Happy Monday Everyone!

This week we are beginning our social studies unit on economics.  We will be learning about goods and services, supply and demand, needs vs wants, saving and spending, and income and taxes! Students were able to get with their partners (if they want to work with a partner) and brainstorm ideas for the good or service they want to do for Market Day.  Wednesday I will approve ideas and then they will come home for your approval.  Please do not feel like you have to spend money on this project.  There are plenty of ideas they can do for little or no cost at all.

Our spelling words this week have the -ge and -dge spelling pattern.  In math we started our unit on measurement, data and multi-digit computation with marble rolls.  If you haven't already, jump on Dojo and see the pictures I posted today.  They are having so much fun!

Looking ahead to next week we have field day on Friday, May 11th.  We would love for you to come join us.  More information will be coming home next week.

Have a wonderful week!

Amy

Happy Monday Everyone!

This week we are preparing for our writing assessment for our report cards, which we will take on Friday.  Students will be reading two articles and writing a complete paragraph about what they learned.  Our spelling words this week are homophones.  In math we are adding and subtracting within 1000.

Next week we will begin our Economics unit in social studies.  I look forward to this unit every year.  The kids have so much fun and they learn a lot too!  The culmination of this unit is Market Day.  This is a day where students will provide a service or make a good to sell.  Students will use "money" they have earned to shop during Market Day.  I will send more information home next week.

Please return all signed progress reports tomorrow and any blue registration cards by Friday.

Have a wonderful week!

Amy

Happy Monday Everyone!

This week we will read From Seed to Plant and look for the main ideas and the details that support the main idea.  We will also be writing a paragraph about what we have learned this week.  Our spelling pattern this week is aw, al, and o. 

In math this week we are creating and solving story problems.

Progress reports come home this Friday!

Have a wonderful week!

Amy

Welcome Back!

This week we are comparing two versions of the same fairy tale - Cinderella.  We are reading Yeh-Shen, from China, and The Egyptian Cinderella from Egypt!  We will be looking at the point of view of the characters.  We will practice using our dictionary skills to look up unfamiliar words and we will practice using adjectives in our sentences.  Our spelling pattern this week is ai, at, igh, and y.

In math we are measuring with centimeters and learning about fractions.

Friday is our next Focus Friday.  Please wear the color brown!  We will be talking about how to have balance in our lives.

Please start saving/sending in cardboard tubes from toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, or wrapping paper rolls.  We will need as many as we can get by the end of the month!

Have a wonderful week!

Amy