Reminder: Monday is Martin Luther King Day, and students have a holiday. Enjoy your day.
We discussed in class the importance of Martin Luther King, and why we honor him on this day.
Spelling (Jan17-20): Vowel Sound in shout is sometimes written as ow in how
however, mountain, mound, scout, shout, couch, towel, ounce, coward, outdoors, flowerpot, scowl, browse, announce, hound, trout, drowsy, grouch, eyebrow, boundary
Frequently misspelled words: outside, house
Science Students are having fun making their terrariums. The terrariums will be used to experiment with variables as they explore how their plants survive in the ecosystem created. In labs we will be working with soil, seeds, variables, and continue developing the words on my last blog. Composting is important to create healthy soil.
If you would like to learn how to compost click here : composting
UIL is an academic competition and the first one this year for elementary students will be February 25.
It is a Saturday, and a bus will be provided for transportation if your student competes. Only 4 students can act as a team in a division for the two competitions our 4th graders can enter. We will practice in our classrooms.The two competitions are:
Oral Reading: Students have 6 minutes to read a selection of poetry. The same selections can be read in each round. or
Ready Writing: Contestants are given a choice between two prompts, each of which defines the audience and provides the purpose for writing. The contestant will have two hours to write the composition.
Some 4th and 5th graders have signed up to practice on Thursdays for the ART SMART U.I.L. competition. this will be held also on February 25th at the same time.
Math Project Starting Soon: January23- February 3rd Students will be asked to locate pictures or take photos of geometric shapes and terms to make a Geometry Booklet. Begin now to find magazines to collect examples of parallel lines, intersecting lines, obtuse angles, acute angles, right angles, different polygons, and three dimensional shapes like types of pyramids, cylinders, types of prisms, transformations likes translations, rotations, and reflections. I will send home a complete list of geometric terms to include. The project is to work on vocabulary and recognize the use of geometry in our world.
Math Hint: Students need to show the steps and computations needed to get answers for their work.
If they will do this, it is easier for them to check for accuracy and reasonableness. Mental Math should not be the only strategy used.
No comments:
Post a Comment