Starting this week, the students in 1st - 4th grade will be put into one of the three reading groups that Mrs. Lancaster, Mrs. Renard, and I teach according to their reading level. Do not be discouraged if your child does not stay in my class for reading time. With this schedule, the students should read with their reading teacher every other day! We have seen students make so much progress by teaching reading this way! One student jumped 4 grade levels last year!
The guided reading time in my class is broken down with the following schedule:
8:25 - 8:50 Center # 1 ( Group 1 - Guided Reading, Buddy Reading, Dictionary Center, Read with a Parent) (Group 2 - Computer, Read Independently, Reading Journal, Scrabble Slam, Math Games, Catch Phrase, Story Cubes)
8:50 - 9:15 Center # 2 (Group 1 - Computer, Read Independently, Reading Journal, Scrabble Slam, Math Games, Catch Phrase, Story Cubes) ( Group 2 - Guided Reading, Buddy Reading, Dictionary Center, Read with a Parent)
I am still looking for parent volunteers to read with small groups from 8:20 - 9:15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays! Please email me for more information!
I was so impressed with the kids learning the Scientific Method from the song on YouTube! They did a great job on their quizzes! Keep up the good work!
On Friday, we put the Scientific Method into action to ask: Why is snot so Sticky and Stretchy? We made jello as a model for mucus and observed the chemical reaction as the day passed by. Make sure you ask your child the answer! Check out the experiment!
Here are some of the pictures of the kids and their "fake mucus."
This week we will describe and classify plants (video link) into groups of seed bearing and non seed bearing. The kids will also describe the parts of a flower and their functions, including fertilization and pollination. (The kids will use the picture on the right for one of their classwork/homework assignments to draw and label the parts of a flower after we dissect one in class).
Social Studies
We will continue to study landforms, elevation, and climate this week in class. We will also talk about the various natural resources that are found in different countries. Remind you child of the resources that their home country has so that they will be able to participate in the class discussion.
Math
Our first Math Test will be on Wednesday. Please make sure to review Chapter 1 with your child.
3rd Grade: The test will cover Lessons 1 - 13. Basic Addition, Subtraction, Fact Families, and Word Problems. Your child will have to decide whether they need to add or subtract.
4th Grade: The test will cover Lessons 1 - 12. This chapter included place value up to hundred millions, rounding, putting numbers in order form least to greatest and greatest to least, writing numbers in standard and expanded form, and solving word problems. 
Last week, your child learned how to open and create a folder on their pen drive. Please practice doing this from their home computer. This way, your child can complete work that was started in class at home.
This week, we will practice creating folders and saving pictures from the internet on our pen drives.
Weekly Bible Verse
Psalm 86: 10 - 11 - "For You are great and do wondrous things. You alone are God. Teach me Your way, Oh Lord. That I may walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name."
Here is a video that I made for last week's, this week's, and next week's Bible verses.
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