HI,
Science weather test on Monday. Study on Stemscopes.
Reading log due on Monday.
Go to Think Through Math-FCE webpage, students, Think Through Math-Students should have their passwords.
Go to Quia.com to practice geometry vocabulary-go to Mrs. Brannan's website then geometry games
Go to I-Station to practice reading. Students should have their log in.
Read this letter about the band-aid drive and bullying awareness:
Hello everyone!
My name is Emily Couture and I am a junior at Cedar Ridge High School. I organized "Bullying is Whack Day" in October as part of my Girl Scout Gold Award project. My project is called H.E.A.L. (Help Encourage Affection and Love) and is helping to raise awareness about anti-bullying and kindness throughout Forest Creek Elementary. The last part of my project is a band aid drive. I feel as if a band aid represents my project and anti-bullying so I want to collect around 1,000 band aids (about one for every student) and make a giant heart out of them to frame and hang in FCE. I will be on broadcast the following week of April 15-19 advertising this band aid drive which ends Friday April 19th. The class that brings in the most band aids will get a prize (which is undecided as of right now). The band aids can be any size, shape, or color as long as they are not used.
Thank you for all your help!
Emily Couture
Read about our week!
Reading-We read and discussed some articles and books this week in small groups. We read a WWII book about a boy who was sent to Scotland to avoid the Blitz in London. We also read articles about Japanese Internment camps and Navajo Code Talkers. Half the class read one and half read the other and they each discussed their article with a person who read the other article. There was some good discussion and great cooperation. An article about the Brown vs. Board of Education case was also read and discussed by many students. We are working on reading longer pieces and summarizing effectively as well as making inferences and using context to understand vocabulary. We will work on these concepts next week.
Math-Geometry and measurement has been a focus. We are using blocks to measure volume as well as rulers and meter sticks to measure length. We are doing a lot of problem solving and lots of discussion to help us learn and practice strategies. Continue to practice math facts and go to Think through Math to practice at home.Review geometry vocabulary on quia.com. Go to Mrs. Brannan's website and quia then do games to practice geometry vocabulary. We will be having a test on geometry vocabulary next week on Friday.
Writing- We are working on writing poetry about weather including similes, metaphors, and lots of descriptions using sensory words. Line breaks and stanzas are included in our poetry and many of our poems will be entered into our Rising Star contest for our school. I wonder if any of our work will be published.
Science-Weather test on Monday. We collected weather data this week, watched videos, and worked on some weather plays. We will be performing our plays or reader's theaters for our reading buddies on Friday.
Empty Bowl Project is tomorrow at Cedar Ridge High School. Come and see our bowls and support the Round Rock Serving Center.
Bring in food and books for the Round Rock Serving Center also. The shelves were almost empty last Saturday when we were there.
Have a great weekend. Keep working hard.
Sincerely,
Pam Bartholomew
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