Padlet

We practiced a new strategy on padlet to help us for M.A.P testing! PQPA helps us to remember to use part of the question as part of the answer!

March 27th-31st

Hello Families of Room 2!

Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thanks!

Important Reminders:

• The deadline to order the 2016-17 Concord ALL COLOR Yearbook is March 31.  To order now, CLICK HERE or return the yearbook order envelope you received with a check for $15 made out to Concord PTG.
• This Tuesday night is the Concord Expo!  Stop by our hallway to check out projects our class will have on display!
• MAP Testing Dates:  Our class will be MAP testing on the following dates and times, please try to avoid scheduling appointments during these times.  
• April 17th-19th (in the afternoon)
• April 27th-28th (in the morning)

Weekly Objectives:

Writing:  For the next few weeks, we will be spending time reviewing for the upcoming MAP test!  This week we will focus on reviewing our narrative writing unit.  We will focus on the aspects of a narrative and the elements that are involved in writing a small moment story.  We will also practice typing our narratives in order to prepare for typing during testing.

Reading: During reader's workshop we will also be working on reviewing key concepts that we have learned this year!  This week we will focus on the importance of understanding the main idea.  We will also discuss the plot of a story.  

Math: This week we will begin Chapter 11: Measurement.  We will start this chapter by measuring capacity (liter and milliliter) and mass (gram and kilogram). 

Science: This week we will begin Chapter 8: Matter.  We will focus on the three states of matter and how water changes states.

*In order to cover all of the important math chapters before the MAP test, for the next few weeks spelling will be put on hold.  We are going to take our normal spelling time to do some extra math work.  This week and next week, we will take this time to focus on the multiple types of graphs.  We will learn the possible ways to record data and how to interpret that data.  Once we have learned the multiple types of graphs, we will take all that we know and put this to use in a graphing project.  Students will choose a question and survey the class.  They will then create a poster that displays the results using each graph we have learned!

Have a great week!

Genius Hour

We had so much fun presenting our Genius Hour projects! Check out the pictures below of them with there projects!

March 13th-17th

Hello Families of Room 2!

Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thanks!

Important Reminders:

• This Friday is a half day! 
• This week we will be presenting our Genius Hour projects!  If your child has anything at home that they are using for their presentation, please remind them to bring it to school this week! 
• This week we have spelling tests.
• Tuesday, March 14-Thursday, March 16 will be the "Concord Cruise" in P.E.. Students are welcome to dress up for this event in beach type wear. We do not allow swimsuits and they still need tennis shoes.
• The deadline to order the 2016-17 Concord ALL COLOR Yearbook is March 31.  To order now, CLICK HERE or return the yearbook order envelope you received with a check for $15 made out to Concord PTG.

Weekly Objectives:

Writing:  We will continue working on our fourth writing unit: Persuasive Speeches, Petitions, and Editorials. This week we will continue work in our cause groups. Students will be revising, editing, and publishing their cause group persuasive piece!

Reading: This week we will continue our newest reading unit: Mysteries!  We have recently finished a class read aloud mystery book, "A-Z Mysteries: The Absent Author" and we have begun a new mystery read aloud, "The Whodunit Detective Agency: The Diamond Mystery".  We will take this week to compare and contrast the differences between the two mystery books and discuss the reasons for those differences.

Math: This week we will begin Chapter 13: Perimeter and Area. We will work on finding the perimeter and area of rectangles as well as shapes that have more than 4 sides.  Rather than having a test for this chapter, students will be working on a perimeter and area project.  Be sure to ask your child about this!

Science/Social Studies: Due to many events happening during our social studies and science time over the next few weeks we will not be starting another social studies or science chapter until the end of the third quarter.  Instead, we will be taking this time of the day to review the reading and math Galileo tests in order to make sure we are remembering concepts and skills that we have previously learned!  Science will begin again the day we come back from Spring Break!

Have a great week!

Field Trip Pictures

We had a great time at Powder Valley!  Thank you to all our volunteers who spent the day with us!