February 25, 2016
Dear Families,
Welcome back everyone! Great to see the kids after our February break. It was an easy transition back as we
have been able to continue much of the work right where we left off. We have been building vehicles and exploring with weight and force to see how it effects
movement in our Forces and
Motion unit. This
week we have been exploring the concept of stored energy found in rubber bands
twisted around the rear axle. The
results are interesting and each engineering team has had good success. Be sure to get more details from your
vehicle designer… a.k.a.- your kiddo!
Unit
6 math has us reviewing three digit subtraction rules with trade first. It also has students immersed in
multiplication fact practice through a variety of skill based games and
activities. Students are making
progress. It would be very helpful if you committed
to working with your child over the next few weeks to master the lingering
basic facts 0 -10. Thank you in advance for your support
with this.
Student
information books are coming along nicely during writing
workshop. This week we have focused
on writing several “chapters” as well as do some research on the Internet. Next
week we will continue with this as well as begin some final draft pages with
“text features” that support the text.
Stay tuned!
We
got to have our second book
buddy share with our first
graders on Wednesday. On Thursday
we had dental hygienist students give a healthy tooth talk
presentation. And Friday afternoon
we get to see the Harlem Rockets
Basketball players “wow” us with their skills.
A good week … I’d say J!
Warm Regards,