Wow! The last week before winter break is here. I cannot believe how fast time has gone. They do say "Time flies when you are having fun" and I guarantee we have been having some fun in class!
I have a few reminders for you this week:
The choir concert will be in the South Gym Tuesday evening at 7pm. You are more than welcome to come listen to these wonderful singers we have!
Our secret gift exchange is going to take place on Thursday. Please have your child bring in their gift by Wednesday. If you need ideas with this please let me know!
We are also going sledding Thursday afternoon as part of our Winter Party. If you would like to bring in a sled you may bring it in any time this week. Sleds cannot go on the bus.
As for academics this week we are working on mean, median, mode and range. We are practicing these skills through many different activities. For reading, we are working on critical thinking and manipulating words through a strategy of "Hink Pinks." This is fun and challenging for the kiddos. There will be no spelling this week-which the kids have expressed excitement about :)
As you may know, I have been focusing on Kindness the last week or so. I am trying to show that there are always opportunities to be kind to others and to take advantage of those opportunities. I have noticed a change in how the kids treat each other (in a good way) and I hope to extend that through the rest of the school year.
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and enjoy spending time with family. Your kids have truly been a delight to have this year. I look forward to seeing them January 3rd!
Carley Luggar
Monday, December 19, 2016
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Greetings!
We have a full week of learning ahead of us.
We are switching gears in both math and reading for the next couple of weeks.
In math, we are going to be doing a Bottle Flipping project that will help us learn about probability and keeping accurate data. We will also be learning about mean, median, mode and range with the data that will be collected.
As for reading, we are going to do a little writing project dealing with the different points of view. I am looking forward to seeing how creative the kiddos can be as they have the chance to work their magic with technology.
For Social Studies, we will be wrapping up our Native American Tribe project and the kids will be presenting their work to their peers sometime this week and next.
We will be having Holiday Party Thursday, December 22nd. Just a reminder that we are doing a secret gift exchange where the students are to buy a maximum $5 gift for their selected peer. If you need assistance with this in any way, please let me know.
Also, we are planning to go sledding at school as a part of our class Holiday Party. I am asking for parents to help out and bring in any sleds for your child to use. Parents will need to bring the sleds to school and make arrangements to pick them up. Sleds cannot go on the bus.
As always, please encourage your child to read every night as well as practice their spelling words. It really makes a difference in their learning!
Thank you for all you do to help out!
Have a wonderful week!
Carley Luggar
We have a full week of learning ahead of us.
We are switching gears in both math and reading for the next couple of weeks.
In math, we are going to be doing a Bottle Flipping project that will help us learn about probability and keeping accurate data. We will also be learning about mean, median, mode and range with the data that will be collected.
As for reading, we are going to do a little writing project dealing with the different points of view. I am looking forward to seeing how creative the kiddos can be as they have the chance to work their magic with technology.
For Social Studies, we will be wrapping up our Native American Tribe project and the kids will be presenting their work to their peers sometime this week and next.
We will be having Holiday Party Thursday, December 22nd. Just a reminder that we are doing a secret gift exchange where the students are to buy a maximum $5 gift for their selected peer. If you need assistance with this in any way, please let me know.
Also, we are planning to go sledding at school as a part of our class Holiday Party. I am asking for parents to help out and bring in any sleds for your child to use. Parents will need to bring the sleds to school and make arrangements to pick them up. Sleds cannot go on the bus.
As always, please encourage your child to read every night as well as practice their spelling words. It really makes a difference in their learning!
Thank you for all you do to help out!
Have a wonderful week!
Carley Luggar
Monday, December 5, 2016
Happy Monday!
Well the month of December is well underway. I cannot believe it is already this far into the school year!
Last week, I sent home information on our secret gift exchange that our class will be doing. The kids have already picked a person's name that they will find a gift for. I am asking that the maximum amount to spend is $5. Your child can bring in the wrapped gift whenever they have it ready to go. Please let me know if I can assist you in any way.
For academics- we are going to wrap up Chapter 3 in math and take a test this Friday. Next week, we will be moving on to Data and Analysis.
The kiddos just finished their book club on Friday. This week we are going to focus on Author's Purpose as well as Point of view.
We have been working very hard on the research project about Native American Tribes. I am hoping to complete this by this week or next and have the kiddos present their tribe to their classmates before the posters are hung in the wall.
As always, encourage your child to read for their AR points. We have a class reward if everyone meets their goal for this quarter.
Also, I have noticed that our spelling tests are not as good as they should be. We do practice some in school, but the kiddos need to practice some on their own as well. They get a copy of the words every Monday and you can also find them on the class website.
Have a great week!
Carley Luggar
Well the month of December is well underway. I cannot believe it is already this far into the school year!
Last week, I sent home information on our secret gift exchange that our class will be doing. The kids have already picked a person's name that they will find a gift for. I am asking that the maximum amount to spend is $5. Your child can bring in the wrapped gift whenever they have it ready to go. Please let me know if I can assist you in any way.
For academics- we are going to wrap up Chapter 3 in math and take a test this Friday. Next week, we will be moving on to Data and Analysis.
The kiddos just finished their book club on Friday. This week we are going to focus on Author's Purpose as well as Point of view.
We have been working very hard on the research project about Native American Tribes. I am hoping to complete this by this week or next and have the kiddos present their tribe to their classmates before the posters are hung in the wall.
As always, encourage your child to read for their AR points. We have a class reward if everyone meets their goal for this quarter.
Also, I have noticed that our spelling tests are not as good as they should be. We do practice some in school, but the kiddos need to practice some on their own as well. They get a copy of the words every Monday and you can also find them on the class website.
Have a great week!
Carley Luggar
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