Week Ending May 3, 2019


                                                          
                       in room 15, we strive to be
FOCUSED AND RELAXED
Weekly Update
for the Week Ending
Friday, May 3
                                                                                                                        
Dear Room 15 Families,
                 
It was great to see so many of you at Friday’s fable performance.  Honestly, I only wish you could see all the work that your kids to pull that together.  Their commitment to each other was the most remarkable part of the process.   

We are gearing up to begin our long-term study of the RAINFOREST.  You will continue to hear about our progress via newsletters.  Any work you could do at home building interest and knowledge about the rainforest would be super awesome.  Books, websites, documentaries and even magazine/news articles all help to build and solidify understanding.  If you or someone you know has a connection to tropical rainforests (even a family vacation to one), we would love to hear your story.  Just sharing what was special to you via your words and photos/videos would be helpful.  Let me know if you might be able to stop by our classroom for a visit!

We started our new routine focused around MATH FACT FLUENCY.  There are five versions of math fact assessments that are given in graduated order.  This is our one and only timed activity and students have two minutes to complete each sheet.  When students are able to correctly answer at least 36 of the 40 problems on a page in that time, they will move to the next level.  Continued progress may require practice at home and this is reflected in a shift in the homework.  There are many resources to help build this skill and students have shared some of these with each other in class.  In addition to flash cards and various workbooks, https://gregtangmath.com is a personal favorite and offers a whole bunch of options.  These include online games, printables, books and puzzles geared to help build math fact fluency in fun and productive ways.

•REVISION INQUIRY: We would really love to have you come in and share your experience about how you use mistakes in your life.       More info here

•Please consider checking out these ways to help our school community:  Car Line/Lunch Line Volunteer Sign Up
Our CENTERS schedule has been updated:  Check it out here!

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What We Did:
Reading
• We read about different ingredients in our nonfiction handbook of interesting of ingredients in science.

•We continued to read from our just right books.
Writing
•We shared our All About book with the other second graders.
Math
•We finished up the content of module five.
•We started our new math routine focused on assessing math fact fluency.  This is something that may require practice at home.
Science/Social Studies
•We tested how strong certain ingredients are.
Other stuff
•We met with our buddies and focused on 8 (of the 12) traits of a Mill Valley Learner Profile.
•We had our second cooking class and loved it.

What’s Coming Up:

• We will conclude our current science unit. 

•We will enjoy speeches from each other.

•We will start to explore the rainforest as a rich habitat.

•We will begin our work with building a foundational understanding of multiplication.

•We will meet with our buddies and continue our work.
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CONGRATULATIONS
These students showed PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT on the
Weekly Math Review
(made up of mixed computation problems)
as compared with the previous week.
•ABBY       •ALENA     •ANASTASIA       •CONNOR         •HARPER            •KAELA               •MAX          •NOAH               •OLIVER             •TATUM              •TOMMY            •VICTORIA         •WILL
____________________________________________________________________
These students completed the optional
HOMEWORK PLUS.
 [ X2 = both Homework Plus options were completed]
Connor (X2)              Harper (X2)               Max (X2)      
Oliver (X2)                Tommy (X2)   
Victoria     
……..I suspect some students forgot to return homework because of the excitement of the play on Friday morning!
ALL homework, including Homework Plus, should be returned inside the yellow homework folder and should be completed in PENCIL.

in room 15, we strive to be
FOCUSED AND RELAXED







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