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March 26th

3/25/2018

Hi Parents!
Wow! What a fun, crazy, surprising, and overall wonderful Friday afternoon! If you haven't heard the story...our classroom was taken over right at dismissal when I heard the news that I was voted "Teacher of the Year" for Tritt. My parents, husband, and children arrived as well as administration. The kids went CRAZY and I let them! HaHa! I will always cherish that memory with these special kids!!!
Now...one more week until Spring Break!
Here is what we have going on this week:
Homework is coming home on Monday but is not due until Friday! Please take your time as needed with this. We WILL go over it on Friday morning.
Monday: Speaker @ 10:15 for Exceptional Children's Week
Guidance @ 11:00 with Mrs. Edwards
Homework comes home
Tuesday: Target Day
Wednesday: Review!
Thursday: Review!
Friday: Last day before break! Homework is due! Parent Reader
This week we will mostly be reviewing for the Milestones Test after Spring Break!
We did start our Heat unit in Science, the students are enjoying a break from the review!
I hope you all have a great week!
All the best,
Mrs. Adams

March 12th

3/11/2018

Hi Parents,
Homework Announcement:
This week your child will bring home some reading passages and questions. On Monday they will bring home one set and it is due on Wednesday. On Wednesday they will bring home another set that will be due on Friday. Please set aside a time to sit down with your child and work through the reading and questions together. Thanks for your support with this extra practice!
We have an Early Release Day on Wednesday of this week. Dismissal is 2 hours earlier. Our lunch and specials schedule changes on early release days.
This week we have Guidance on Monday and we are taking the Reading Inventory test on the computer for an update on Lexile Reading Scores. You will get your child's updated score on the report card the following week.
Our end of the grading period class auction is on Wednesday of this week! Please send in 1 or 2 items for students to bid on and enjoy. They can be gently used toys/books/stuffed animals or dollar tree items! Thanks!!!
On Friday the kids will enjoy a St. Patrick's Day treat!
Here is what we are learning this week:
Math: In Math we are learning shapes and attributes of shapes. We will also work on problem solving this week as a review.
Reading: In Reading we will review how to cite evidence from a given text or passage. Also, I'll be reading one on one with students to get an updated grade for our next report card for fluency, accuracy, and comprehension.
Grammar/ELA: This week we will be learning to identify and write simple, compound, and complex sentences.
Hope you have a great week!
Mrs. Adams

March 5th

3/3/2018

Hi Parents!
Wow! I was so impressed by the speeches on Friday! You would be so proud, the kids did GREAT!
Don't forget the Book Fair is THIS week. It's open before and after school until Thursday. We enjoyed previewing it on Friday.
Here is what we have going on this week:
Math: In Math we will learn to calculate perimeter. We will also review area.
Writing: This week the students are writing one more opinion piece of their choice for a grade before the quarter ends.
Grammar: In Grammar we are working with conjunctions.
Reading: This week in Reading the students will learn to compare and contrast books by the same author.
Science: In Science we will be learning about pollution and conservation.
Week in Review:
Monday:
Tuesday: Target Day
Wednesday: ILC Lesson
Thursday:
Friday: Parent Reader
Hope you have a great week!
Mrs. Adams

February 26th

2/25/2018

Hi Parents!
I hope everyone enjoyed the break, I certainly did!
Here is what we have going on this week:
Monday: We will have our Invention Convention Kickoff Monday morning. Look for a packet of information to come home!
Guidance with Mrs. Edwards
Tuesday: Target Day
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!! Bring $1 to wear Pajamas to school, money goes to the Rally Foundation. Bring a favorite book or two from home to read with a friend.
Opinion Speeches due!

Math: This week in Math we are learning Volume and Mass. Students will learn to measure and compare using grams and kilograms, liters and mL.
Writing: On Monday and Tuesday we will write about our break, we will review writing a Narrative. Then we will start another opinion piece.
Reading: In Reading we will review reading comprehension strategies like theme and cause and effect.
Science: We will begin learning about the effects of pollution, mainly to animals and plants.
Grammar: We will review commas and then work on conjunctions.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Adams

February 12th

2/10/2018

Hi Parents!
It was so fun to see so many kids at the dance on Friday, what a blast!
Reminders for this week:
*Please send in a box or bag for your child to collect valentines in on Wednesday. Please have your child bring in a valentine for each student.
*We have a Science Quiz on Wednesday.

