Week 25: February 26th- March 2nd

Week 25:  February 26th- March 2nd

Reminders:
26th:  Math Practice STAAR
27th:  Reading Practice STAAR
Please make sure your child gets a good night's sleep and eats a healthy breakfast at home or at the school cafe these two days of testing.  A rested body and full belly will make a huge difference as we tackle these practice tests.

28th:  Field Trip to Houston Museum of Natural Science
We're excited to head to HMNS on Wednesday!  Please have your child wear their #cougarstrong school t-shirt on Wednesday for the trip.  We also request all children bring a lunch packed in a bag that can be thrown away after use.  We will be eating lunch on our field trip and returning to school later in the afternoon.

Reading:  We will tackle note taking strategies using informational texts once we resume our normal schedule on Thursday.  Determining importance and synthesizing information is an important skill for our readers to learn.

Writing:  We will continue our expository writing unit this week.  We're drafting essays to form a collection in our Writer's Notebook.  We're already flagging essays we look forward to publishing at the end of our unit.

Math: The students will continue to build their problem solving skills by identifying word problems and exploring different types of division word problems and strategies. One of the most important parts about identifying a word problem is NOT finding a keyword. Students must find the key concepts and determine how they are to solve the problems. There will be a fast facts quiz this friday.

Science: Your scientist will be given their unit vocabulary cards and study guide later in the week. We will continue learning about the characteristics of the sun, moon, and earth. Please make sure they are studying 20 minutes a night.

4/11 - 4/15

Update for Week of April 11th - 15th

MATH: In math this week, we will continue learning about 3D shapes. We will work to classify our 3D shapes by prisms, pyramids, and curved surfaces. Another way we will learn about our shapes is by their faces, vertices, and edges. Please continue to review these at home. Flashcards went home on Tuesday. This Tuesday, your child will be quizzed on identifying the 3D shapes. We will continue to practice in class. The rest of the week, we will be discussing time. We will spend Wednesday reviewing time by the hour and minute. On Thursday and Friday, we will learn two different strategies for figuring out elapsed time. Your child will be given a start time and end time and they will learn to find the about of time that has passed. The homework for this week will be a review of 2D and 3D shapes, symmetry, and congruence. You can also expected a homework reviewing graphing. As we get into the STAAR season, we are encouraging your children to not use homework passes, but rather complete the homework as it is an important review. The fast facts quiz will be on Friday and the problem of the week will be due on Friday.

SCIENCE: During our science time we will start learning about the moon. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we will be discussing the relationship between the sun, moon, and Earth. Towards the end of our week, we will learn about the planets. As we are studying the planets, we will learn the order and the important characteristics of each.