Upcoming Dates
* Friday, March 23rd: No School – Staff Learning Day
The teachers will be working on writing assessments and additional Peacebuilder activities.
* Thursday, March 29th: Guadalupe River Park Field Trip
Please remember to pack a BAG LUNCH that can be thrown away at the park. We are NOT allowing anyone to purchase food or drinks. Parents of Jonathan, Mayu, Patricia, and Yo can meet us promptly at 11:00am in Room 8. We will be leaving at 11:00am from school and returning at 2:30pm.
* Thursday, April 12th: Cupertino Library Field Trip
Please remember to send your child’s blue library card to school and review the 4-digit PIN number. Some students still do not know their PIN number when we go each month!
* Friday, April 13th: Enrichment Day
This is a fun day for kids! Organized by the PTO, guests come to Eaton and the whole morning is filled with fun activities and crafts! The afternoon will also be the Author of the Month assembly.
* Monday, April 16th to Friday, April 20th: No School – Spring Break
Enjoy the week of vacation!
* Monday, April 23rd: Weather Presentations
During the past two months, we have learned a lot about weather. As one of our concluding activities for our weather unit, all the students will prepare a weather report and present it to the class on Monday, April 24th. Please refer to the attached handout for detailed information.
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Dear Families,
The leprechauns came over the weekend! We came back to our classroom on Monday and found leprechaun footprints all over, including on our traps! The chairs were knocked over and room was a mess! But we did find the leprechaun’s pot of gold! Here are some highlights from the week:
Star of the Week: William
Poem of the Week: Cloud Parade
Song of the Week: The 50 States That Rhyme
Kindness is … trying your best
Story of the Week: There’s an Alligator Under My Bed
Vocabulary of the Week: House 3
Word Wall: afraid, any, bear, follow, idea, most, tall, water
Next Week’s Sharing: Regular – Your Favorite Book
(Prepare at least 4 sentences and bring picture/object to show.)
• Language Arts: Theme 7 We Can Work it Out: Week 2
• Stories: Lost!
• Word Families: oo (good, look, took)
• Sounds: oo sound and compound words (cupcake, butterfly)
• Grammar: Proper Nouns for Places and Things
• Writing: Some students have already finished their first piece in Writer’s Workshop on Weather Senses. We learned how to publish a piece and make a final copy to share with others. It is important that students know how to work independently during writing.
• Math: This week we are reviewing symmetry, fractions, and probability. We also started Chapter 10 on measurement. We talked about opposite words such as long vs. short, tall vs. short, heavy vs. light.
• Social Studies: We are beginning our community circuit this week. This week we went to Mrs. Burgess’ class. We learned about different types of buildings and businesses and made our own models!
• Science: We used real thermometers this week and are continuing to practice reading temperatures. We predicted and did an experiment to find out the temperature of hot, cold, and mixed water! We also learned that darker colors absorb heat more than lighter colors.
• Computer: We did a math activity this week using KidPix and fractions. Students had to show 1/2 , 1/3, and ¼ on circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles.
• Art: We are presently in the middle of our Native American “Winter Counts.” For those who finished their Winter Counts early, they worked on a totem pole activity.
• Music: This week we watched the Upper Grade chorus perform using instruments and singing. It was good for students to see the fourth and fifth graders performing because we will be doing a first grade performance at the end of the year too and it is important everyone sings during music to learn the songs!
Today, you will receive your child’s progress report for the second trimester. Please remember that your child does not receive grades for the regular language arts report card. Instead, the fourth and fifth pages are the ELD language arts report card for listening/speaking, reading, and writing. Also included for students who have been here since August are the CELDT scores that were taken in October. An overall score (not just listening or speaking) in early advanced and advanced means your child is ready to transition out of ELD. If your child scored in the beginning, early intermediate, or intermediate areas, I will assess them again in May to determine if they are ready to be transitioned. Mrs. Rowe is having a meeting Tuesday morning if you have questions on this process. Have a great weekend!
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Weather Presentation
On Monday, April 23th, we will have a “Weather Party!” Students will pretend to be meteorologists, people who study and predict the weather. They will prepare an imaginary weather report that includes a visual and writing, and they will share it to the class. The presentations can be as creative as you like (use the computer, markers, cut from magazines, photographs, miscellaneous items, etc)!
1. Pick a city or country anywhere in the world.
(i.e. Cupertino, California or Orlando, Florida or Bangkok, Thailand)
2. Pick an imaginary day.
(i.e. January 1st, 1950 or July 30th, 2010)
3. Pick a weather (sunny, cloudy, fog, snow, rain, lightning, etc.) and temperature (i.e. 30 degrees Fahrenheit, 99 degrees Fahrenheit) you would like your city or country to have that day.
*** Please make sure your weather report makes sense. For example, if it is snowing, the temperature should not be 80 degrees Fahrenheit or snowing in California in July.
4. Create a visual (i.e. poster, chart, drawing, etc.) that has:
a. Title (i.e. Storms Ahead! or Weather News, etc.)
b. City/country’s name and date
c. Picture of the weather you chose (sunny, cloudy, thunderstorms, etc.)
d. Temperature (? degrees Fahrenheit)
e. Paragraph describing the weather (Writing – described below)
f. Anything else to decorate the poster
5. Writing (8-10 sentences)
a. Title – use the same one as the poster
b. Beginning - (i.e. “Wow! It is cold!” or “Welcome to the 8:00 news!”)
c. Middle – Describe the weather using several detailed sentences. Here are some examples of things to include:
- Your name (i.e. “My name is meteorologist Miss Yu.”)
- City/country name (i.e. “I am reporting from…”)
- Date (i.e. “Today is…”)
- Weather and temperature (i.e. “It is hot today.” Or “Today is windy.”)
- Suggest clothing to wear (i.e. “Wear your slippers and go to the beach!”)
- Suggest outdoor activities (i.e. “There are strong winds for kite-flying!”)
- Any other interesting information – be creative and fun!
d. Ending – Write an exciting conclusion (i.e. “Have a great time skiing!”)
6. Sharing
Each student will bring his or her visual poster to the front of the classroom and share what they wrote on the poster. Please write or print out another copy of their writing to help them when they are sharing (do not have your child read directly from the visual poster). Remember that your child is a meteorologist. They can have notes in front of them to help them when they are sharing, but please practice reading or memorizing the writing while making eye contact, speaking loudly, and speaking at a good pace (not too fast).
***Most importantly, have fun with this activity!***
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