Week in Review:
Monday:
Tuesday: Target Day
Wednesday: Valentine's Day & Science Quiz
Thursday: ILC & STEM
Friday: Parent Reader, Watch the movie Mr. Popper's Penguins
BREAK!!!!

Here is what we are learning this week:
Math: In Math we will learn Elapsed Time. We will also review Fractions this week.
Reading: In Reading we are working on Visualization. We continue to work on comprehension strategies and we will finish our read aloud, Mr. Popper's Penguins.
Writing: This week in writing students will finish their opinion pieces and share them with the class.
Grammar: We will learn where to put commas in our writing.
Social Studies: The students have been researching the thirteen colonies in the ILC and the Computer Lab. This week we will review the standards for this unit in class.
STEAM: In STEM groups, students planned their idea for a new Olympic logo. This week they will create their prototype for the new logo.

I hope you all have a great week!
All the best,
Mrs. Adams

February 5th

2/6/2018

Hi Parents,
Here are a few announcements:
Tritt Dance is THIS Friday: I hope to see you there! I hear there is a GREAT DJ!
Valentine Boxes: Please have your child bring in some sort of box or bag (decorated is optional) to collect valentines next Wednesday. Also, have your child bring in a valentine for each student in our class next Wednesday. We will deliver them in class. I attached a class list to an email last week.
Wear Red, White, and Blue for the Olympics THIS Friday!
Here is what we are learning this week:
Math: This week in Math we are learning time to the minute. Next week we will learn elapsed time. This is a great skill to practice at home with an analog clock.
Writing: In Writing we are working on completing a persuasive speech that students will give in class next week. This week we are working on writing a strong introduction and conclusion. On Wednesday, students will bring home a February project to tie into our Opinion Writing Unit. It is due on March 2nd.
Reading: In Reading we are working on our comprehension strategies. We are learning about Cause and Effect, Visualizing, and using Context Clues to figure out words we do not know when reading. We are enjoying Mr. Popper's Penguins and we are working through our Common Core Coach Book to help with our reading skills.
Science: In Science we are finishing up learning about the Regions in Georgia and plant and animal adaptations. On Wednesday, students will bring home a study guide for our Science Test the following Wednesday (14th).
STEM: On Thursday we will learn about a new STEM Challenge that includes the Arts to make it a STEAM Challenge. Students will be working together in the next few weeks to create a new Olympic symbol.
Grammar: In Grammar we are working on using and identifying comparative and superlative adverbs.
Week in Review:
Monday: Guidance with Mrs. Edwards
Tuesday: Speaker, Shannon Bond
Wednesday:
Thursday: STEM
Friday: Parent Reader, wear Red, White, and Blue

Have a great week!
Joni

January 29th

1/27/2018

Hi Parents!
We finally made it, a whole week of school!!! Yahoo!!!
We had a GREAT STEM Showcase Day on Friday! The students were in new STEM groups and I recruited a couple of parent volunteers! Everything went so smoothly. I witnessed some problem solving, creativity, negotiating, and mostly engagement! Check out the pictures of some groups sharing their final prototype of a tiny school.

Here is what we are learning this week:
Math: In Math we are going to work on measurement and we will create line plots. We will not leave fractions behind though. We will continue to review fractions each week.
Writing: On Thursday students chose a topic to write an opinion piece on, they will give a speech in class once they are finished. We will work on it this week.
Reading: In Reading we will learn the UNRAVEL reading strategy (see bottom of this post) to help us conquer some difficult comprehension questions when reading. We are enjoying reading Mr. Popper's Penguins as well. Also we will finish the final story in our Storyworks Jr. The students will bring their magazine home this week. I encourage you to look through it and ask your child about some of the stories/articles.
Grammar: We will work with adverbs this week.
Science: In Science we will continue on our regions of Georgia unit. This week we will learn about adaptations.
Week in Review:
Monday: Guidance with Mrs. Edwards
Tuesday: Target Day
Wednesday:
Thursday: ILC with Mrs. Bates
Friday: Superbowl Day (see green sheet sent home on Friday for more info)
Penguins Due!!!!

Have a great week!

