I hope you are doing well this Monday. Whew, what a week last week! I was so proud of our class last Tuesday, both at the field trip and on Fine Arts Night. Thank you for your donations of time and goods to help our classroom. We greatly appreciate your help!
Astonishingly, we have three weeks left of the school year. How time flies! Here are some upcoming events on our classroom list--please note that other dates and events will occur--it is not an extensive list. Within the next week, I will provide information about how 3B will celebrate our accomplishments this year--look out for information about our classroom's end of the year celebration.
- Friday, May 10 No School & R&R Weekend
- Wednesday, May 15th: Cereal Box Planet Reports due (see below)
- Friday, May 17th: May & Summer birthdays celebration
- Friday, May 24th: Half day; Last day of school
Students drew from a cup today to determine which planet they would research and report on for their cereal box reports. As part of their homework tonight, your student should discuss with you the upcoming project. This project will be completed at home--we will discuss where to find reliable information during class tomorrow. Books will be available to read in our classroom library, but will not leave the classroom. Additionally, I am available before and after school to meet with students who need help completing the assignment. A recommended schedule would include research on the planet this week, then two or three 1-hour sessions of creating/ assembling once on the weekend, then on Monday and Tuesday after school. Homework assignments will reflect the time needs of the project. Wednesday the 13th and Thursday the 14th, students will present their reports to their classmates. Please feel free contact me with questions!
This week in Language Arts, we will read chapters 19-21 of Little House on the Prairie. Reading groups occur on Tuesday and Thursday. I will be taking students out for a few minutes at a time throughout the next two weeks to complete reading assessments. In literature skills, we will discuss the use of appositives to determine the meaning of an unknown word. We will continue our practice with indirect objects in grammar, as well as our spelling studies and cursive work.
In Science, we discussed dwarf planets today and learned about the three standards that a body must meet in order to be classified as a planet. Since the field trip, students often work in new connections that they gleaned from the field trip--as their teacher, this is very exciting! We will also learn about asteroids, comets, and meteoroids.
In History, we will wrap up our study of New England colonies with some review, discussion of what life was like in a Puritan colony, learning the story of Rhode Island. We will begin to study the Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania) on Thursday or Monday of next week.
As always, feel free to contact me with questions, concerns, or suggestions.
Yours in Learning,
Ms. Headrick
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