Peek At The Week

What a wild week of winter weather! I am ready for spring to come, but  I know the kids enjoy playing in the snow.  We celebrated the 100th day and Valentine's Day on Friday!

Here are some of the things we did this week:

In Math:

• Reviewed ways to add
• Practiced using calculators to add numbers
• Took our Topic 8 test
• 100th day and Valentine Math

In Fundations:

• Began Unit 9 using er, ir, ur
• Practiced new trick words
• Learned vocabulary words verb and forbid

In Writing/ Social Studies:

• Used the table of contents to help with research
• Practiced writing facts in our own words
• Wrote 2 favorite facts to add to our class chart

*Check out the fun photos I updated too!

I hope you have a great winter vacation with your child! I know I'll enjoy being with Asher. He turned 4 months old! Time is already moving too quickly!
I'll see everyone on Monday, February 24th!

-Mrs. Farrand :)

Peek At The Week

What a fast week we had! I am sure the kids enjoyed a nice break on Wednesday and had fun in the snow. Despite the shorter week, we still worked very hard! :)

Here are some of the things we did!

In Math:

• Added two digit numbers with regrouping
• Played a two digit number center game
• Used the number line to show addition
• Added more than two numbers with regrouping

In Fundations:

• Worked on or, ore differences
• Practiced unit 8 words
• Finished Unit 8 on ar, or

In Social Studies:

• Reviewed for our test by playing Jeopardy
• Took our test on maps and globes and landforms 

Most of the students did very well! Thanks for helping them study using the guide!

In Writing:

• Began inform unit in order to do research on North America as a class
• Learned about a RAN chart
• Learned some of the features of a great report
• Wrote what we think we know about North America

Coming up:

Valentine's Day is next Friday. I put a note regarding this special day and a class list for the students to use if they are going to bring in valentines by Thursday 2/13.

Enjoy the weekend! I'm enjoying watching the winter olympics!

-Mrs. Farrand :)