Valentines Day Parties, February 13th, 2:30-3:30. If students are planning on bringing in valentines for friends this day, they must bring in a valentine for each member of our class. Please see the list of students added to a note in the Friday folder regarding the party. Students may create a valentine bag or box to bring to school on the 13th. Prizes will be awarded to the top three creative boxes. PTSA is sponsoring a project for Children's Hospital, "From Our Heart to Yours". During the Valentine's Day party we will be helping the class prepare craft kits for the patients at children's hospital. Each grade level will be preparing kits for the children at the hospital to enjoy during their stay. Our class will be assembling the materials, but will not make the projects. More information will follow this blog.
Monday, January 20th Martian Luther King holiday. No school.
Friday, January 24th, Flex Day by appointment. See note attached to student planner last Monday.
Early release: Wednesday,February 26th, 1:00.
Science Fair: Wednesday, January 29th.
No School: Friday, February 14th (teacher workday) and Monday, February 17th (President's Day).
1. List the author's purpose for writing the following piece. Constructed Response: In the text, Wildlife Refuge, give three examples why the writer thinks it's a good idea to take a field trip to the Wildlife Refuge.
Wildlife Refuge* Field Trip
Dear Mr. Smith and Mrs. Nieto,
We have a problem. The wildlife here in the city is very limited. There is not a lot of opportunity to learn about conservation and wildlife preservation. If we took a field trip to The Wildlife Refuge our problem would be solved. Trenton, Diego and I would like to take our class for a great learning experience. In addition, we will provide a study guide to students to identify the animals and provide information about conservation of endangered wildlife.
If we went on a field trip, we will learn about the wildlife from around the world and how rivers provide a natural habitat for them to live and breed. This information would help us to understand the importance of science in our day to day life. We would use math to make a budget and figure out a way to earn money. These skills will be very useful again and again. We will learn how to make a schedule with target dates. This will provide us with a plan that covers the entire project from start to finish. The preparation of the study guide will require lots of research and organization of information. The first thing to do is research, research, research! Next, we will choose a fund raiser (with your approval, of course). This will earn money for the field trip. The parents will hopefully chip in their time and money, if we don't get enough. We will prepare a plan schedule. This will provide the dates that team members will need to accomplish the steps toward our goal. My competent adult model is the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World. It shows us step by step how to plan a trip and what to see. Now, you are asking why should I approve a trip to The Wildlife Refuge ? How does this improve student learning? Besides the fact that the project planning, fund raising, budgeting and reporting will provide an excellent learning opportunity, it will provide education. It will also provide awareness of wildlife and the importance of conservation. This project will be evaluated by its successful planning and its ability to involve our class in wildlife conservation. The trip will be evaluated by the student participation on the trip and a plan of conservation that identifies what we can all do to protect and respect wildlife so they will still be around when we have children.
Sincerely,
Your student
2. MATH
Visit the link below for a cool interactive math dictionary.
Look up the following math words. Draw a picture of each word and write a short definition.
point
ray
line
line segment
perpendicular lines
parallel lines
intersecting lines
parallelogram
rhombus
trapezoid
Click on the two links below and play the geometry games.
Have mom or dad sign off in your planner on the day(s) you play.
