Week of 1/20 Newsletter

Dear Families,

Please see the latest updates below of the ongoings in our classroom. For starters, THANK YOU to the parents who helped with our baking and fractions lessons this week: Marcia, Claudia, Linda and Elliana. We couldn't have done it without you!

Science Fair
I hope you were able to go through the Science Fair information packet over the long weekend. I'd like to receive the signature page at the back of the packet, signed by you and your child, by Wednesday, 1/21/15. All of the children were given the opportunity to visit a great website to gather ideas for a project (here it is if you'd like to check it out at home). Your child's proposal is due on Monday, 1/26/15.

Math
We are continuing to work with fractions this week. I know that it's a difficult content area but I am seeing a lot of progress and look forward to the continued work in the coming weeks. If you haven't had a chance to check out my blog post with fractions guides, please take a moment to see what your children are learning. We also set up Khan Academy accounts for all of the students and have been using it to practice newly learned concepts. I highly recommend you have your child show you around the site at home. If you have any questions about it, please contact me.

Writing
Your children worked very hard to write Book Reviews and they turned out fantastic! They are displayed in our classroom and I've made some of them available here for you to look at here.

HW Club
I will only be able to hold Homework Club on Wednesday from 12:35-1:30 PM due to after school meetings on the rest of the afternoons.

Classroom Wishlist
*cleaning wipes
*binder paper
*staples

Thank you for your support at home and in our classroom. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at rhonig@mountainesd.org.

Warmly,
Mrs. Honig