Dear Parents,
We have had a successful start to the year 2015. The
students have returned excited, enthusiastic, engaged and ready to learn.
Students are reviewing and familiarizing themselves with
multiplication and division facts. They
are working on multiplying large numbers (100s and 1,000s) looking for patterns
in their problem solving. They are also
learning to use different strategies to solve word problems ie: working backwards
to find the solution.
We will be starting Literature Circles within the next
week. Students will be grouped and
focused on analyzing the different text features of the book they are reading.
Your student is also learning that Legos are not just for
play but to learn. We are focused on
science and engineering as they learn about the different types of gears and
how they “mesh” together to make an object move. They are also are learning how weight
controls velocity. During Tech Time your
student has been building a “puff mobile” in which they must construct a
vehicle that will go the furthest distance by just a puff of air. Here again they are learning about weight
distribution and aerodynamics. Their
creativity is definitely helping them to think about the possible designs to
develop the automobiles of the future.
Within the next month we will begin the study of the
California Regions and Missions.
Students will begin to research their projects looking at it from the
eye of an architect and developer. They
will create drawings, a 3D model and provide information to persuade other
students why they should visit their selected mission. They will create a power point presentation
and/or a visual display to convince others why they should visit their
historical mission with an emphasis on the specific California Region in which
their mission was built. Parents will be
invited to view the presentations.
Upcoming happenings and events:
January 12th – February 6th Playground Coin Drive
January 19th No
School – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 20th Blueberry
Twist Lunch and Benefit Dinner
January 27th Windsync
Contemporary Musical Group Performance Field Trip
February 13th No
School – Lincoln’s Birthday
February 16th –
20th No
School – Mid Year Break
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