Dear Parents
Last week was an
exciting week with our Mini Academies, a mid-week holiday, and our 100th
Day of School! Thank you to all the
parents who volunteered for our Mini Academies.
As always, the children love all the wonderful activities.
Here’s a look at our
week ahead:
Monday (Day 6) –
Music and P.E.
Tuesday (Day 1) – Art
and World Language
Wednesday (Day 2) –
Music and P.E.
Thursday (Day 3) –
World Language
Friday (Day 4) – Art
and P.E. Swimming
Home Learning
Our February HomeLearning menu has been posted. Please
encourage your child to complete one activity each week in addition to reading
for 20 minutes each night.
Reader’s Workshop
This week we focus on
reading informational books to grow our knowledge about a topic. Students will read multiple books about the
topic they chose. As they read, they’ll
practice recording their new learning and vocabulary on Post-Its. In addition, students will begin reading a
number of books about their topic and think about how the information goes
together.
Writer’s Workshop
We are working on our
second informational book. This week we focus on learning how to elaborate upon
our ideas by adding facts, details, definitions of expert words, steps, and
tips. Our week begins by learning how to
write a fact and then provide a little more information about it to help the
reader gain a better understanding of the topic. Our lessons on definitions will focus on how
to write a definition in the glossary and how to write one within the text.
Science
This week we begin
learning about the role exercise plays in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. We’ll begin learning about different types of
exercises that help develop our stamina, strength, and flexibility. We’ll discuss the importance of warming-up
before exercising and cooling down after to help keep our bodies safe. Simple stretches and exercises will be
incorporated into these lessons to help get our heart rates pumping!
Math
Our geometry unit
continues this week and students will begin learning how rectangular arrays and
how to partition squares and rectangles into halves and fourths. Students will be asked to build and draw all
the possible arrays for a given number. As
we begin looking at fractions, students will learn how to partition shapes into
equal shares. This is a great time to
incorporate fractions into your lives at home.
Think of all the circular, square, or rectangular foods that you eat
that can be partitioned into halves, thirds and fourths.
Dinner Questions
What types of
exercise do you like to do? How do they
help you to be healthy?
What information are
you writing about in your nonfiction book?
What is the most interesting for you?
Show me how to
partition a (square or rectangle) into halves, thirds or fourths? Are there other ways? How do you know?
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