Week of March 28 - 31

We hope you all enjoy your spring break! 

We will be returning to school on Monday, April 11.

 

The next book report will be on April 15th. 

Our Scholastic Book Fair is coming soon and will turn the Media Center into our very own book store. Find hundreds of books from new and favorite authors, popular series, cool posters, and school supplies, not to mention fun! 

The Scholastic Book Fair will be here from Monday, April 18 to Friday, April 22, and everyone is invited! 

Our Family Night is scheduled for Tuesday, April 19 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. 

Our classes will be shopping on:

Knuth -- Monday, April 18 from 3:30 - 3:45

Persenaire -- Tuesday, April 19 from 3:30 - 3:45

Yoder -- Thursday, April 21 from 3:30 - 3:45

• Your student needs to be bringing a snack to school every day. We have had an increase of students needing a snack from the office and there is a limited supply.
• Your student needs to be bringing a reusable water bottle every day. 

💚What We Learned This Week 💚

💚Language Arts: We have wrapped up our learning about significant influential women in honor of Women's History Month through timelines on Google Classroom and the "about me" worksheets and bubble brainstorms. 

💚Writing: Students are writing their final drafts on a Google Slides Template. They will then record themselves reading their chapters and input the audio into their slides. Students are encouraged to record at home if they are not done. This writing project will be submitted to the Ren Baldwin Technology Festival on Friday, April 15th.

💚Math: We have continued working through Unit 6 (measurement). This week, our focus has been on telling time to the nearest minute as well as working with word problems that require students to determine how much time has passed, the start time, and the end time of an activity.

💚Science: Our science unit is complete and we will now pause for our next social studies unit.

💚Social Studies:  We have finished reading Chapter 4 which was about how Michigan became a state. Students have also completed their Google Slides Template that is replacing the written study guide for this chapter. We will review the slides when we return from spring break before taking the Chapter 4 test.

💚WORD STUDY💚

We will be resuming word study when we return from spring break. This unit will focus on long "e" vowel patterns in accented syllables.

The words for Friday, April 15th are:

between, increase, extreme, secret

Week of March 21 - 25

 

Reading Month Continues!

💚 This is the month to show your student that reading is an adventure!

💚 See what places you can visit just by reading a book!

💚 The next book report will be on April 15th. This is 3 weeks from now which gives your student the week of spring break off.

Don't forget...

March 31st - Pajama Day

 Spring break is right around the corner!

We will be enjoying this break starting next Friday, April 1st, and returning to school on Monday, April 11.

• Your student needs to be bringing a snack to school every day. We have had an increase of students needing a snack from the office and there is a limited supply.
• Your student needs to be bringing a reusable water bottle every day. 

💚What We Learned This Week 💚

💚Language Arts: We have continued to learn about significant influential women in honor of Women's History Month through timelines on Google Classroom and the "about me" worksheets and bubble brainstorms. Continue to look for those to come home in your child's blue folders. 

💚Writing: Students are writing their final drafts on a Google Slides Template. They will then record themselves reading their chapters and input the videos into their slides. Once these are completed, they will be submitted to the Ren Baldwin Technology Festival.

💚Math: We have continued working through Unit 6 (measurement). This week, our focus has been measuring objects to the nearest half and quarter-inch as well as weighing objects in grams/kilograms. Students also have started to explore liquid volume.

💚Science: Our science unit is complete and we will now pause for our next social studies unit.

💚Social Studies:  We are starting Chapter 4 of Social Studies, which is about how Michigan became a state. Students are reading the chapter as well as completing a Google Slides Template instead of a written study guide. 

💚WORD STUDY💚

No word study next week so we can have extra time for our group writing project. 

Week of March 14-18

 

We are already in the 2nd week of March! Our P2 theme this week was Love of Learning, which is when you master new skills or topics, either at school or on your own. Students reflected on what they enjoy learning about and how their attitude about it is contagious. 

Reading Month Continues!

💚 This is the month to show your student that reading is an adventure!

💚 See what places you can visit just by reading a book!

💚 Choose a special book to share for the next book report due March 25

Don't forget...

March 25th - Dress as a Book Character
March 31st - Pajama Day

💚What We Learned This Week 💚

💚Language Arts: We have continued to learn about significant influential women in honor of Women's History Month through timelines on Google Classroom and the "about me" worksheets and bubble brainstorms. Continue to look for those to come home in your child's blue folders. 

