Weekly "Newsletter" From Ms. Alvarez:
I always think the 4-day weekend in February is a nice little reset! Hope that your family enjoyed the extra couple of days this weekend!
We officially wrapped up our Viking unit this week, and I was so impressed with all of the students’ hard work and creativity on their Viking Boxes! I can tell they put a lot of thought and effort and they even got to share with our 1st Grade buddies!
We are now starting another one of my very favorites—astronomy! Over the next several weeks, students will be learning all about the planets, our galaxy, stars, and gravity. This is always such an exciting unit filled with curiosity and great discussions, and it will take us all the way to spring break.
It’s hard to believe, but we are also nearing the end of Quarter 3. We have about three weeks until our Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences. More information and sign-ups will be sent out as we get closer, so be on the lookout for that soon.
Since I don’t have too many additional updates this week, just a quick reminder to please make sure your student is coming to school each day with two snacks and a water bottle.
With Love,
Ms. Alvarez
Upcoming:
02/13: Teacher Work Day (No School)
02/16: President's Day (No School)
02/27: Free Dress of Choice
03/10 & 03/12: Parent Teacher Conferences (4:15pm -8:00pm)
03/13: Comp Day (No School)
Homework:
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Math |
No School
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Lesson 81
Odd Problems
pg. 572
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Lesson 82
Even Problems
pg. 578
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Lesson 83
Odd Problems
pg. 586
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| Reading |
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Spelling List 7.1 & Space Reading with comprehension
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Spelling List 7.1 & Space Reading with comprehension
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Spelling List 7.1 & Space Reading with comprehension
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Spelling Test & HW Due |
Language Arts:
CKLA Unit 7: Astronomy
Students will be working on the following grammar concepts: Conjunction (so), Suffixes (-ful and -less), and we will also be working on our speaking and listening skills through some of our unit 7 read alouds about Astronomy.
Homeroom Read Aloud: Holes (Ms. Alvarez' absolute favorite)
Reading:
CKLA Unit 7: Astronomy
Reading Skills: Annotation, Comprehension, Main Idea and Details, and using Text Evidence to support their ideas.
CKLA Read Aloud: What's In Our Universe?
Spelling: /j/ sound with spelling 'g' and 'dge'
Student's homework in reading this week will be focused on reading a non-fiction passage and answer questions. This does not need to be fluency read, but the goal is that students are reading and answering questions independently. On other nights, please ensure your student is reading a book of their choice for 10-20 minutes.
Math:
Lessons covered this week: 81-83
Concepts: Angle Measures, Tessellations, and Sales Tax.
Students will have 3 nights of homework this week! We will be working through all of these concepts as brief overviews, these concepts are not meant to be mastered after the lesson. To prepare the students for CMAS, we will also be working through some practice sets this week so they are prepared to problem solve on their own!
Science: Astronomy
This week we will be covering: Naming Planets and identifying the 4 rocky planets and 4 gas giants, Galaxies, and Constellations! The students will do fun activities while learning about these like making their own mnemonics, glitter galaxies, and pin-point constellations.
SPECIALS Schedule:
