We finished Topic 1 on Numeration. There are quite a few that seem to be struggling still with the concept of place value. Please review place value often with your child! Our entire number system is based on it!
Note: We also learned the tenths (example: .2) place and hundredths (example: .23) place.
We are now onto Topic 2 on Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers. We will work on strategies to solve mentally, with paper and pencil, and through estimating. It is so important that your child does their math homework!
Don't forget that each child now has a username and password to log onto pearsonsuccessnet.com. They can access the student textbook as well as daily lessons.
Anthology:
Wow! What a start! We have discussed so many things already! The kids are going to be lean, mean, reading machines!....or maybe I should just say reading machines. :) You can help your child by asking them questions about what they're reading and making sure that what they are reading is not too easy, but not too hard. They should be slightly challenged, but still be able to read most of the words and understand.
This week we read the story My Diary from Here to There. We focused on comprehension skills of inferencing and story structure. Vocabulary words were opportunities, border, union, strikes, boycott, and citizen. We've discussed and practiced intonation and expression.
Spelling has begun... don't forget to study! The tests are on Fridays. This week's words all contained short vowels. We've also discussed multi-syllabic words.
In Writing, we've discussed correct simple sentence formation, using punctuation, and using focus and ideas in what we write.
In Social Studies, we started our Iowa History unit. We have three field trips associated with this. The first one is our half day trip to the Marshall County fairgrounds for our Farm to Table field trip. This is always a lot of fun for the kids and filled with learning experiences including farm safety, equipment, and livestock. A free lunch will also be served.
The next field trip will be a one day visit to the Taylor School House in Marshalltown. There was a letter that went home in Thursday folders today about this trip. In order to make this an authentic experience, students are asked to dress in a certain way and bring certain foods for lunch (if they don't order a school lunch). Please read this letter carefully!
The last field trip will be to Living History Farms in Des Moines.
I will need the bottom part of both of these letters returned informing me of your child's plans for lunch on both of those days.
Thank you to Wal-Mart for donating $50 worth of tennis balls to our classroom to put on the legs of our desks. It definitely helps keep the noise down. I already had them on most of the chairs, but the desks were in need of them, too!
The iPods are in! The kids are so excited! Please let me know if you come across any great (free) aps that could be utilized in the classroom.
As always, I welcome your questions, concerns, or general comments. I can be emailed at: afreiberg@marshalltown.k12.ia.us or reached by phone at 641-754-1030.
Also, you can leave comments on each of my blog entries. I enjoy reading them!
Lastly, thanks to all the kids for a great start to a new year! My expectations are high (as I'm sure they've told you!!), but they will be better for it. :)
i thought that the feild trip was really fun about learning about what i did not know it was awesome i also like when we took the pictures next to the tractor and madison was like kylee do my bunny ears i said it is hard for the camra to see me i am so short but i still try it has been a fun year so far i know it will keep going great i want to say you are a graet teacher and when my mom look at your blog and it said i have high rules my mom was like kylee you better be good and listen i was like she is so nice she is so fun i love the micorphone you got it is funny too and i know it is probly alot easyer at recces
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