Newsletter: January 13, 2014

The Buzz in Ms. B’s Class

Issue #18: January 13, 2014

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Kloie Oguntodo, a second grader at Shaw, won the national Punt Pass and Kick competition this past weekend for 6-7 year old girls!  We are SO proud of Kloie!  This is the third national champion from Shaw Elementary – we have the most champions in the country!!

Reminders:

-       Please practice the spelling pattern each night with your child.  Spelling patterns will get continually more complex as the year progresses and the more practice the better!

-       ALL homework is due on Friday

-       I will be out at a PBIS conference

-       Your child will be writing their frames in their planners each day.  The frames explain what we have done in each subject for the current day.  You will see a “We will…” and an “I will…”  The “I will…” is a great way for you to ask them what they have done from the current day.

        What is my child learning this week?

Spelling: review list

Fry’s Phrases (these help with fluency – practice reading these daily)

-       Do it often

-       We walked four miles

-       Until the end

Fry’s Phrases are used to practice fluency.  They will not be on the spelling test.  Some are full sentences while others are fragments.  Please read these with your child often to increase fluency.

English/Reading:

-       We are learning about procedural text this week!  We will read a lot of procedural texts and discuss the purpose.  We will be looking at cookbooks, instruction manuals, and game rules and discussing the features of procedural text.

-       Lastly, we will be creating our own “How-To” on Thursday and Friday.

Math:

-       We are continuing out unit on measurement, comparing metric to standard units.

-       We are moving into perimeter and area on Wednesday and will be measuring tangram shapes to discover the perimeter of objects in both inches and centimeters.  We will mainly be using the STAAR resources ruler because that is what they will be using on the STAAR math test in April.

Social Studies:

-       We are learning about Jamestown this week and we will be discussing early settlers, their struggles, and how they overcame them.

Science:

-       Our crayfish and snails are arriving soon!  We will be learning the parts of a crayfish and snail and will be getting up close and personal with these creatures.  This is a FANTASIC unit and I am so excited to begin!

Have a wonderful week!

Ms. Butts