Career Day was a HIT!!!
Classroom Scoop for 5/1 - 5/5
1. Language Arts:
 Discussed subject-verb agreement
 Practiced reading and writing words with: ea, ou, and y
 Discussed multiple meaning words
 Discussed cause/effect (played cause/effect BINGO)
 Reviewed characteristics of expository text
 Read “Visiting the Past” and “”
2. Math:
 Made predictions and then measured (we rolled balls in the hallway and
measured the distance that they traveled)
 Compiled the class data of the distance the balls traveled and created
ranges
 Used the ranges to graph our data with a bar graph
 Used the data to create a line plot
 Practiced answering “test style” questions on graphs (www.ixl.com is a
FANTASTIC resource for this!!!!)
3. Science/Social Studies
 Continued to work on our planet articles
 Read books on other planets and took A.R. tests
4. Miscellaneous:
 The kids are doing an awesome job on writing their group planet articles.
At this point, every group is done with their rough draft. They are then
meeting with their editor (me) and together we are discussing the best
flow for the facts that they have found. We are compiling the articles
into one newspaper. Copies will come home when we are done! This
project is done to help pave the way for the dinosaur project.
Information on the dinosaur projects will come home next week.
 A huge thank you to the Career Day volunteers for such a fun day! It was
very informative and the kids were inspired and asked relevant questions.
Please ask them about what they learned!
 Next week is a review week in Language Arts, so no spelling test.
Due to the awesome volunteer turn-out for Career Day, we were unable to
squeeze in our vocabulary quiz or reading test this week.
 Please send in field trip permission forms and lunch requests if buying
ASAP
 The kids did an amazing job on Monday! I brought my Ella and she was
most impressed!!!
 We will begin learning our cursive capital letters next week.
 If you are planning on attending the Second Grade Celebration Dance,
please send back the R.S.V.P. as soon as possible.
 The cafeteria will now be using hormone-free, antibiotic-free local beef
from Mish farms on comfort food Thursday!!
 Just a reminder that fidget spinners are welcome to come out during
recess but will remain in backpacks during class time.
 We are out of our tissue stash. If anyone has an extra box, please send
in with your child! Thank you!
5. Reporter of the Week – Drake Heasley
 This week I learned about how the FBI has a lot of different jobs that you can
do.
Next Week’s Homework & Specials:
Monday – Math WS & First In Math – Gym/Health
Tuesday – Math WS & First In Math - Music
Wednesday – Math WS & First In Math – Computers
Thursday – Math WS & First In Math – Library
Friday – None – Gym/Health
Upcoming Events:
Saturday, May 6 – Kids of Steel Race Day!
Monday, May 8 – Kindergarten Screening;
Tuesday, May 9 – Kindergarten Screening;
Wednesday, May 10 – Kindergarten Screening;
Thursday, May 11 – Fine Arts Night
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