Each year the Weekley Family YMCA supports a program called Weekley Holiday Giving Program. This is an Outreach Program that gives families and children gifts so everyone has a happy holiday. This year our class sponsored an 11 year old boy.
Our holiday party was great!!!! We started with pizza for lunch, holiday Crafts, talent show, dreidel game and a musical book exchange. I would like to thank all of you that made it happen. Ilene Flora, the best room mom ever for organizing it all. Big thanks to all of you that sent goodies and were there to provide support and help.
Our first field trip this year was to the Health Science Museum. We started with lunch at Miller park, it was very cold but we survived.... This trip couldn't have come at a better time, as the biodiversity planner is coming to a close. We saw a cow eye dissection, and learned about special structural adaptation animals have to fit in their environment. We also saw a 4D movie called, Planet You. This movie was about bacteria, and viruses invasion of the human body. The 4D experience was interesting..... Last, I would like to Thank Mrs. Butler for coming with us on the trip.
Please remember to clip Box Tops. It is a great way to support our schools. Last year our school earned over $1200 with this easy fundraiser. The class with the most Boxtops wins a pizza party. I will start collecting them in class Monday.
Yesterday we investigated what happens to the mass of gum after we chew on it. Applying all that we have learned about the scientific method in the past few weeks the kids came up with their own hypothesis, or educated guess. Then they designed, and carried an experiment to prove just that. We were all able to collect data, organize it in a chart and later on draw conclusions. If you would like to find out what happens to the mass of gum talk to your child about it - they are experts now....
Please Practice multiplication/division flashcards with your child. The goal is to recall 60 facts in 60 seconds. If your child has mastered these basic facts, then add a zero or two or three to the numbers on the flashcards!
Science - Nature of science
Our first planner this year delves into the following central idea:
Migration leads to cultural transformation that affects personal histories.
We will inquire into:
We will be reading from the Social Studies textbook as well as some literature, both fiction and non-fiction, to learn about the different migration periods in history and to give us a glimpse of the different perspectives.
Language Art - We will enrich our vocabulary skills using the Word Explorer book. The students will be presented with a new lesson every Monday, and will be tested every Friday. Daily language reviews as well as English workbook will be used to review our grammar skills.
Reader's Notebook - In the weeks that we do not have LDC I expect the kids to read a minimum of 30 minutes a day as part of their homework. They can choose any chapter book and are required to write me letters (one a week), telling me all about their reading experience. There is a list of suggested letter topics in their reader's notebook. It is my hope that with time students will write naturally and be able to reflect on their reading with greater ease. I will pick up the reader's notebooks every other Friday.
