Hello everyone! Please remember that students should be writing in cursive only from now on. This is a slow learning process, but they are experiencing excellent practice and all students are trying really hard to write in cursive!  Please check out upcoming announcements:

1. Yesterday I sent home a letter regarding poems! This is for an oral contest held at St. Jude’s every year! Each child received a poem yesterday, which they are expected to memorize for February, 20^th, 2015!

2. International Day will be held this year on Friday, January 23^rd, 2015. We will be in the gym from 2:30pm to 3:20pm. At this time, parents are able to come in and explore the other countries! Hope to see everyone there!

3. Unit Math Test: Tuesday, January 27^th, 2015

4. Permission form and money for the science fair! Last day is Friday January 23^rd, 2015.

Take a look at our day:

French – Mme. Stella

Dramatic Arts – Mr. Monaghan

Gym – Ms. Lovan

Math

Today in geometry, we solved a problem! I gave the students a problem first, which gave me a sense of what they knew already in this unit. Then, we discussed, and shared the various way to solve it! They are doing great! MMS: pgs. 134 – 135   

This units test will be next Tuesday, January 27^th, 2015.

Unit of Inquiry

Students worked on brainstorming today after we discussed inventions! This is a super fun unit! Students made a list of inventions, and we competed to see what group could think of the most inventions!

Daily 5/Technology

Read to Self

Read to Someone

Listen to Reading (Tumble Books on tablets)

Work with Words (Tablets)

Work on Writing (recount activity)

Have a wonderful Evening

Ms. Rossi