Thursday January 17, 2013

Happy Thursday. Today in your son/daughter backpack they have two fliers. One is about box tops and the other one is very important about the safety of all students and crossing the street. Please be sure to read it. In class today students practiced counting change,please practice this skills at home, they also made biography boxes, I have a dream speeches, classified nouns, and math fact powers. Tomorrow homework is due, 12.1 spelling test, we have a Town Hall at 10:20, and No School Monday January 21.

Tuesday January 15, 2013

Happy Tuesday. Today students practiced basic addition facts at their level and will continue to do so until they memorize them. In Everyday math they also worked on math boxes.  Students decided on a person to write a biography about and they are excited to lean more about them. In writing, we are beginning a unit on editing and revising writing including using a dictionary. Remember that parents are welcome at the Town Hall meeting on Friday at 10:20. Hope to see you there.

Friday January 11, 2013

Today was a great day! In math we were working on doubling facts, and practiced being Wubbles.  Students continued to learn, read, and listen to different biographies including biographies on: Jackie Robinson, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., and George Washington.  Monday is NWEA testing in reading at 10:00. Please remind your child to get to bed early Sunday and eat a healthy breakfast on Monday. Have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy the warm weather.

Important Dates:
Monday-NWEA Reading
Friday-TownHall at 10:20
Monday January 21-No School
Wednesday January 23rd-NWEA Math

Tuesday January 8, 2013

Today students continued to set educational goals and subtract two-digit numbers. They also discussed and listened to a biography about Martin Luther King Jr. and interviewed a friend. They will be choosing a person to complete a biography report soon. We also started our Martin Luther King Jr. bulletin board.

Important Dates:
Book Exchange Wednesday
Cereal Drive-January 3-9th-for GPPS families in need-bring in any type of cereal
NWEA testing Monday January 14th-Reading
Town Hall Friday January 18th- 10:20
No school-Monday January 21th, Martin Luther King Jr. day
NWEA testing Wednesday January 23-Math
No school-January 28th-Teacher professional development


Also students have access to hundreds of books at their level through Raz-Kids, through the class page I created. Students can read and listen to books on this site, take a comprehension quiz, and even record themselves reading. Follow the link! Students are familiar with this as we have done it in school and at the computer lab. Happy Reading
www.raz-kids.com/login/kstewartbm

Monday January 7, 2013

Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed their vacation and spent time having fun! Today we discussed goals and new year resolutions, biographies, counting starting with numbers greater then 200, and capitalizing names and titles. Book exchange is Wednesday and NWEA testing for reading in Monday January 14th at 10:00.