January 15th

1/13/2018

Hi Parents!
I hope you are enjoying the long weekend! We had a great week even though it was a little packed due to being off on Monday. We worked HARD on fractions this week. (See picture/students creating fraction bars) Everyone seems to be enjoying the new unit. Here is what we have in store for this week:
Math: In Math we will continue with fractions but we will learn to compare fractions and we will learn about equivalent fractions.
Reading: In Reading we started working through a Coach Book that helps with comprehension and test questions in the Milestone Testing. We are also enjoying reading Mr. Popper's Penguins! Throughout this read aloud we will continue to work on new vocabulary and comprehension. Last week students created reading goals for 2018. We also started a new segment during reading called "shelfies." Students bring a book to showcase and share about if they think others will enjoy it, then they place it on a special shelf for others to read.
Writing: In Writing we are working on our opinion writing unit. The students have no problem stating how they feel about a topic. Now we need to add our convincing reasons and evidence.
Science: In Science we will continue learning about the Regions in Georgia. This week students will learn about what types of plants and animals live in each region and why. At the end of the week they will choose one of the regions to illustrate on a poster to label, write about, and I will display them in the hallway.
Grammar: We will learn about idioms this week in Grammar.

Week in Review:
Monday: MLK Day/No School
Tuesday: Target day
Wednesday:
Thursday: ILC
Friday: Make up Guidance lesson with Mrs. Edwards/Parent Reader

Enjoy the weekend!
Mrs. Adams

January 8th

1/6/2018

Hi Parents! Happy New Year!
We had a great couple of days last week getting back into the swing of things. I enjoyed my half birthday celebration, the kids enjoyed their writing celebration, and we started our new read aloud.
On Monday we will start a new behavior management system for our class. I will no longer use the tiger tale in our class. I struggled with using it for the first half of the year as I do not enjoy calling students out and marking for negative behavior. I've always believed in positive discipline in the classroom and I want to consistently reward students who are doing what they need to be doing and working hard. So on Monday every student will get a punch card with 20 spots, sort of like a frequent buyer card. During pack up each afternoon I will walk around and punch cards based on the day. When the students have all the slots punched in their card, they can choose a pass they want: homework pass, lunch in the classroom, etc. I pitched the idea to the class on Friday and they were excited. The punch cards are small so I look forward to not wasting so much paper with a weekly tiger tale for each student.
Here is what we are learning this week:
Math: This week we will begin fractions. We will learn to represent fractions in different ways and identify fractions. We will talk about the vocabulary with fractions as well.
Reading: In Reading, students will create individual reading goals for the new year. We will talk about taking reading counts quizzes for comprehension, reading on their current reading level, building stamina with independent reading, and increasing reading fluency. We will also work on vocabulary and comprehension with our read aloud, Mr. Popper's Penguins.
Writing: In Writing we are starting our Opinion writing unit which is more like a persuasive writing unit. We will brainstorm problems we see in our school, neighborhood, community, etc. and come up with solutions to solve these problems.
Science: In Science we are reviewing the regions of Georgia. This week we will learn about the plants, animals, habitats, and adaptations of those regions.
Social Studies: This week in Social Studies we will learn about British Colonial America.
Grammar: We will review adjectives so that we can begin to use superlative adjectives.
Week in Review:
Monday: Guidance with Mrs. Edwards, GO DAWGS!!!!
Tuesday: Target Day
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday: Parent Reader

Have a great week!
Mrs. Adams

December 11th

12/11/2017

Hi Parents,
Well, that was unexpected! Friday got a little crazy, I'm so glad everyone got home safely from school. We enjoyed the snow and were so thankful to have power.
Here is what we have in store for this week:
Math: In Math we are going to wrap up our graphing unit and work on multi-step word problems. We will also review multiplication and division facts with some holiday games.
Writing: In Writing we are working on a presentation for our informational books, students will make a video using the Adobe spark app. Also, students will have an informational writing assessment on Thursday.
Reading: In Reading I will continue reading one on one with students for their fluency grade on the upcoming report card. We will also review story elements using holiday books.
Science: In Science we will finish our fossils unit and work on our fossil STEM challenge.
Social Studies: In Social Studies we will review productive resources from last quarter.
Here is the week in review for this week and next week: (I will not do a blog update for next week)
Monday: Snow Day
Tuesday: Welcome Back
Wednesday: RI (Online Reading Assessment) in Computer Lab
Thursday: Informational Writing Assessment
Friday: Holiday Party 10:45-11:45 & Parent Reader
Monday (18th): Book Buddies/STEM Challenge
Tuesday (19th): Early Release Day/End of the Quarter Auction
Wednesday (20th): Early Release Day/Last Day before break/Holiday Sing

Have a great week!
Joni