Dear Room 112 Families, May 29, 2017 wk 36 issue 36
Welcome Back! I hope your Memorial Day weekend was relaxing and you enjoyed some unofficial summer BBQ’s! A few reminders:
THIS WEEK IN: WORD STUDY Students have created their own spelling list and are working with their self-selected words daily during Reading Centers. NO MORE SPELLING TESTS. READER’S WORKSHOP Our reading skills and our desire to read has skyrocketed! Students are given every opportunity to read, read, read! VOCABULARY OF THE WEEK: ashamed, magnificent, peculiar, facitious WRITER’S WORKSHOP Completed our Persuasive Writing Unit. Now, we are using everything we learned in Writing as we do end of year activities. MATH We are in Unit 9. It is our last math unit. This unit focuses on two-digit addition and subtraction and a review. SCIENCE We are recording our observations on our wheat and we are exploring stems in depth. SOCIAL STUDIES We continue to learn about families around the world. Monday, 5/29 Tuesday, 5/30 Wednesday, 5/31 Thursday, 6/1 Friday, 6/2 Memorial Day No School Gym (Health) Kicks Day Library Love Day Gym Music Day Library Nice Day
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Dear Room 112 Families, May 22, 2017 wk 35 issue 35
Woah! Way to go Mrs. Woodbury’s Firties! Thanks to your family and friends, our class alone reached and exceeded our goal of raising over $2,000! We celebrated with a pizza and movie party last Friday. Great work everyone! The walk-a-thon happened while rainy and windy outside so teachers did not get to take pictures. If any of our parents who attended were able to take pics, please share with me via email. Reminders:
THIS WEEK IN: WORD STUDY Students will be doing sorting activities throughout the week in their word study notebooks to prepare for their spelling test on Friday. Monday- regular sort, Tuesday- Speed sort, Wednesday- Word Hunt, Thursday- Blind sort, Friday- Glue Sort & Test. READER’S WORKSHOP This week we will read Sandwich Swap by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah. We will be coming back to this text each day as we read and learn something new from it during the week. We will discuss the meanings of the vocabulary words, identify the setting, characters and story parts in the text. VOCABULARY OF THE WEEK: gooey, pesky, insults, ashamed, rowdy WRITER’S WORKSHOP We are strengthening our persuasive writing skills by focusing on parts of a persuasive letter. MATH We are in Unit 9. It is our last math unit. This unit focuses on two-digit addition and subtraction and a review. SCIENCE We are recording our observations on our wheat and we are exploring stems in depth. We will begin to look for animals for our classroom terrarium. SOCIAL STUDIES We continue to learn about families around the world. Monday, 5/22 Tuesday, 5/23 Wednesday, 5/24 Thursday, 5/25 Friday, 5/26 Library Fruit Day Gym (Health) Game Day Library Hat & Hula Hoop Day FIELD TRIP! Gym Identical Day (all wear a red shirt and jean pants/shorts/skirt) Library Spelling Test Joke Day If you read until the end, remind your child to whisper in my ear “newsletter” for an additional 10 class dojo points!!! Dear Room 112 Families, May 15, 2017 wk 34 issue 34
Our second recess fundraiser, the Ray School Walk-A-Thon, is this Friday, May 19th from 10:15 – 10:45. Our goal is to raise $25,000 to allow us to have full staff for recess this school year. Without full recess staff, we would have even less (and less consistent) recess coverage. Please come prepared to be outside and active (hat, sunscreen, water bottle, loose/cool clothing) Reminders:
THIS WEEK IN: WORD STUDY Students will be doing sorting activities throughout the week in their word study notebooks to prepare for their spelling test on Friday. Monday- regular sort, Tuesday- Speed sort, Wednesday- Word Hunt, Thursday- Blind sort, Friday- Glue Sort & Test. READER’S WORKSHOP This week we will read Just Plain Fancy by Patricia Polacco. We will be coming back to this text each day as we read and learn something new from it during the week. We will discuss the meanings of the vocabulary words, identify the setting, characters and story parts in the text. VOCABULARY OF THE WEEK: fancy, plain, shunned, miracle, gossiped WRITER’S WORKSHOP We are moving into persuasive writing this week. Be prepared for your child to be more vocal, provide reasons, and try to persuade you in different ways;) MATH We are in Unit 9. It is our last math unit. This unit focuses on two-digit addition and subtraction and a review. SCIENCE We are recording our observations on our wheat and we are exploring stems in depth. We will begin to look for animals for our classroom terrarium. SOCIAL STUDIES We continue to learn about families around the world. Dear Room 112 Families, May 8, 2017 wk 33 issue 33
Well the weather has dipped but Mrs. Woodbury’s class is RISING!!!!! Our attendance for May is above 96%, our class is in 2nd place in raising money for the Walk-A-Thon, and students are turning in their field trip forms/money in record time! Whooohoooooo!!!! Reminders:
THIS WEEK IN: WORD STUDY Students will be doing sorting activities throughout the week in their word study notebooks to prepare for their spelling test on Friday. Monday- regular sort, Tuesday- Speed sort, Wednesday- Word Hunt, Thursday- Blind sort, Friday- Glue Sort & Test. READER’S WORKSHOP This week we will read Maya is Grumpy by Courtney Pippin-Mather. We will be coming back to this text each day as we read and learn something new from it during the week. We will discuss the meanings of the vocabulary words, identify the setting, characters and story parts in the text. VOCABULARY OF THE WEEK: grumpy, mood, snarled, giggle, escape WRITER’S WORKSHOP As our unit on poetry comes to a close, we will be revisiting our unit on persuasive writing. Be prepared for your child to be more vocal, provide reasons, and try to persuade you in different ways;) MATH We will begin Unit 9 this Wednesday. It is our last math unit. This unit focuses on two-digit addition and subtraction and a review. SCIENCE We are recording our observations on our wheat and lawn growth. Also, we will explore stems in depth and begin to look for animals for our classroom terrarium. SOCIAL STUDIES We continue to learn about families around the world. Flat Stanley will also make an appearance this week! Dear Room 112 Families, May 1, 2017, wk 32 issue 31
Happy May Day! PLEASE NOTE: On May 19th, we will host our second recess fundraiser! Please register your child. The $25,000 raised allows us to have full staff for recess. Without the fundraiser, we would have even less (and less consistent) coverage. This could negatively impact your child’s cherished time of the school day. Raise $50 this week, and be in a drawing to earn White Sox tickets with a parking pass! WORD STUDY Students will be doing sorting activities throughout the week in their word study notebooks to prepare for their spelling test on Friday. Monday- regular sort, Tuesday- Speed sort, Wednesday- Word Hunt, Thursday- Blind sort, Friday- Glue Sort & Test. READER’S WORKSHOP This week we will read Koala Lou by Mem Fox. We will be focusing on character traits (internal characteristics). We will be coming back to this text each day as we read and learn something new from it during the week. We will discuss the meanings of the vocabulary words, identify the setting, characters and story parts in the text. VOCABULARY OF THE WEEK: flung, spectator, hush, roared, lionhearted WRITER’S WORKSHOP We will be continuing our unit on poetry! This week we will be exploring and learning to write color, -ING, and cinquain poems. MATH We are coming to a close on our second to last unit, unit 8! This week, we are focusing on composing shapes he students will continue working with halves and fourths; then, move into exploring 2D and 3D shapes. SCIENCE In Science, we are observing our lawns grow and will be planting wheat! SOCIAL STUDIES Students are learning about culture and how geography affects families around the world. |
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