Classroom News: November 3-7

Wow! I was so impressed with the student’s measurement projects today! Each and every project was unique and so creative. I am very proud of them for their hard work and for presenting in front of their peers. Look for your child’s graded rubric to come home on Monday. Projects will be displayed in the Media Center until the Thanksgiving Break.  I am including pictures of the students and their projects below.

This week we wrapped up our measurement centers and worked on using the 100’s chart to add and subtract two digit numbers. Next week, we will continue working on this strategy and we will work on solving one and two digit word problems using the strategies we have learned so far. Be on the lookout for some Thanksgiving word problems! Here are some pictures from our Gummy Worm stretch activity! The kids really enjoyed estimating and measuring gummy worms in centimeters and inches and then making a comparison. 

In science we have just begun to learn about energy. Our focus next week will be on light energy and heat energy. Students will be learning how to do a “close read” with an informational piece of text. We will be integrating non-fiction text features in with our energy study and then will create an informational writing piece that includes the non-fiction text feature elements. Tuesday, we will visit the Science Lab. Ask your child to tell you what energy means!

Below you will find some important dates so get ready to mark your calendars! From now until our holiday break in December we will be very busy.

FYI: Monday, I will be sending home a sheet about sack lunches. This is for our field trip to the Nutcracker. We will actually be eating at school before we go but will have to eat in our classroom. I will need to know if your child will be purchasing a sack lunch from school or will be bringing their lunch from home. Please send these back ASAP. I will need to give the lunchroom a count of how many lunches to make!

Important Dates:

November 13^th  - Chick-Fil-A Night
November 14^th  - FBI Breakfast and Meeting
November 18^th  - Thanksgiving Lunch for K & 5
November 19^th  - Thanksgiving Lunch for 3 & 4
November 20^th  - Thanksgiving Lunch for 1 & 2 (Our assigned time is 11:10 am)

November 24-28^th - Thanksgiving Break

December 4^th – Performing Arts Fieldtrip to the Nutcracker