Overview

Hello families,

We are in the last week of January, and I am very proud of how hard the students are working this semester. The growth is obvious! Most of our class has presented their artifacts boxes and I am excited to see the rest. These boxes were some of the best I have seen!

This week is School Choice Week where we celebrate the ability to choose our school and education path. There is an assembly tomorrow morning to start the week. Parents can come and celebrate the school, too.

Make sure to look at the dress up days this week:

Tuesday: CCA Day (red, black)

Wednesday: Western Day

Thursday: Decades Day

Friday: Sports Day

• 1/27- Remaining artifact box presentations.
• 1/27-1/30- School Choice Week, Spirit Days and Assembly
• 2/6 $2 hat day
• 2/13- Intermediate Valentine Breakfast
• 2/17-2/19- Parent Teacher Conferences
• 2/24-2/27- February Break

Academics

Math:

We are working through Ch 8 in our second math book. This chapter goes over fractions.

We are also working on rounding, addition and subtraction on the side.

Fact fluency: Our fact challenge is underway. Students can earn prizes for passing each level of multiplication 0-10’s.

The Challenge ends February 20th- If anyone has any ideas for the grand prize for mastering all the facts, let me know.

CKLA:

This may be the class’ favorite unit! We are so pumped to learn about space!

Literacy:

We will read about astronomy in our readers.

HD Word literacy groups- working on closed syllables, digraphs and correcting reading in passages.

Book Club- Reading next chapters in “I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916”.

RIGGS:

Tuesday test #144, Wednesday test #145, and Thursday test #146.

Writing:

Comparative writing.

$20 question: By telling me the answer to this question at an appropriate time, students can earn an extra $20 classroom cash.

• What is the order of the planets?

Have a great week!

-Mrs. Buchholz