Student of the Week
Jake
I would like to thank everyone for the wonderful gifts. I'll be enjoying the holiday break with a trip to the Yorktown Mall for some shopping. Upon our return I'll have the class use some of their decision making skills to decide what we should get with the money for our classroom.
Special Thanks to Mr. Hoffman, Mrs. Jablonski, Mrs. Pinto, and Mrs. Spencer, our winter party planners. Everyone had an awesome time filled with treats, games, and a project.
Special Thanks to Mrs. Hansen for coming into our class and bringing in a special project on caring.
Homework - Please remember to complete the Reading Log. Our Reading Incentive Program will be celebrating with pajama day on January 27th.
Reading
Theme: Around Town: Neighborhood and Community.
Genre: realistic fiction
The story for this week is Big Bushy Mustache. In order to look more like his father, Ricky borrows part of a costume from school. After he loses it on his way home, Ricky learns a lesson about responsibility.
Target Skills
Phonics: vowels pairs ow, ou: suffixes -ly, -ful
Comprehension: problem solving: predict/infer
High Frequency Words: behind, soldier, story
Vocabulary Words: bushy, mustache, disguise, handsome, mirror, costume
Math
We will review for the Chapter test, Data and Graphs. We will begin Chapter 10, Probability. Students will describe the likelihood of an event as more likely,or less likely and record possible outcomes.
Science
We will begin a new unit, Our Earth. The first chapter will be Exploring Earth's Surface. The vocabulary words are: weathering, erosion, earthquake, and volcano.
Social Studies
We will begin a new unit, Our Country Today. The vocabulary words are: government, mayor, citizen, governor, Congress, President, freedom, motto, and monument.
Homework
Reading - read 20 minutes and complete reading log
Math - practice facts
*Please check your child's homework and have him/her correct mistakes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/rocks_soils.shtml
