Dear Parents,
Important Dates:
Minimum Days – March 3rd through March 6th are minimum days for parent/teacher conferences. Dismissal time for grades 1-6 is 12:30 on each of those days.
Conferences – Conference notes will be sent home this week in Cougar folders. Conferences will only be requested for those I feel are needed at this time. If I have recently met with you, I did not request one either. If you would like to conference with me but do not receive a request, please let me know.
Spring Break – There will be no school from April 6th through the 10th for Spring Break.
Cougar Kiosk this Friday, February 28th after school.
Jeans for Teens – Please send any jeans to our classroom that you do not want or wear anymore. Donated jeans will be given to homeless teens. We will take any size or color – pants only please. Send by February 27th.
Here is a look at what we are doing in class during this week:
Math –
We are investigating fractions. Some of the main concepts we are learning are that the denominator tells us how many pieces one whole is divided into. It also helps us determine the size of the pieces. The numerator tells us how many pieces we we are counting to solve the problem. In the denominator, the bigger the number is, the small the pieces are. We are using manipulatives to see this and drawing pictures as well. There will be a mid chapter quiz on Tuesday.
Reading –
We are reading Charlotte’s Web as a class. E.B. white is a master of descriptive writing! We take not of that as we read and we are learning about figurative language used as well. There will be a comprehension test on Tuesday or Wednesday that covers the last 3 chapters we have read.
Writing –
We are writing an informational report on a famous woman in history. Each student will choose the woman they would like to research.
Science –
We are learning about why plants grow fruit this week.
P.E. – We have P.E. on Tuesday and Thursday
Library – We have library on Tuesday
Computer Lab – We have computer lab on Thursday