Reading  

Your child is responsible for reading at least 20 min. every night.  They will respond to their nightly reading at least 3 days out of the week on the classroom wiki.  I will monitor entries nightly.   

 LASSO A BOOK CALENDAR: Don't forget to sign every night on the Lasso a Book Calendar.  The calendar will be due on February 28th.

Reading Skill: We will review skills that were low scoring on the Reading CDB.

Students will continue to discuss in book chats (guided reading and Teacher Read Aloud) the following skills: main idea, supporting details, story's main events, summarizing, theme, story elements, character analysis, figurative language, context clues and making inferences.
                     

Click here to visit the Reading page

Language Arts/Writing 

Students will be editing and revising their Porquois Tale this week. 

Spelling Skill:   Contractions with n't; 'd; 've; 'll

We will test over this skill this week.

Examples:

Click here to visit the Writing page 

   Math

MATH CDB WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH. 

This CDB will be a 4 hour STARR mock assessment.

We will continue to review for the Math CDB on Monday and Tuesday this week.

Unit of Study: Time and Measurement Unit 

Students will tell time to the nearest minute and identify a time between two times given.

Students will continue to identify math actions in story problems and solve using pictures, numbers and words.

Click here to visit the Measurement Page 

PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD PRACTICING MULTIPLICATION FACTS TO THE 10'S EVERY NIGHT.  THIS IS A PROMOTION REQUIREMENT. 

We will do a timed multiplication fact quiz every morning.  Students will move to the next level everytime they score a 100 on the 3 minute quiz. 

CONGRATUALTIONS TO AUSTIN and KATIE!  THEY HAVE PASSED ALL THE MULTIPLICATION TABLES AND ARE NOW WORKING ON  DIVISION TABLES! 

Starting the 3rd week of this grading period, students will be taking the timed multiplication fact promotion assessment every three weeks.  Each time the promotion test is given it will count for a math grade.  It will not count as a test grade, but as a daily work grade.

 Click here to practice math facts   

 Click here to visit the Math page

Social Studies

Economics Unit:  Students will learn about entrepreneurs from the past and present:

Henry Ford, The Guenther Family, Milton Hersey, Sam Walton, H.E.Butt, and Bill Miller.

Click here to visit the Social Studies page

Science

Matter Unit:  Students will explore changes in matter by applying heat (thermal energy) and cold temperatures to a solid and a liquid.  Students will also explore with mixtures and solutions. 

Click here to visit the Science page

Important Information      

• All students should read at least 20 minutes every night and complete the on line reading journal at least 3 days out of the week. 
• Citizenship folders will be sent home every Friday.    
• Please check your child's binder for work samples.  Work samples will be kept behind designated tabs in your child's binder until the end of the grading period. 

   

          UPCOMING EVENTS   

• Feb. 26 - Comprehensive Math CDB  ( 4 hours )
• Feb. 27 - Timed Multiplication Test
• March 1 - Longhorn Stampede Carnival 
• March 6 - Individual Pictures
• March 10-14 - Spring Break 

Early Release Days    

• March 28, 2014
• May 9, 2014

2013-2014 STAAR Testing Dates

• April 22 - Math
• April 23 - Reading

Reading  

Your child is responsible for reading at least 20 min. every night.  They will respond to their nightly reading at least 3 days out of the week on the classroom wiki.  I will monitor entries nightly.   

 LASSO A BOOK CALENDAR: Don't forget to sign every night on the Lasso a Book Calendar.  The calendar will be due on February 28th.

Reading Skill: Theme/Central Idea/Character Traits/Story Plot

Genre: Porquois Tales 

Students will continue to discuss in book chats (guided reading and Teacher Read Aloud) the following skills: main idea, supporting details, story's main events, summarizing, theme, story elements, character analysis figurative language, and context clues.
 READING CDB WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH

Click here to visit the Reading page

Language Arts/Writing 

Students will be writing a Porquois Tale.  We will begin prewriting and writing the rough draft.  

Spelling Skill:   Contractions with n't; 'd; 've; 'll

We will review these for the next two weeks.

Examples:

Click here to visit the Writing page 

   Math

Unit of Study: Geometry and Spatial Reasoning 

Students will explore with perimeter and calculate perimeter of polygons.

Students will construct 3 dimensional geometric shapes with marshmallows and toothpicks.  Students will identify characteristics: edges, faces, vertices and compare pyrmids and prisms.  

Students will continue to identify math actions in story problems and solve using pictures, numbers and words.

We test over geometry on Friday, Feb. 21st.

MATH CDB WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH. 

This CDB will be a 4 hour STARR mock assessment.

Click here to visit the Geometry Page 

PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD PRACTICING MULTIPLICATION FACTS TO THE 10'S EVERY NIGHT.  THIS IS A PROMOTION REQUIREMENT. 

We will do a timed multiplication fact quiz every morning.  Students will move to the next level everytime they score a 100 on the 3 minute quiz. 

CONGRATUALTIONS TO AUSTIN and KATIE!  THEY HAVE PASSED ALL THE MULTIPLICATION TABLES AND ARE NOW WORKING ON  DIVISION TABLES! 

