Dear Families,
I absolutely love the sun. The weather has been beautiful, sunny, and warm! Winter is usually difficult since we have to stay indoors, but lately we’ve been able to run around at recess and lunch. I know the rain will come again, but in the meantime, it’s so nice to wake up to sunshine each morning! I am glad we will also have sunshine next week when we walk to the fire station (whew!).
Here are some highlights for the week:
• Next Week’s Sharing: Something you use in the winter
Remember to prepare at least 4 complete sentences about the object or sharing (not including the introduction).
• Star of the Week: Rylee
(On our website under “Curriculum” and “Star of the Week.”)
• Letter of the Week: G
(You can see our computer center drawings in the “Classwork” section of our website.)
• Story of the Week: Bear’s First Winter
• Social Studies: Most of our week was around the theme of Martin Luther King Jr. We read several stories to learn about what Martin Luther King’s life was like, and learned why we celebrate his birthday every year. We also learned a poem about his famous poem, “I Have a Dream.” We completed different activities including a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. We also learned some of his famous quotes and made a poster with different colored hands surrounding a heart to show peace.
• Geography: We have started learning about the Earth and the continents and oceans. Students should be able to locate land and water on a map, and may also be able to identify the different continents and oceans! We learned a song to help us remember all of the names. Have them sing the “Continents and Oceans” song to you!
• Writing: Our journal entry on Monday was to write about what we dream to be when we grow up. We thought about how we want to make the world a better place, and what we could do to help others.
• Math: We finished our first addition and subtraction unit. Continue practicing telling addition and subtraction math stories orally and using pictures (such as circles) to show how to solve the problems. We are also reviewing numbers sentences and practicing when to use plus or minus. The next unit will be a continuation of more addition and subtraction problems.
• Computer Lab: This week, we used Kidpix to draw a self-portrait of ourselves. Since our theme was Martin Luther King Jr., we showed that each of us have different skin color, hair, eyes, and faces. You can see these self-portraits in the “Classwork” section of our website, called “Faces of Room 8.”
• Music: We saw Ms. Disney on Tuesday and did a much better job following directions. She had us listen to an underwater ocean song and we used colorful scarves to dance with. We also learned a fun partner dance for Valentine’s Day.
• Buddies: On Thursday, we saw our fourth grade buddies from Ms. Allen’s class. We worked with our buddies to think about how we would like the world to improve in 50 years. We drew our dreams together.
• Science: As part of our Winter unit, we are learning about places around the world that are cold. We learned about Antarctica and we started learning about the largest penguin in the world, Emperor Penguins. We read some stories about the life cycle of penguins and how father penguins take care of the egg and chick. On Thursday, we completed a sequencing activity about the life of penguins and chicks. We will be continuing this Winter Penguin unit for the next few weeks. Ask your child what they have learned!
Next week is our Fire Station field trip. I will send home a reminder sheet with more information on Monday in the homework packet. Please look over the sheet for all the details!
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