Math- We will finish up our measurement unit .
In writer’s workshop this week, “How-To” books. We will discuss how much we have grown as writers since the beginning of the year and talk about goal setting. We begin our next unit of Persuasive writing Learning from a mentor how to text
- During reading this week, we work on new unit on non-fiction books. Instead of acting like teachers, students will pretend they are news reporters retelling their books this week! They will say things like 'Did you know...? Another interesting piece of information is... In this book it teaches you all about...' Since we are starting our new science unit on animals, we will study nonfiction books about animals. We will also be working on collecting “expert” words as we read. These words are important words on the topic that we might know or not know. If we don’t know these words, we will use different strategies to find the meaning. Students will work on building their reading stamina independently and work on IRead. What you can do at home: Continue practicing blends and digraphs and reading every night! READING- We will continue to work on building their reading stamina as well as practice their reading strategies. In Science - Next week We will begin our 5th IB unit - Sharing the Planet The Transdisciplinary theme is :An inquiry into rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things; communities and relationships within and between them; access to equal opportunities; peace and conflict resolution. Central Idea :Action Affect our environment Lines of Inquiry : Recycling and replenishing Actions have consequences All living things change and grow over time Key Concepts:
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Valentines Day - please send in a decorated box for the Valentines Day exchange .
Kindness Week: HFE will be participating in the Great Kindness Challenge (GKC) the week of February 10th. The program is a proactive and positive bullying prevention initiative that improves school climate and increases student engagement. The GKC is one week devoted to performing as many acts of kindness as possible. Please make sure A Great Kindness Challenge checklist goes home with each student next Thursday (2/6). Parents are encouraged to have their child/children complete at least ten (10) acts of kindness on the checklist. Please use this week as an opportunity to reinforce kindness with your students in the classroom. No Place for Hate HFE is also in the process of becoming a No Place For Hate designated school. No Place For Hate is a self-directed program that helps schools improve and maintain school climate and combat bias/bullying, so that all students can thrive. As part of Kindness Week, the whole school will be signing a Resolution of Respect. We will have a large banner up in the hallway between the cafeteria and the gym. Please make sure each students in your class takes a moment to sign the banner. A container of markers will be placed on the table with the Eagle Point boxes. To close out Kindness Week, the students will be treated to an in-house field trip featuring Mr. Greg’s Musical Madness Fantastic Band. The performance will focus on being kind and anti-bullying. KINDNESS MATTERS at HFE! During math this week students will be post assessing on our shapes unit. We will begin our measurement unit and begin talking about length. For this measurement unit, there are specific vocabulary words for each type of measurement that students need to know: Length- longer and shorter Height- taller and shorter Size- bigger and smaller Weight- heavier and lighter Capacity- holds more and holds less What you can do at home: Have students compare different objects around the house using the vocabulary we are focusing on for the week. Here are the standards for our measurement unit: -MGSEK.MD.1 Describe several measurable attributes of an object, such as length or weight. For example, a student may describe a shoe as, “This shoe is heavy! It is also really long!” -MGSEK.MD.2 Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/”less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter -MGSEK.MD.3 Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers in each category and sort the categories by count. (Limit category counts to less than or equal to 10) Even though we are starting a new unit it is important for students to continue practicing counting to 100 by 1’s and 10’s every night and practicing writing their numbers. The sorting, counting, and ordering groups standard is in this unit as well. What you can do at home: Have students sort silverware, coins, beads, etc. by color, shape or size. Students can then count how many are in each group and put the groups in order from least to greatest amount or greatest to least amount. In writer’s workshop this week, we will be finishing up our “How to “ unit . We will take a post -assessment for this unit . What you can do at home: have students practice sounding out words and writing down the sounds they hear on paper and draw pictures with details and label their pictures. You can also remind students that when writing, the first letter in a sentence is uppercase and the rest is lower case, there are finger spaces between words, and periods at the end of sentences. We will continue to work on this in class. - During reading this week, we will review how readers check their reading by asking, “Does it look right,” “Does it sound right?” and “Does it make sense?” Students will also practice using new kinds of picture power as books become harder. Students can’t just quickly check the picture to figure out the word. They have to use the whole picture to think about what they see and what’s happening. We will continue using our sight word, or “snap word” power also continue looking at blends and digraphs to help us read unknown words. What you can do at home: Give students words that begin with the blends or digraphs and have them sound out/write the words.Students will work on building their reading stamina independently and work on IRead. During reading groups, we will be reading instructional level texts and using strategies to help us decode words. We will work on fluency and summarizing. We will also be working on comprehension: Here are some sample questions you can ask your child at home when reading: What you can do at home: Read every night like you are working with a partner (sit side by side, have a book in the middle, read back and forth, etc.) and ask your child questions about what she/he is reading about. For students who need to work on letters and letter sounds, you can have students find letters around the house and ask them what sounds they make. -For phonics we review all letter sounds and we will also practice “S” blends . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQKwW2PVdCQ&list=PLfFQ41zfJvh_Fh6eK5ueawl6p9-StZj8M We will begin our new science unit on the 5 senses: hearing, touching, seeing, smelling, and tasting. We will later apply what we know about our senses by using certain senses to identify and describe rocks and soil. Here are our science standards: SKE2. Students will describe the physical attributes of rocks and soils. a. Use senses to observe and group rocks by physical attributes such as large/small, heavy/light, smooth/rough, dark/light, etc. b. Use senses to observe soils by physical attributes such as smell, texture, color, particle/grain size. c. Recognize earth materials— soil, rocks, water, air, etc. -We will begin our 4th IB unit. IB Unit 4:How the World Works Transdisciplinary theme: An interaction between the natural world (physical and biological) and human societies. Central Idea: Senses help us investigate our world. Lines of Inquiry: The way things move and the reasons why (form/reflection) The effects of gravity (reflection) Patterns and how they affect construction (causation) Using the senses to describe and group objects by observable properties (causation) Earth’s materials and natural resources (form) Key Concepts: Reflection, Form, Causation Related Concepts: Evidence, Reason, Operations, Impact Learner Profile: Risk Taker, Inquirers, Knowledgeable Attitudes: Curiosity, Cooperation Transdisciplinary Skills: Thinking: evaluation, application, analysis Social: cooperation, group decision making Communication: all Self-Management: fine motor skills, safety, gross motor What you can do at home: Have students practice saying the central idea, discuss the learner profiles and the attitudes of and how students can display these throughout the day. |
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