January 31st Newsletter

 

 

January 31st, 2021

This week in literacy, we will…

• Learn the letter-sound correspondences for the long vowel teams ai, ay, and oa, where the two vowels make the long vowel sound. 

• Read Snails Big Adventure, by David Earl. While reading, we will notice the author’s choice of interesting words. We will also infer the character’s feelings and infer the meaning of events from the character’s perspective. 

• Read a poem titled Snow, Snow, Fly Away 

• Participate in Heggerty Phonemic Awareness lessons

In Writing this week, we will…

• Choose a topic that interests us and that we know a lot about

• Plan our ideas in a way that is organized and informative

• Include details and facts about our topic within our writing

• Prepare an introduction and conclusion 

In math this week, we will… 

• Start unit 5 on Geometry! 

• Identify, name, describe, compare two-dimensional shapes including triangles, rectangles, hexagons, and trapezoids

• Organize data with up to 3 categories

•  Demonstrate an understanding of the difference between the defining and non-defining attributes of a two-dimensional shape

• Draw a two-dimensional shape with specific defining attributes

This week in science, we will...

• Finish up our Rocknbock Unit

Important Dates to Remember!

Feb.8- Dining For Dollars (New Fortune)

Feb. 9th - 100 Day of School - Dress like you are 100

Feb. 11- Valentine’s Day Party- Note was sent home last Friday, please let me know if you have any questions!

Feb. 14- PTO Meeting

Feb. 17- Optional Conferences (Parent or Teacher Requested)

Feb. 18- No School (Professional Development Day)

January 24th Newsletter

 

 

January 24th, 2021

This week in literacy, we will…

• Learn the letter-sound correspondences for the long vowel teams ee and ea. where the two vowels make the long vowel sound. 

• Learn that the two vowels e-e and e-a make a single vowel sound 

• Learn that syllables that contain the ee and ea vowel team are called vowel combinations

• Read Lots of Snow, by Joan Silver. While reading, we will read repeating phrases with intonation and adjust our voices while reading dialogue to reflect the characters' emotions. We will make predictions, infer characters' feelings and discuss the problem and solution in the story. We will also recognize contractions in the text and take apart compound words to read two smaller words

• Participate in Heggerty Phonemic Awareness lessons

In Writing this week, we will…

• Celebrate reaching our all school pride ticket goal with a snowman Olympics! Each day we will do a different activity/celebration at this time! 

In math this week, we will… 

•  Represent addition and subtraction on a number line

•  Mentally find the number that is 10 more or 10 less than a given 2-digit number, without counting

•  Recognize and extend number patterns

•  Read numerals to 120

•  Count by 10s to 100

•  Order numerals to 120

•  Demonstrate an understanding that multiples of 10 from 10 to 90 refer to some number of tens and 0 ones

• Take the Unit 4 Test

In Science this week, we will…

• Begin an engineering Rokenbok unit 

• Learn about the “Rok Blocks” we will use to build structures

• Explore the relationship between weight, strength, load and reinforcement

• Learn how to make our structures strong. We will discuss how to make work easier by planning, building, testing, and improving on a flatbed truck we make out of Rok Blocks

• Build a castle wall and design a way to make it stronger

Important Dates to Remember!

Jan. 26th Dress like a snowman

Jan. 24th-28th MAP Makeups

Feb.8- Dining For Dollars (New Fortune)

Feb. 9th - 100 Day of School - Dress like you are 100

Feb. 11- Valentine’s Day Party

Feb. 14- PTO Meeting

January 18th Newsletter

 

January 18th, 2021

This week in literacy, we will… 

• Read Captain Brock, Firefighter by Andrea Delbanco. While reading, we will search for and use information in the body of the text as well as in labels and sidebars. We will read words with blends and digraphs and recognize compound words

• Recognize and use contractions with is

• Write about activities we do in winter during community writing time

• Participate in Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lessons

In Writing this week, we will…

• Practice spelling domain-specific words

• Set writing goals to make our writing better

• Edit our work by including end marks, capital letters, and other punctuation marks 

• Create a Table of Contents 

In math this week, we will…

•  Represent addition and subtraction  on a number line

•  Demonstrate an understanding that multiples of 10 from 10 to 90 refer to some number of tens and 0 ones

•  Add a multiple of 10 (up to 80) and another 2-digit number, using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, or the relationship between addition and subtraction

• Subtract a 2-digit multiple of 10 from an equal or greater 2-digit multiple of 10, using drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, or the relationship between addition and subtraction

• Explain the reasoning behind a strategy used to subtract a 2-digit multiple of 10 from an equal or greater 2-digit multiple of 10

This week during our Social Studies we will…

• Learn about Martin Luther King Jr.

