News from Mrs. Straw

Events:

-March 31- April 4 Iowa Assessments

-April 9 (2 hr. early Out)

-April 17 (1 hr. early out)

-April 18 (No School)

-April 21 (Snow Make-up day)

What’s Happening in BUILD:

**This is a repeat from last week since we were busy with the short week last week.***

B (Buddy Games)- Graphing skills

U (Using Manipulatives)- Addition math boxes

I (Indpendently Working)- St. Patrick’s Day math packet (review skills)

L (Learning with Numbers)- Completing unfinished problem solving papers from our math folders

D-(Doing Math)- Scootpad on the computers

Week in Review:

Reading:

This week in reading we continued learning about the bossy r’s.  This week we are focusing on the sound for /or/.  We practiced a game on the smartboard in which we sorted short /o/ words and words with /or/.

Math:

This week we finished unit 7.  We spent most of the days this week learning about and reviewing time to the half hour.

Social Studies:

We started a new unit on the marketplace.  We have learned about needs and wants.  Other vocabulary that we learned this week was: goods, services, jobs, business, volunteer, trade, and save.  This is a short unit so next week will start our new science unit on plants.

Notes:   

-Thank you to everyone for attending your child’s conference.  We add 100% attendance!!!

-We have reached our goal for our pizza party.  We will enjoy are pizza party on Monday. J