Something to Tweet About!: Catching up

Wow our kids have started the new year off with a bang.

First let me start with a few reminders: February 19th is an early dismissal day. Classes will be dismissed at 1:30. Mr. Gerard has also asked that students not include any candy treats with their classroom valentines.

This week in Math students continue to work on fractions. Students are learning about equivalent fractions, adding and subtracting fractions, fraction of problems (1/3 of 12), and probability.

In Reading we are wrapping up the reading strategy of connecting. Over the past few weeks students have learned how to make text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections to the story. Students have learned to make deeper connections that help them make predictions, connect to characters feelings, or connecting to themes with each story. Connecting helps students predict and make inferences. Next week we will begin the questioning strategy.

In science we continue to learn about our solar system. Students will begin researching planets in our solar system. Students will learn about planet order from the sun as well as specific facts about each planet.

In social studies students continue to work on their projects about the 13 colonies. Students are learning about the location, economics, and way of life in each of the colonial regions. Students will be building background knowledge that will help them understand preliminary causes of the American Revolutionary war.

We have been so busy learning these past few weeks. Here are some fun pictures showing what we have been up to.