Ms. Marianne's 123: December 2015

Monday, December 14, 2015

The Week of December 14th

Weekly Newsletter

Last week was an eventful week and this one is sure to be even more exciting! Please make sure that your student is well rested and fed when they enter the classroom. We will be conducting MAP testing during this final week of school in 2015.

Last week, students learned about the traditions of Diwali and Hanukah. They enjoyed eating latkes provided by Laney's family and listening to the story of Hanukah read by Laney's Grandmother. It was a real treat! Students also created beautiful Rangoli patterns using dried beans and the pattern of their choice. Here is a picture of our display from the Festival of Lights.

We had so much fun singing and dancing at the Musical Explorers Concert last Wednesday and we will attend the 2nd concert some time in March!

There will be a Holiday Sing-Along held in the Back Playground at Charles Ellis on 12/18 at 1:30. It is really quite an event! The whole school sings beautiful music together. If you haven't been able to attend in the past, I encourage you to do so!

2nd and 3rd grade students should be using the Compass Learning website at home if they have access to the internet. This website uses Common Core strategies to help students practice the material they are learning at school. Usernames and passwords were sent home with 2nd and 3rd graders. If you did not receive them please send me an email so I can get them to you. I have added the Compass Learning link to this page. It is to the right of this post under the the Important Links tab.

Dates to Remember:

12/15 3rd Grade Field Trip

12/16 1st and 2nd Grade Field Trip

12/18 Bobcat Dads Reading Day (Holiday Stories)

12/18 Dress Down $1- 8th Grade Bridging Ceremony Fund

12/18 Holiday Sing-Along 1:30pm Back Playground

12/21-1/4 Winter Break (students return on the 5th)

Upcoming HEALTHY snack weeks for 24 students:

**We are a PEANUT FREE classroom.**

Some suggestions for snack are: precut fruit (apples, grapes, bananas cut in half, oranges, etc.), precut vegetables with hummus for dipping, cheese and crackers, granola bars or chewies, trail mix, applesauce, hummus and crackers, yogurt or Gogurt, graham crackers… The purpose of snack is to provide a nutritious energy booster when the students need it. Please keep in mind the nutritional value when choosing a snack.

12/14 Dajshea

1/5 Makayla

1/11 Macie

This Week's Lessons : (students continue to work on previous lessons)

Language/Reading

Writing Across the Curriculum

Persuasive Writing

4 Square Writing

Making Inferences

Arithmetic

Stamp Game +x-/

Golden Beads- Dynamic Addition

Hundred Board

Rounding

Fraction Shapes

Comparing Fractions

Addition with Ten Bars

Addition of Sets

Area and Perimeter of Polygons

Money

Geometry-

The Study of Quadrilaterals

The Study of Polygons

Symmetry

Science:

Backyard Biome

Weathering

Soil

Social Studies:

Historical Figures Research

Greek Architecture

Practical Life:

Nutritionist

Monday, December 7, 2015

The Week of December 6

Room 21 Newsletter

Time is just flying by and students are working hard in Room 21! Last week, students had lessons on Money, Quadrilaterals, Rounding, Comparing Fractions and that is just in Math! Here are some pictures that I snapped of students working with Math materials in the classroom.

We will be attending the Musical Explorers Concert this week, so if your student hasn't returned the permission slip, please do so as soon as possible.

The Book Fair is open 12/7-12/11 and is located in the Media Center. Students will be able to go check it out during the school day and take home wish lists for families to review. It will also be open before and after school if you would like to stop by then. The Book Fair will be open late on Thursday, 12/10 during the PTA Meeting and Festival of Lights.

Please make sure that your student gets enough sleep during these final two weeks of school in 2015. We have begun mid-year SRI and MAP testing. Students should come to school well rested and fed in order to do their best on these benchmark tests.