Making Magic in Room 8
Weekly Update: February
13th-February 16th
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In Readers Workshop we will be
identifying how a character changes and providing examples for changes. We
will also be connecting with characters and discussing how we are similar to
the character. ** We will be starting a new reading log where students are
asked to write about an active reading strategy they used while they were
reading. Students are asked to write for 4 nights but continue to read 10
minutes everyday. Thank you for helping create strong readers! **
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In Writers Workshop we will be
emphasizing important words/feelings by underlining or capitalizing words or
phrases. We will also be revisiting the craft of dashes and revising for a
strong hook.
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This week in Math we will be
discussing doubling and halving numbers, measuring lengths to the nearest in.
and cm., creating a frequency table, line plot, and bar graph based on data
collected, and finding the median of a data set. We will also be celebrating
the 100th day of school on February 14th.... time sure is flying by!!
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This week in Science we will be
pouring liquids into various containers and noticing the water level. We will
also be starting a new investigation on small solid materials like grains,
pieces, and particles. We will be noticing how small solids behave in various
settings.
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During Social Studies we will be
starting our new unit on geography and our Earth. This week we will be
discussing what geography is and we will be learning the 7 continents and 4
major oceans.
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In Health we will be discussing
fire safety.
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Reminders:
- Valentine's Day party - Tues., Feb 14th
- if your child plans on handing out v-day cards please be sure that there is
a card for each child.
- Please send conference forms back ASAP
- Please return report card envelopes ASAP
- Please check and initial your childs
homework book daily
- Independent reading books should be
brought to school everyday
- Students should read for a minimum
of 10 minutes every day * Check out the new updated reading logs. Please
write about an active reading strategy that was used while reading for 4
nights!
- Students should also be practicing
their addition/subtraction facts for a minimum of 3 days a week for 5
minutes
- Reading logs and Fact Fluency logs are
due on Mondays