We had a great week and I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend.
Science Fair-The science projects looked amazing. The projects in the fair from all grade levels were great and we have many projects going onto Regionals! Nice job, Jack M.! Good luck at Regionals!
Science and Math Night was a lot of fun and was filled with great learning activities. Thank you to all who attended!
Monthly Reading Challenge: Our monthly reading challenge was to read three Traditional Literature books and write about them. (fairy tales, tall tales, fables, myths, trickster tales, etc...) Many of the students already did this in class and will be coming to our lunch in the classroom on Wednesday.
Let's read about our week:
Reading-We are finishing up our study of Traditional Tales and will begin reading more non-fiction. We will read book club books and articles that deal with Civil Rights and will discuss our responsibility to treat others with respect, especially people who are different than us.
Writing-We are finishing up our personal narrative writing and will celebrate our published pieces on Tuesday! We will then write more expository pieces and continue to apply our grammar/punctuation study to our writing and add specific details and examples to make our opinions stronger.
Grammar-This week we will continue our study of strengthening sentences by combining them and using openers to enhance meaning. We will also look at correct ways to punctuate these sentences and which ways make our thoughts clear to the reader. Tell your child when you read and find an amazing sentence. Talk about what makes a sentence effective and clear and different ways to rearrange a sentence and still keep the same complete thought. This could be a fun car game while driving to practice or appointments!!!!
Spelling-Last week we changed adjectives to adverbs by adding ly. This week we will continue to do this but the adjectives that we are studying end in consonant y and the y needs to be changed to an i before adding ly. We will also have individual words. Talk to your child about patterns in the words as you are studying spelling.
Social Studies-We are learning about Stephen F. Austin and the Old Three Hundred, who were the first people to settle with Austin in Texas. We will pretend that we are Stephen F. Austin and will read letters from potential colonists and evaluate them to decide whether they would be an asset to our colony. We will also begin talking about Santa Anna's dictatorship.
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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