Our Walk to Read Event went very well on Friday! The entire school walked around the track then stopped and read together. It was amazing to see ALL of the students reading together! We collected LOTS of books and money. The Service Club is meeting on Monday afternoon to count everything. We will let you know the results. Thank you to all who donated and to the fourth graders for all their hard work. Trudy Marshall was amazed and very appreciative. She took photos to show the children in Africa.
Talent Show was another success. Our students have many, many gifts and talents! It takes bravery to get up in front of an audience and the kids did very well.
Our Regional UIL Event was on Saturday and our teams did very well. FCE won our division! More results will come soon! Be sure to consider trying out for one of our UIL teams next year. It is a great experience! We now move on to our District UIL competition on Feb. 11.
Read about our week:
Reading-We will continue to analyze traditional tales. This week we will focus on the book One Grain of Rice by Demi and a tall tale called Stormalong. We will also read and discuss some tales in small groups. Next week, we will read about Ruby Bridges and Brown vs. the Board of Education. We will begin reading historical fiction book club books that deal with civil rights. We have an ongoing theme of treating others with respect and talked about that topic in social studies as we discussed Native Americans. Later in the year, we will read historical fiction novels set during World War II and continue the discussion about respecting the differences of others.
Writing-We will continue with personal narrative writing and will work hard to draft, revise, edit, and publish personal narratives by Friday.
Grammar-Noticing subordinating conjunctions in mentor sentences and in our reading, then writing using these will be our focus this week. Subordinating conjunctions are words like although, after, as, when, while, unless, before, because, if, and since. They can be used at the beginning of a sentence as part of a dependent clause and require a comma, and a complete sentence to make a correct sentence. Example: Because the science projects are due tomorrow, students were working hard to finish them. They can also be used after an independent clause to make a complex sentence then won't need a comma. Students were working hard to finish them because the science projects are due tomorrow. We will work on this topic for a long time to understand and then apply it effectively. We will also continue to work on run on sentences, combining sentences, and dialogue.
Spelling-This week we will work on adding -ly to an adjective to make it an adverb. quick-quickly, The students will also have individual words.
Social Studies-We will finish our PBL projects on a topic of the student's choice that inspired them after watching the On the Way to School Documentary. We will present them on Wednesday. You are welcome to come and enjoy the presentations. They will begin at 9:30 on Wednesday in our classroom.
Dates to Remember:
Monday, Jan. 23-Book Fair all week! College Shirt Day.
Wednesday, Jan. 25-PBL project presentations at 9:30 am, Family Fun Night at Chick Fil A
Thursday, Jan. 26-Math/Science Night 5-7 pm
Friday, Jan. 27-Reading Response Letters due, Spelling test, Be sure to turn in completed reading logs. Wear FCE shirts or purple and green.
Monday, Jan. 30-College Shirt Day- Writing Club after school 2:50-3:50
Friday, Feb. 3-Reading Response Letters due, Spelling test, Be sure to turn in completed reading logs. Wear RED.
Saturday, Feb. 4-Volunteer at the RR Serving Center from 9-10:30
Monday, Feb. 6-College Shirt Day- Service Club after school 2:50-3:50
Tuesday, Feb. 7-PTA General Meeting at 9:00 am
Friday, Feb. 10-Reading Response Letters due, Spelling test, Be sure to turn in completed reading logs. Wear FCE shirts or purple and green.
Saturday, Feb. 11- UIL District Event-Go FCE!
Monday, Feb. 13-College Shirt Day- Writing Club after school 2:50-3:50
Tuesday, Feb. 14-Mentor Visit at 9:15 am, Valentine Party at 1:00
Thursday, Feb. 16-Jump Rope for Heart
Friday, Feb. 17--Reading Response Letters due, Spelling test, Be sure to turn in completed reading logs. Wear FCE shirts or purple and green.
Monday, Feb. 20-No school for students
Wednesday, Feb. 22-Group and Spring Photos
Thursday, Feb. 23-Student Art and Frame sale
Friday, Feb. 24--Reading Response Letters due, Spelling test, Be sure to turn in completed reading logs. Wear FCE shirts or purple and green.
Hope you had a great weekend! Thank you for sharing your child with me. Let me know if you have any concerns.
Sincerely,
Pam
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