Week of February 23rd

Four more chapters of The Lemonade War!  I wonder how it will end.  Will Evan and Jessie make up?

IMPORTANT! Please work on today's math homework (6-9) together.  This is a difficult kind of story problem to grasp for many students.  Even if you have a "math whiz" at home, please check to make sure they understand this skill.  We will have a quiz on Monday.

Reading Tip of the Week:
Gently correct your young reader. When your child makes a mistake, gently point out the letters he or she missed or read incorrectly. Many beginning readers will guess at words based on it's first letter.

HERE IS WHAT WE WILL WORK ON THIS WEEK:

Language arts Lesson 20 will include:

• What makes a story funny?-We will read "Little Rabbit's Tale?".
• Cause and Effect
• Compound words
• Short vowel ea (bread)
• Prepositions and prepositional phrases

Math will include:

• Quiz on Lessons 7-9
• Measurement with inches
• Tables
• Quiz on Lessons 10-11
• Comparing and rotating shapes
• Combining shapes to make new shapes

Week of February 17th

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY!

Don't forget to keep reading "The Lemonade War"!  Take advantage of this long weekend to catch up.  You should have chapter 8 read.  The trivia question will be read on Monday.

Thanks to all of you that came to conferences.  It was great to see you again and talk about all the great things that your children are doing!

I have moved Mrs. Wiebe's music blog to the "Useful Links" section on the right side of the screen.  You can find her trivia question of the week there.

Reading Tip of the Week:
I read to you, you read to me!  Take turns reading aloud at bedtime.  Children enjoy that special time with their parents.

HERE IS WHAT WE WILL WORK ON THIS WEEK:

Language arts Lesson 19 will include:

• What clues help you figure out how characters feel?-We will read "Thomas Rivera?".
• Making conclusions in reading
• Long o patterns (oa, ow)
• Contractions with 've and 're
• Future tense
• Synonyms

Math will include:

• Making graphs into tables
• Methods for solving comparison story problems
• Solving story problems with comparisons
• Quiz on Lessons 7-9

Week of February 9th

Don't forget to keep reading "The Lemonade War"!

Conferences are coming Feb 10, 12, and 13 (no school on Friday)! The book fair will be open during conferences.  NOTE: It will only be open until 10:00 on Friday.  Be sure to check it out!

Make sure you check out the music question of the week on Mrs. Wiebe's website!  There is also information about the music program here at PV. 
Follow this link:  Music at Pleasantview and Rice - Home

Yearbook orders went out.  Order on line at ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter the code 4964615 OR fill out the form that went home and pay by check. Checks payable to Pleasantview. Orders are due: February 13, 2015!

On Thursday the 12th we will have a Valentine's celebration in class.  Students will make bags here at school and they can bring valentines to share with friends.  We have 23 students in our class.  Please have your child sign their name, but don't address them to anyone.  That way they can just hand one to each student.

Reading Tip of the Week:
Play word games!  Have your child sound out words as you change them from mat to fat to sat; from sat to sag to sap; from sit to sip.

HERE IS WHAT WE WILL WORK ON THIS WEEK:

Language arts Lesson 18 will include:

• Why do authors write nonfiction?-We will read "Where does Food Come From?".
• Author's purpose
• Long a patterns (ai, ay)
• Contractions with 'll and 'd
• Names of months, days and holidays (proper nouns)

Math will include:

• Graphs and comparisons
• Graphs with multiple rows
• Data collection and graphing
• Making our own graphs
• A quiz on lessons 1-6