We completed Investigation 2 and had a test on it too.
News from the Social Studies Department (By Zach L.):
We’ll be starting the Iditarod very soon. We’ll start to study about it.
News from the Math Department (By Maria):
Well, we just just started our new unit.We have test today (Friday, February 17, 2012), So good luck to everyone!
News from the Reader’s Workshop Department (By Zach M):
We just finished watching the movie of The Mixed up Files and compared it with the book on a venn diagram. Now we are writing a paper on the comparison about the two.
News from the Writer's Workshop Department (By Molly):
In writer’s workshop we have been writing a story that is from our other ideas and finishing it up this week.
News from the Music Department (By Jack):
We are doing like these sections that we play these insterments and go on the computer. We play gutairs, keyboards, and this harp like thing I forget what it is called.
News from the Physical Education Department (By Makenzie):
We are doing our basketball unit.
News from the Art Department (By Mateo):
We made our faces and working on something; and it’s fun
Free Choice Area (By Kaitlyn):
This week has been a pretty fun week in my opinion. In gym we played some fun basketball games. In other specials it has been pretty fun. Math, social studies, science, writer’s workshop, and reader’s workshop have been pretty fun this last week.
Teacher's Corner (By Mr. Singer):
Is it winter? Is is not winter? I am getting confused with this weather, but I will enjoy it more when the Brewer’s catchers and pitchers take the field tomorrow in AZ!
Conferences are next Thursday. The schedules have been sent out and I am looking forward to meeting with those thare are scheduled. The following day, February 24th, there is no school so kids sleep in! The teachers have a day of meetings planned.
The end of the trimester is just around the corner so please be prepared to be asked to check grades online again about the second week of March. Please remember to log onto Skyward to see your child’s grades as often as you can.
If you are interested in any other information, please paruse the website and enjoy. Our class rules, pictures from the year, and much more can be found. If you ever have any questions, or comments, please email me!
Thank You,
Mr. Singer