Monday, March 5, 2018 No comments
Image result for melonheadz march
Family STEM Night
S - Science, T - Technology, E - Engineering, M - Math
This event is Thursday, March 8th. The PTA Meeting starts at 6:00 pm with STEM Night following from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. There will be activities for all students and their family to enjoy.

Conferences
If you would like to request a conference, please send me an email at lgreenoe@paulding.k12.ga.us. I will be contacting some parents to set up a conference soon. Due to inclement weather days, we will not have early release and a specific week that conferences will be help. Please let me know if you have any questions! 

Moby Max
Image result for melonheadz marchPlease, please, please start practicing on Moby Max! I really would like to see us practicing more on our fact fluency. A great resource you can use at home is Moby Max. You can download the app on your phone/tablet or you can use the website below on a computer. Students can get on and practice a lot of different skills! They get to use this website in the classroom as well. The log-in information is their lunch number for both username and password. 

***I have added the link on the right side of the page under "Important Links"***

https://www.mobymax.com/ga1995



 

Writing

We have finished up opinion writing for the 3rd quarter!! We read a book called Hey Little Ant about a boy who wanted to squish an ant. The ant tried to argue with the boy about why he should save him and not squish him. Students completed the county writing assessment on whether the boy should squish or save the ant.

Language Arts

We are working on the different ways to spell long a. ai is in the middle of the word (Ex: train, rain) and ay is at the end of the word (Ex: hay, play). They have done a great job with this so far. The next thing we will be working on is combining two sentences with conjunctions. We watched Conjunction Junction that I watched when I was in school. I love the School House Rock videos!! 

Math

This week we are adding two-digit numbers plus one-digit numbers. They are done such an amazing job with this!!! I know it is a hard concept to understand, but they really grasped this! We have a saying, "Start with the ones, end with the tens" to remind them to always start with the ones place. We also put a T and O over the columns to help remind us which column is which. 
Image result for melonheadz marchWe have also been working on adding two digit numbers plus a multiple of ten. This seemed a little harder to them at first, but once we started using a hundreds chart and a number line, the kiddos really grasped this. We are continuing to work on this this week!! 

I am EXTREMELY proud of the progress we are making with this.

Spelling Focus
Image result for melonheadz marchOur spelling focus for the week is /_d/, /_t/, /_nt/, and /_nd/. Example words include shed, trot, mint, and band.

Science
This is one of my favorite units of the entire year!!! We are learning different animals and their basic needs. We will be researching animals on various, school and kid approved websites to learn about the different animals. If time allows, each student will get to create a PowerPoint on an animal of their choice. I can't wait to see how these turn out! 

March 8 - PTA Meeting & STEM Night @ 6:00 - 8:00 pm
March 9 - Spring Pictures
March 15 - Literacy Information for Parents @ the Board of Education @ 6:30 pm
March 15 - Morning with Mom
March 16 - All Pro Dads @ 7:30 am
March 28 - Kindergarten Registration 9 am - 2 pm
March 29 - Kindergarten Registration 9 am - 2 pm; 6 pm - 8 pm
March 30 - Report Cards Go Home