Thursday, March 5, 2015

Week of March 9th

As part of the PBIS team (positive behavioral interventions and supports) I will be gone at a training on March 10-11.  I will not have the sub use Dojo for those two days.  I will have limited access to email and no access to tell the sub any after school transportation plans.

There are many students coming to school with no winter clothes because they "left them at home".  We go outside on some of these cold days.  Please make sure your child is prepared so they are warm. They do not stay inside if they forget snowpants and boots.

Pleasantview will be hosting a food drive during the month of March. Please consider donating to those in need. Look for more details soon.

Reading Tip of the Week:
Write, write, write!  Ask your child to help you write out the grocery list, a note to Grandma, or to keep a journal of special things that happen at home. When writing encourage your child to use the letter sound patterns that they are learning at school.

Math class will be looking a little different than it has in the past.  We will be doing mini lessons with small groups of students and expecting the other students to work independently on other planned activities when they are not working directly with the teacher.  This will allow the teacher to tailor mini lessons to the needs of the students.  We are really excited to try this out!


HERE IS WHAT WE WILL WORK ON THIS WEEK:

Language arts Lesson 22 will include:
  • What clues tell you why animals look as they do? We will read "Amazing Animals".
  • Drawing conclusions
  • r Controlled vowels (ir, er, ur)
  • Pronoun I
Math will include:
  • Growing patterns
  • Investigating doubles (2+2=4)
  • Problem solving with doubles
  • The meaning of half