Homework Alert--

Your child might have homework in the following areas:

• Science: Earth & Moon worksheet
• Writing: There are a few students that did not finish their pretend themed birthday party invitation. They should have also written 4 multiple choice questions for another student to answer about their invitation.
• Any late work is due tomorrow.

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Measuring With Kids!

Can you remember the last time you used measurement?

•        Baking cookies. 
•     Filling up your gas tank.
•       Measuring the length of fabric.
•      Making your morning coffee.

These are all examples of measurement that we use every day. Because filling up our gas tank is a frequent experience, we forget that our children have not had the same number of exposures. If you asked your child which measurement do you need for a gas tank, would they know?

The same can be asked for making dinner. When you are baking or following recipes, is your child involved in helping? Having your children take part in these tasks will help build their familiarity with measurement tools.

This weekend try taking your child with you when you fill up gas. Show them the pump and point out how many gallons of fuel your tank holds. Try preparing a recipe with your children this weekend. Mix ingredients using cups, ounces, and/or tablespoons. Let them find the measuring cup, allow them to pour or put the object in the measuring cup.

Most of our children are visual learners, meaning they learn by sight. SHOWING them these measurements will further their knowledge and create a connection between school learning and real life. 

At our 5th grade Measurement activity, we had lots of fun!! Students participated in the Mrs. Tremonti/Mr. Bokker event: Measure & Win! In this event, students had to answer questions about conversions and had to pick out the correct visual representation of the capacity! Only IF they got both parts correct could they pour water into their team bucket! Take a look at a few photos below!

 

Science Fair Projects

It's the conclusion of Science Fair projects and I am so proud of every single child! We had a lot of great boards with unique ideas and topics. Check out the kids with their science fair boards!

Homework Alert!

Hello Parents/Guardians!
Tonight your child WILL have homework in the following areas!

• Reading: Map Directions. Today at school your child was asked to create a map of Holbrook. Then later they were asked to write directions from several places around town and their neighborhood. Tonight you just need to look at their directions and initial at the end. We are working on being able to use the appropriate language when traveling and giving directions. 
• Parent/Teacher Conference form: 
• Permission Slip: On Thursday, March 7th the 4th and 5th graders will be taking a field trip to ShowLow. Their permission slip needs to be signed and returned.

A whirlwind of activity!

Sometimes our classroom feels like a whirlwind of activity. We are trying to conclude multiple projects before the 4-day weekend.
Please talk to your child about any missing work they may have!! There is a new list in class of missing work. If their number is on the list, they need to make arrangements to fix and turn it in. If not, they will keep the zero.
Because we are trying to conclude so many projects by tomorrow, your child may come home with homework. Please do all that you can to ensure they are working on it. I know tv and ps3's are so alluring, but getting their homework done is a high priority!!!

Your child MIGHT have homework in the following areas.

• Independent Novel: They have had 3 1/2 weeks to read an independent novel about animal friendships. Because we were reading Where the Red Fern Grows in class, students were required to pick a similar novel. They will be doing a book report tomorrow in class and taking a Reading Counts test. (Both for a grade, Both due tomorrow)
• Writing: Biographies. Since last Tuesday (2/5) students have been reading and working on learning about their famous African-American. They have created a plan, written a 1st draft, and drawn the picture of their famous American. If they are not done with the plan, 1st draft, and picture---then they are behind. Tomorrow we will be editing and writing second drafts. We will also be turning these in. 
• Science Fair: With the exception of one student, all boards are due tomorrow. 
• Biographies--Reading. In Reading class we have been learning about other famous African-Americans and have been working on sorting details and coloring their pictures: Mae Jemison, Rosa Parks, and George Washington Carver are due tomorrow.

I know it sounds like a lot, but these projects have been on going for weeks and weeks! They just all happen to be due at the same time. Time management is SOOOOO important. Please speak with your child tonight about this work!

Thanks!

Homework Alert

Your child might have homework in the following areas:

• Bring a Baby Picture!! We are writing autobiographies and we need baby pictures!
• Math Word Problems: A macrometer is equal to 1000 millimeters. A decimeter is equal to 0.1 meters, 1 meter = 10 decimeters. 
• Social Studies: Worksheet due Friday.

math today

http://mrnussbaum.com/grade_2_standardslengthwordproblems/

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-2/metric-units-of-length-word-problems

Homework Alert!!!

Parents/Guardians:
Your child will MOST LIKELY have homework in the following areas:

• Writing: Autobiography. Must finish 1st draft.
• Writing: Bring a baby picture
• Spelling: Lesson 21
• Science: Make sure your titles are DONE!

Science Fair Update!

This week we have been beginning our projects and testing our classmates!! Science Fair is officially underway! If you haven't started your project today, you will need to bring your items to school ASAP! We will conclude projects this week! Next week we will be working on typing all of our steps for our boards! If you are still struggling to come up with an idea--YOU ARE BEHIND!! Let's get an idea picked and approved and start working on our project!
I'm very excited to see what will happen and how the projects will turn out! Remember this is a BIG chunk of your grade, so make sure you are managing your time wisely!

Projects due Friday, February 15th.