Here is the fun video that we watched in class about the scientific method. Make sure that you study the steps for the Quiz on Friday!
1. Make an observation - State the Problem
2. Ask a question - What do you want to learn?
3. Form a Hypothesis and make a prediction
4. Do a test/experiment with a control and a variable
5. Analyze data
6. Draw a conclusion
We will begin doing Guided Reading next Monday, August 20. Students will be placed among Mrs. Lancaster, Mrs. Renard, and Miss Duke (myself) according to their reading levels so that they can meet more frequently with the teachers and with other students in the appropriate reading levels.
I am looking for parent volunteers to read for about 1 hour per week with different small groups in our class from 8:15 - 9:15 a.m.
Monday: We have a Parent Volunteer!
Tuesday: Still Need Parent Volunteer
Wednesday: We have a Parent Volunteer!
Thursday: Still Need Parent Volunteer
Friday: No volunteer needed (We will read with our Pre-K and Kindergartener Reading Buddies)
Please email me if you are interested in helping out!
We will spend the first few weeks of school reviewing concepts from last year. Our first few units will be covered rather quickly because the material should have been mastered last year. The first math test will be Wednesday, August 22, and will cover Chapter 1 of the math book.
Please purchase, or make flash cards to review basic addition and subtraction (0 to 18) at home daily. We will be taking daily timed tests in which your child will be graded on improvement. Each timed test contains 100 problems and your child will have 4 minutes to do as many problems as possible. I will take a grade every Friday to measure progress from the previous week.
We will be discussing nutrition for the next few weeks. Here is a neat nutrition game to play to help learn about the different nutritional values of different foods!
CLICK HERE TO PLAY THE GAME!
This week in Social Studies, we will be reading about the landforms and climates found in the United States. However, we will also be comparing what we discover about the U.S. to Brazil and your home countries. Please discuss the landforms and climates found in your home countries.
Every Monday, the students will receive the weekly Bible Verse. They will have Monday - Thursday to memorize and practice because on Fridays, each student will present the verse to the class from memory.
They will be graded on:
1. Correct Wording
2. Poise, Posture, and Eye Contact with audience
3. Volume and Articulation
The Bible Verse this week is:
Psalm 86:11 - "Teach me Your way, Oh Lord, that I may walk in Your truth, unite my heart to fear Your name."
Make sure that your child has their Pen Drive for Computer Class on Wednesday! We will be learning how to save documents and other items to folders on their Pen Drive so that they can work from home and school on their assignments.
Don't hesitate to write me in the agenda, email me, or comment on the blog if you have any comments or questions! Thanks.
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