writing we are continuing learning about opinion writing. We are working practice packets in school, but please feel free to practice discussion opinions at home. (When they have an opinion, they have to give at least 3 reasons to support their opinion.)

In social studies we are continuing working on our group projects. Each group is studying a different country and this week we're going to work on putting our information together to give our presentations on Friday! I am so excited to see what they have learned!

In math, we are continuing place value, but discussing greater than, less than, and equal to. Science we are discovering how things sink or float. Can you find items at home and discover what sinks and what floats?


Reading Lesson Plans: Download

Writing Lesson Plans: Download

Social Studies Lesson Plans: Download

Math Lesson Plans: Download

Science Lesson Plans: Download