Week of March 4th
March 14th is picture day. We will take class pictures and then spring individual pictures. Spring individual pictures are PRE-PAID ONLY. If you want an individual picture taken you will need to fill out the form and send it back to school prior to picture day. If you do not want an individual picture taken it is not required. The fall picture is what picture will be in the yearbook. You can order a class picture only if they choose not to have an individual picture taken.
Important Dates:
February 25-March 8- Read Across America/Tune Out TV
March 4-Davis Dash Kick Off
March 11-15-Career Week
March 13-Early Release
March 14-Picture Day
March 15-Davis Dash
March 15-End of 9 Weeks
Grammar: We will be learning about shades of meaning. How can you tell the difference between the words 'mad' and 'upset'? Both show emotion, but one is stronger than the other. Shades of meaning distinguish, or tell the difference between similar words.
Spelling: We will be working on ou & ow words. You can practice at home by giving your student phrases and sentences to practice. You say the sentence, have the student repeat, then pound their hand for each word they hear as they repeat with you again, then have them write. Check for capital at the beginning of the sentence, stretch the words, space the words, and punctuation at the end. Green Words: ou: out, pound, couch, count, flour, ground, scout. ow:. owl, power, gown, frown, flower, shower, clown Red Words: new, call, pull, too, two, should
Reading: We will be working on the 5 W's & H this week in Reading. As you read with your child at home, stop along the way and ask questions like, who, what, where, when, and how.
Writing: We will finish up this 9 weeks in Opinion Writing. Students will have a few topics to chose from for their final Opinion Writing Piece.
Math: This week we will working adding and subtracting three digit numbers in word problems. We will use our strategies that we have learned this year to help us solve the problems (base ten, partial sums, chunking, and decomposing).
Social Studies: We will be learning about the moon and the different phases the moon goes through. We will do some fun activities to help the students learn about the different phases.