Starting the 3rd week of this grading period, students will be taking the timed multiplication fact promotion assessment every three weeks.  Each time the promotion test is given it will count for a math grade.  It will not count as a test grade, but as a daily work grade.

 Click here to practice math facts   

 Click here to visit the Math page

Social Studies

Economics Unit: Students will learn about supply, demand and scarcity and how it can affect a business profit. We will also learn about entrepreneurs from the past and present:

Henry Ford, The Guenther Family, Milton Hersey, Sam Walton, H.E.Butt, and Bill Miller.

Click here to visit the Social Studies page

Science

Matter Unit:  Students will explore changes in matter by applying heat (thermal energy) and cold temperatures to a solid and a liquid.  Students will also explore with mixtures and solutions. 

Click here to visit the Science page

Important Information      

• All students should read at least 20 minutes every night and complete the on line reading journal at least 3 days out of the week. 
• Citizenship folders will be sent home every Friday.    
• Please check your child's binder for work samples.  Work samples will be kept behind designated tabs in your child's binder until the end of the grading period. 

   

          UPCOMING EVENTS   

• Feb.  19 - Reading CDB ( 2 hours )
• Feb. 21 - Progress Reports / Rodeo Day 
• Feb. 26 - Comprehensive Math CDB  ( 4 hours )

Early Release Days    

• March 28, 2014
• May 9, 2014

2013-2014 STAAR Testing Dates

• April 22 - Math
• April 23 - Reading

Reading  

Your child is responsible for reading at least 20 min. every night.  They will respond to their nightly reading at least 3 days out of the week on the classroom wiki.  I will monitor entries nightly.   

 LASSO A BOOK CALENDAR: Don't forget to sign every night on the Lasso a Book Calendar.  The calendar will be due on February 28th.

Reading Skill: Theme/Central Idea

Genre: Legends, Tales, Fables and Myths

Students will continue to discuss in book chats (guided reading and Teacher Read Aloud) the following skills: main idea, supporting details, story's main events, summarizing, theme, story elements, character analysis figurative language, and context clues.
 

Click here to visit the Reading page

Language Arts/Writing 

Students are finishing their 2nd rough draft of their favorite memory from Christmas Break.  Students will begin writing an explanatory story on the life cycle of a frog next week.

We will test over the spelling skill this week. 

Spelling Skill:   adding -ed and -ing to root words

1. hop          hopping       hopped
2. hope        hoping         hoped 
3. come       coming
4. step         stepping     stepped
5. cry           cried
6. make       making
7. agree      agreed         
8. try           tried
9. hurry       hurried
10. swim       swimming
11.  dance      dancing      danced 
12. hit            hitting
13. flip           flipping      flipped
14. smile        smiling      smiled
15. rake          raking        raked

Click here to visit the Writing page 

   Math

Unit of Study: Geometry and Spatial Reasoning 

Students will construct polygons; compare for congruency and identify quantity of lines of symmetry. Students will locate and name points on a number line using whole numbers and fractions  Students will continue to identify math actions in story problems and solve using pictures, numbers and words.

We will continue to apply previously learned concepts in problem solving.

Click here to visit the Geometry Page 

PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD PRACTICING MULTIPLICATION FACTS TO THE 10'S EVERY NIGHT.  THIS IS A PROMOTION REQUIREMENT. 

We will do a timed multiplication fact quiz every morning.  Students will move to the next level everytime they score a 100 on the 3 minute quiz. 

CONGRATUALTIONS TO AUSTIN and KATIE!  THEY HAVE PASSED ALL THE MULTIPLICATION TABLES AND ARE NOW WORKING ON  DIVISION TABLES! 

Starting the 3rd week of this grading period, students will be taking the timed multiplication fact promotion assessment every three weeks.  Each time the promotion test is given it will count for a math grade.  It will not count as a test grade, but as a daily work grade.

 Click here to practice math facts   

 Click here to visit the Math page

Social Studies

Economics Unit: Students will learn about simple businesses and free enterprise.  Students will create a free enterprise plan for a business they would like to start.  They will also create an advertisement for their business. 

Click here to visit the Social Studies page

Science

Matter Unit:  Students will explore physical properties of a solid, liquid and gas.  Students will write a riddle for a mystery object they brought feom home.  The riddle will describe the objects physical properties.  Students will experiment with density and bouyancy of solid states of matter. 

Click here to visit the Science page

Important Information      

• All students should read at least 20 minutes every night and complete the on line reading journal at least 3 days out of the week. 
• Citizenship folders will be sent home every Friday.    
• Please check your child's binder for work samples.  Work samples will be kept behind designated tabs in your child's binder until the end of the grading period. 

   

                UPCOMING EVENTS   

• Week of Feb. 3 - College Week
• Feb. 5 - 100th day of school 
• Feb. 7 - Early Release Day 
•  February 13: FAMILY READING NIGHT: WE LOVE BOOKS!! Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. The evening begins at 6:00pm in the cafeteria!
  
• Week of Feb.  18 - Reading CDB
• Week of Feb. 24 - Comprehensive Math CDB  

Early Release Days   

• February 7, 2014
• March 28, 2014
• May 9, 2014

2013-2014 STAAR Testing Dates

• April 22 - Math
• April 23 - Reading