💚Writing: Most students are working on their Rough Drafts of their informational writing research. Students are writing their final drafts on a Google Slides Template. Once these are completed, they will be submitted to the Ren Baldwin Technology Festival.

💚Math: Students completed their Unit 5 Test about fractions this week. We have started Unit 6, which is about Measurement. This week, our focus has been measuring objects to the nearest half and quarter inch. We will continue with this next week. 

💚Science: Our science unit is complete and we will now pause for our next social studies unit.

💚Social Studies:  We took our Econ and Me on Friday. Next week, we are starting Chapter 4 of Social Studies, which is about how Michigan became a state. 

💚WORD STUDY💚

No word study next week so we can have extra time for our group writing project. 

Week of March 7 - 11

 

The month of March is off to a great start! Our P2 strategy this week was social intelligence. We learned that 7% of what we say is our words and 93% of what we say is our nonverbal communication (body language and tone of voice). This is something that is important to think about as we build friendships and practice peaceful resolutions.

Reading Month Continues!

💚 This is the month to show your student that reading is an adventure!

💚 See what places you can visit just by reading a book!

💚 Choose a special book to share for the next book report due March 25

Don't forget...

March 18th - Wear Clothing with Words
March 25th - Dress as a Book Character
March 31st - Pajama Day

💚What We Learned This Week 💚

💚Language Arts: Our students are really improving with reading for information all while continuing to learn about significant influential women in honor of Women's History Month. Look for the timelines on Google Classroom and the "about me" worksheets and bubble brainstorms will come home in the blue folders. 

💚Writing: Most students are nearing completion of their informational writing research. Writing has started and soon we will begin work on a multi-media presentation that will be submitted to the Ren Baldwin Technology Festival.

💚Math: Our fractions unit has come to an end. We will take our fractions test on Tuesday. Working on fractions through IXL will help your child with these standards. 

💚Science: Our science unit is complete and we will now pause for our next social studies unit.

💚Social Studies:  Our new unit is called "Econ and Me". We will be studying how we use goods and resources in the world around us. It is a very fun unit for our students!

💚WORD STUDY💚

No word study next week so we can have extra time for our group writing project. 

Week of February 28

We have made it to the month of March! 

Report cards will be coming home next week. 

There will be no school on Monday, March 14th.

And...

Students will be engaging in fun reading activities throughout the month of March! The Reading Month Bingo Challenge is going home today in blue folders. Use this month to emphasize the importance of reading and have some fun with your student!  Please return the Bingo Challenge at the end of the month.

Each Friday will be a spirit day which is listed below:

March 4th - Wear Favorite Team/Sports Attire
March 11th - Wear a Superhero T-Shirt or Cape
March 18th - Wear Clothing with Words
March 25th - Dress as a Book Character
March 31st - Pajama Day

Swimming is Rescheduled!

Clarke Swimming Schedule

May 9 - 13

Yoder: 12:20 - 1:45

Knuth: 1:05 - 2:30

Persenaire: 1:50 - 3:15

*Swim notes have been saved and you will NOT have to fill out new permission forms.

Our next Book Report is due on Friday, March 11th. 

Students should focus on identifying evidence of character traits and giving a detailed summary of the book. 

This is a reminder that your student needs to be coming to school with a snack every day. The office has a limited supply of snacks and we are having too many students going down to the office for a snack. Thank you in advance!

We are having many students come to school without water bottles. The office only has so many water bottles and it is important that your student brings their own to school. 

 💙What We Learned This Week 💛

💙Language Arts: Students are working hard to learn about significant influential women in honor of Women's History Month. They have been using their reading skills to learn about each person's most important achievements in the form of timelines, "about me" worksheets, and bubble brainstorms. 

💛Writing: Students have continued working with their informational writing groups. Each person has decided what subtopic they are going to write about for their group's topic. Students are improving their researching, note-taking, and organizational skills as they work to compile information for their chapters. We will continue working on this group project throughout the next couple of weeks. 

💙Math: We have continued working through Unit 5, which is about Fractions. Students are learning about equivalent fractions as well as fractions that are equivalent to whole numbers.

💛Science: We have continued working through our Science Unit - Invisible Forces. Students participated in the final two experiments for this unit by exploring the properties of magnets. They have determined what things a magnet can attract and repel as well as use magnets to unlock a door. Ask your student about how they made a magnet open their lock!

💙Social Studies:  We are going to take a pause on Social Studies for the next couple of weeks as we transition to Science. 

💙WORD STUDY💛

No word study next week so we can have extra time for our group writing project.