• Learn about the United States

• Complete a map of the USA, using labels and talking a closer look at the oceans, Washington D.C. and Wisconsin

Important Dates to Remember!

Jan. 17- No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

Jan. 18- Winter MAPS Assessment (Math)

Jan. 19- Winter MAPS Assessment (Math)

Jan. 21- No School (Professional Development and Records Day)

January 10th Newsletter

 

January 10th, 2021

This week in literacy, we will… 

• Understand use contractions with not, are and am

• Read a funny poem titled, Crocodile. We will identify contractions in the poem

• Read Zoom in and Out by Amanda Yskamp. We will search for and use information in text as well as in photographs, labels, sidebars and captions. We will also use contextual information to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words

• Participate in Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lessons

• Read nonfiction books titled, What if you had Animal Teeth, by Sandra Markle, Best Foot Forward, by Ingo Arndt, and Surprising Sharks, by Nicola Davies

In Writing this week, we will…

• Practice spelling domain-specific words

• Set writing goals to make our writing better

• Edit our work by including end marks, capital letters, and other punctuation marks 

• Create a Table of Contents 

In math this week, we will…

• - Recognize and extend number patterns

• - Count to 120, starting with any number less than 120, including 0 or 1

• - Read numerals to 120

• - Count by 5s and 10s to 100

• - Mentally find the number that is 10 more or 10 less than a given 2-digit number, without counting, and explain the reasoning used

This week during our Social Studies time we will be starting a unit on our Country. We will begin by learning about all of the continents and oceans, then we will zoom in on our country.  We will learn about the 13 colonies and the Father of our Country, George Washington.

Important Dates to Remember!

Jan. 10- Winter MAPS Assessment (Reading)

Jan. 12- Winter MAPS Assessment (Reading)

Jan. 17- No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

Jan. 18- Winter MAPS Assessment (Math)

Jan. 19- Winter MAPS Assessment (Math)

Jan. 21- No School (Professional Development and Records Day)

Scholastic Book Orders

   

Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub
One-Time Class Activation Code: JBVLX

Dear Families,

I will still be placing an order next Friday, January14th.  Your child will be bringing home flyers today.  Sorry for the delay!

You can shop and submit your order online or return the order form with payment directly to me. No matter how you order, every purchase you make earns FREE Books and educational supplies for our classroom.

The arrival of the book box is always a highlight - thanks for making it happen!

Happy reading,

Mrs. Majinski

Ordering online is fast and easy:

• REGISTER at scholastic.com/readingclub
• ENTER the Class Activation Code at the top of this letter
• CHOOSE from thousands of print titles, value packs, and Storia eBooks
• SUBMIT the order to me by the due date at the top of this letter
• EARN FREE Books for our classroom too!

January 3rd Newsletter

 

January 3rd, 2021

This week in literacy, we will… 

• Understand the concept of a contraction

• Take apart compound words to read two smaller words

• Read Zoom in and Out by Amanda Yskamp. We will search for and use information in text as well as in photographs, labels, sidebars and captions. We will also use contextual information to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words

• Notice how authors and illustrators use illustrations, photographs, sidebars, and labels to give information about a topic

• Write a list of steps for how to put on our snow gear during Community Writing time. We’ll hang our list in the hallway to help us get ready for recess!

• Read Tools, by Ann Morris, Who Would Win: Hyena vs. Honey Badger by Jerry Pallotta, Owls by Gail Gibbons, Remarkable Reindeer by Jeff Bauer, and Penguins: Discover More by Penny Arlon. We will use nonfiction text features in these books to get more information

• Participate in Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lessons

In Writing this week, we will…

• Begin our next unit of writing informational pieces 

• Think about topics we know about and could teach someone about

• “Tell information” across the pages by sketching and writing

• Keep our readers in mind by answering popular questions about our topic

In math this week, we will…

• - Represent addition on a number line

• - Recognize and extend number patterns

• - Count to 120, starting with any number less than 120, including 0 or 1

• - Read numerals to 120

• - Count by 2s to 20

This week during our Social Studies time we will be reviewing behavior expectations in our classroom.  We will also be reading books about responsibility, respect, and friendship.

Important Dates to Remember!

Jan. 10- Winter MAPS Assessment (Reading)

Jan. 12- Winter MAPS Assessment (Reading

Jan. 17- No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

Jan. 18- Winter MAPS Assessment (Math)

Jan. 19- Winter MAPS Assessment (Math)

Jan. 21- No School (Professional Development and Records Day)