12/8-12/12

Ahoy!

Wow! What a crazy time it is in room 204. With report cards coming home this week our class is working hard to finish up our work!

Reading: Took our unit 2 assessment on Friday! Over the next two weeks we are going to be working hard on comparing and contrasting different holidays around the world. We started our adventure learning about the holiday's in America and Canada today.

Math: Just finished unit 2 in math today! The students are working on our final assessment and will be starting on the pre-assessment for unit 3 later this week! Please be working on your multiplication facts at home!

Writing: Students just finished their final drafts today. They are going to be doing some creative writing over the next two weeks.

Spelling: Please be practicing these words with your students.
Santa
Decorate
Holiday
Stockings
Wreath
Icicles
Snow
Winter
Chimney
Coal

Remember... Report cards will be coming home with students on Thursday, December 11th.

Have a jolly week :)

Miss Irwin

The week of 11/17/2014

Ahoy all!

After a crazy week last week I am excited to have a full week ahead of us! There is a lot of learning to be done this week!

Reading: Started our final story for our Tiger's unit. Working on compare and contrast of fiction and non-fiction, finding the main idea of the text, and finally looking at character traits.

Math: Working on multiplication. Please work with your students on their multiplication facts! Finishing up using arrays and are now starting to work using a number line to show multiplication.

Writing: Starting our second narrative. Working on telling short stories!

Spelling:
thought
something
school
there
need
could
hand
important
don't
far
your
high
again
once
they
year
than
enough

Challenge:
business
errand
service
mighty
knot

Tuesday the 18th is our make up family reading night! Please join us for a celebration and soup at 5:30!

Thanks for all you do for your kids!

Miss Irwin

11/3-11/7

Sorry this post is a little late! I will usually update it on Tuesday.

This week in review:

Math: Continuing our introduction to multiplication.
Science: Doing experiments based on how animals use sound waves to hunt.
Reading: Continuing our unit on tigers.
Writing: Finishing our fall walk paragraphs.

Spelling words:
often
use
kind
head
also
four
show
been
around
began
above
long
took
air
there
were
large
might

Challenge Words:

insect
themselves
evidence
ancient
abdomen

Thanks,
Miss Irwin

Update on Room 204!

Hello Everyone,

As many of you know this week is conference week! I have enjoyed my time getting to know and interact with the parents of my students! As this week continues I just wanted to keep you updated on what is happening in our class.

Math: We are starting our work on multiplication. If you would like to practice your multiplication facts at home that would be a great help!

Science: We started our science unit last week, in which we are learning all about sound waves and how they travel through liquids, gasses, and solids. The students had a blast with our first experiment.

Reading: We are working on comparing and contrasting fictional and non fictional texts, as well as finding the main idea and supporting details.

Writing: Working on finishing the writing process and publishing our final drafts.

Spelling: The words this week are...
life
little
left
without
once
thought
another
house
took
animal
their
enough
know
something
these
find

challenge words:
unusual
mystery
similar
vacation
surprise

Thanks for all you do!
Miss Irwin

This Week! 10/6-10/19

Here is a look at what is going on in room 204 this week:

Reading: We are finishing up our unit on literacy around the world.

Math: Finishing up unit 1! We will start unit 2 next week :)

Writing: Working on going through the writing process to finish our personal narratives.

Social Studies: Starting to work on how to read a map using a grid.

Spelling words for the week:
what
asked
always
want
world
help
school
each
going
show
right
important
around
there
write
another

Challenge Words:
question
grandfather
blizzard
whistle
evening

On Thursday we will be having the Human Car Wash at 2:30. Friday there is no school!

Thanks-a-billion,

Miss Irwin

Peek inside room 204!

Our class has been working hard to remember the 7 continents and the 4 oceans! Here is a video of the class singing our Continents and Oceans song!

Conference Week

Ahoy Parents,

 

Our conference week this year is October 27^th- October 31^st. I will sign parents up based on who responds the soonest. I am also going to take into account if there are students who have siblings in other grades. During conference week students will be released at 1:10 every day. If you have any questions feel free to contact me!

 

Conference times:

Monday, October 27^th:

1:30-2:00

2:00-2:30

2:30-3:00

3:00-3:30

 

Tuesday, October 28^th:

1:30-2:00

2:00-2:30

2:30-3:00

3:00-3:30

 

Wednesday, October 29^th:

1:30-2:00

2:00-2:30

2:30-3:00

3:00-3:30

 

Thursday, October 30^th:

1:30-2:00

2:00-2:30

2:30-3:00

3:00-3:30

5:30-6:00

6:00-6:30

6:30-7:00

7:00-7:30

Please email me your top three choices for conference times.

Thanks,

Cassie Irwin

This Week! 9/29-10/3

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to give you all a rundown of what is happening this week.

Math: We will be working on addition and subtraction story problems, as well as counting by 10's starting at any number.

Reading: As a class we are reading The Librarian of Basra and continuing our discussion on what literacy looks like in other countries.

Writing: Finishing up rainbow metaphors, working on personal narratives.

Social Studies: Finished talking about where we are on the map. Now working on the 7 continents and 4 oceans.

Spelling words for this week are:
many
often
their
house
they
asked
together
large
also
said
don't
our
over
what
think
those

Challenge words:
ingredients
furniture
kitchen

Thanks a billion!
Miss Irwin

Continents and Oceans Song

Hi,

The class is working on learning this song to help up remember the continents and oceans.

It is to the tune of One Little, Two Little, Three Little Indians... (Sorry not politically correct :/)

Asia, North and South America
Africa, Antartica, and Australia
Europe is the only one that doesn't have an A.

Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific
We will be so specific
When we name the seven continents
and the four oceans.

Thanks,
Miss Irwin

Listen to Reading

Hi!

I am hoping to start having my students listen to audio books during our Daily 5 reading time. However, in order for this to work I need students to bring in their own headphones!

Thanks,
Miss Irwin

Parent Volunteers for Sport-A-Thon

We are still in need of parents to help at the Sport-A-Thon on Friday. Our session is from 10:30-11:20. If you would like to help let me know!

Thanks,
Miss Irwin