Cursive Handwriting

The students are learning to write in cursive. They're excited and proud of their hard work. We've been practicing lowercase e, u, w, i and l. 

Social Studies Review and Test

We reviewed Unit 4 today in class. Your child should have brought home his/her Social Studies book to review at home. The Social Studies test is on Thursday, January 29th. 

Money, Money, Money!

The students are learning to count money. We started with dimes, nickels and pennies and some students are still struggling a bit. Tomorrow we will begin counting groups of coins with quarters too. Please have your child practice counting groups of coins each night so they can improve their money counting skills. Also have your child practice calling the coins by their names not their values. Thanks for your help at home with this life skill.

Writing

The students have been writing informational stories. They decided what they were an expert at and their writing is teaching others what they know. Today, the students had a chance to use Google to research and find more about their topic. They learned how to cite their source in their writing too! 

Math Test Tomorrow

The students have been working hard learning to subtract 3-digit numbers. We reviewed today and I sent home the graded review sheets. Please go over any errors with your child so they're ready for the test tomorrow!

Author Visit

The students enjoyed the book Absolute Mayhem by Kelly Suellentrop! The author/illustrator shared the book and shared all the work that authors do to make a book. The characters Lulu and Milo are kids who have both order and mayhem in their lives! They'll be more Lulu and Milo books in the future.

Fun at The Magic House

The students worked hard at their work station! They had fun taking a few breaks to go fishing, shopping, and visiting the pet clinic. The students learned a lot about being consumers and working in a community. After working in the community, they worked on a family budget. 

Math News

The students are learning to subtract 3-digit numbers with regrouping. They've been enjoying practicing with our dry erase boards and markers. Many students need more practice with the subtraction facts as using their fingers or a number line to subtract really slows them down. The students are working hard at their math stations.

New Year's Resolutions

Yesterday we talked about setting goals for the new year. The students wrote their New Year's Resolutions!

Check out a few:

Read to Succeed

The students will be bringing home a student reading log for the Read to Succeed Program. If the students read 6 hours by February 20th, they're earn a Six Flags ticket. Please return the form when the 6 hours are completed. The nightly reading homework counts towards the reading minutes.