Newsletter 2/16

Our Weekly Learning  2-16-18
News and Information NO SCHOOL- Monday, Feb. 19th Keep working on the reading challenge! We have made the transition in our classroom from desks to tables!  The kids are really excited about our new classroom set up.  We are working to reorganize our supplies and make room for all our stuff. Our classroom is in need of a few items:  Play-doh (small containers-any color), glue sticks, and crayola markers.
Language Workshop Our focus this week was on economics.  We read about and identified goods and services in our school and community.  We talked about needs, wants and scarcity.  This week we also learned about the prefixes -un and -re.  We learned to use these prefixes to figure out the meaning of a word.	Math Workshop Today we took our first assessment for Module 3 over measurement.  We have been learning to compare and order items by length.  We have also been practicing using centimeter cubes and rulers to measure.
Writing Workshop It was the last week for our narrative writing unit.  At this point, students should have published 2 pieces of narrative writing.  Each piece should include a bold beginning, linking words (first, next, last) and an excellent ending.	Next Week Next week we will learning about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  We will focus on the difference between fiction and non-fiction and review and test over prefixes.  In math we will continue learning about measurement.
Important Dates 2/19- No School for Presidents Day 2/22- Jump Rope for Heart Fundraiser Due 2/28- Cox Care Mobile