Weekly Update

Hi Everyone,

I'm sorry for not posting Friday; I slept most of the day.  Today is the first day I feel somewhat normal, so I am checking in with a quick update...

No Written Homework for the Coming Week:
Because we are off on Monday, and we have the STEAM Expo all day Friday, we will only have 3 regular learning days in our classroom this week.  I will not introduce a new Sound of the Week.  I will not introduce new Words of the Week either, so there will be no written homework.  PLEASE READ!

It's Not Too Late to Volunteer for the Pinebrook STEAM Expo!

The STEAM Expo is Friday, February 24th!  We are still in great need of volunteers to help our day run smoothly.  Please come spend the day with us to see your child's creativity in action!  Don't be intimidated about volunteering ...we provide all directions, and all materials for each activity.  A teacher is present in each classroom at all times. Please volunteer by clicking HERE.   

Here's a little more information about volunteering at the Expo

• If you volunteer, you will be placed in your child's grade level.  If you have more than one child, you may volunteer and split your time between your children's grade levels.
• We need volunteers for both the morning and afternoon sessions...sign up for just one or both!
• The STEAM Expo is a school wide event...if the grade level for which you'd like to volunteer is full, please consider volunteering for another grade level in need!

Focus Areas for the Coming Week:

• Reading:  We will talk about how good readers use their prior knowledge when they read.  Prior knowledge gives us a context for new learning and new information.
• Writing:  We will continue our informational writing about Presidents as we focus on editing for mechanics, punctuation, and proper sight word spelling.
• Math:  We will finish our Fractions unit.  We will practice identifying the fractions of a set and fractions of a whole.  
• Science:  We will finish our Matter unit.  We will experiment with a variety of liquids and solids to discover how various liquids mix, and whether various solids will dissolve in water.

Please tell the kids hello for me.  I miss them.  I don't like being away from them.