February 12, 2015
We would like to thank Mrs Conyer, Mrs. Major,Mrs. McGinley, and Mrs. Pace for providing great activities for our Valentine's Day celebration. Everyone had an awesome time playing games and making a craft. We also would like to thank Mrs. Cepronas, Mrs. Pace, Ms. Siegfried and Mrs. Wyatt for providing snacks and paper products for our party.
Reminders
Elizabeth Ide Book Drive - through February 27thSix Flags Reading Logs- due February 23rd
Reading/Language Arts
We will be reading Biblioburro, a true story, by Jeanette Winter. This story reminds us of the immense power stories have to connect us all. Luis and his burros travel to remote villages of rural Colombia to bring treasured books to eager children. We will also be reading My Librarian Is a Camel, by Margriet Ruurs. This story is about unusual mobile libraries that bring books to remote areas, such as the mountains of Thailand, the Gobi Desert of Mongolia and rural areas of Zimbabwe.
Vocabulary: access, biblioteca (library), burro, cuento (story/tale), que bueno, isolated, impassable, remote
Focus: questioning, text features
Language Arts: synonyms and antonyms
Math
Topic 11- Three Digit Addition and Subtraction
We will be finishing the topic with logical reasoning to solve problems. There will be a review and test.
Topic 12 - Geometry
- identify solid figures by their faces or flat surfaces, edges, and vertices.
- vocabulary: sphere, pyramid, cylinder, cone, cube, rectangular, prism, solid figure, flat surfaces, face, edge, vertex (vertices)
Social Studies
There will be a review and test on Unit 2, Our Earth. We will begin Unit 3, Our Country.
- identify functions of government
- compare roles of public officials
- learn how governments establish order, provide security, and manage conflict
Homework
Reading - read for 20 minutes and complete Reading Log
Math - practice math facts and workbook page
Spelling - practice words
