Robel

The VIP of the week is Robel. Robel likes monkeys, soccer, and race cars. He enjoys nighttime, math, and the number 12. His friends are Jacob, Fernando, and Caden. Have a great week Robel!

This week in math we are working on graphing. On Monday we graphed M&Ms- yum! The rest of the week we will be lookin at many different ways we can graph information. We'll look at lines graphs, line plots, grids and more.

In reading we will be working on Raising Dragons. Raising Dragons is a fun story about a family who lives on a farm and then begin to raise a dragon. It's fun to see how a dragon can go from being a pain to being an important part of the family.

In writing we will be continuing our Playing a Sport paragraph. We need to make it perfect and use as much detail as possible. We'll be using these as a basis for our books.

In grammar we are working on homographs. Homographs are words that are spelled the same, can sound the same, and have different meanings. A few examples are can, punch, orange, and read.

In American Histoy we will be finishing our lesson about how a bill becomes a law. Last week we divided into different groups. Some of us were citizens, Supreme Court Justices, Representitives, or Senators. The Representatives have decided on two bills they would like to see become a law. This week they will take them to the Senators who will decide on one bill to make it a law. We had so much fun, the kids keep asking when we are going to finish!

Christian B

The VIP of the week is Christian B. Christian likes the colors, purple, black, and pink, football, and McDonalds. He enjoys October, Wednesdays, and sunflowers. His friends are Lenny, Mohammed, Raymond, Jacob, and Joey. Have a great week Christian!

This week in math we are finishing data collection. We learned how to make tables to sort information and how to answer questions about the data when it's in charts and tables. Now we are starting on graphing. We'll learn how to read a graph, whether it's horizontal or vertical, and how to make a graph. Next week we'll have a delicious graphing assignment.

In reading we do not have a new story. We are taking the second Language Arts Benchmark Exam. This exam will test what we have learned in reading and writing so far this year. It also tests us on skills we haven't learned.

In writing we began a new style called personal narrative. In personal narratives, you don't describe on things, instead you describe a sequence of events. We are writing about a time we played a sport. We've enjoyed hearing other kids reading their paragraphs to us. We find them very interesting.

In grammar we started learning about homophones. Homophones are words that sound the same, are spelled differently, and have different meanings. Such are to, too, two and I, eye. We are making a classbook about many different kinds of homophones.

In American History, we are going to learn all about how a law is made. It will be a lot of fun seeing what law the kids come up with!

Ariana

The VIP of the week is Ariana. Ariana likes math, puppies and Bonafonte Gardens. Her favorite color is pink, holiday is Christmas and sport is softball. Nida and Bryce are her friends. Have a great week Ariana!

This week in math we are still working on division. The kids have been doing a wonderful job. They know their division facts, or know how to find them, like pros.

In reading we are reading the story Dogzilla. Most of the kids have already read Dogzilla, so we are only spending a week on it. Not only are we reading the story, we are creating posters for Dogzilla the Movie. We'll put these posters togerther in a book to share with the rest of the class.

In grammar we are working on synonyms. Synonyms are words that mean the same. One example is small and little. Please work with your child to come up with as many synonyms as possible.

In American History we are learning about the government. On Thursday, the students will learn the three branches of government and why they are important. Next week I will post a picture showing you what they've learned.