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All-Star of the Week… Jackson

Our Valentine’s Day Party will be on Friday, February 14th at 2:30. Students are encouraged to bring a Valentine for each of their classmates. Please see the attached class list for names.

January 24, 2014 Stony Creek Elementary, Noblesville, IN

Students worked on building their mental math skills this week. I also shared a fun story called “The Wubbles” that introduced the concepts of doubling and halving. We also explored weights, area, and patterns.

Math

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Our class has been learning about the different states of matter over the past two weeks. We have conducted experiments involving evaporation, condensation, freezing, and mixing. We have made predictions and written about our conclusions. Ask your child to tell you about our experiment with 3 cups of water.

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Literacy

As the school year has

progressed, it has seemed that the

students were getting bored with our

Daily Five Routines during Literacy.

We had a class discussion about this

and I have decided to move the

class into a Reader’s Workshop

model. Students will be allowed more

time to read the books of their

choice, while I will be conferring with

individuals. We all are very excited

about this model, and my hope is

that this new approach will increase

their motivation to read even more.

Ask your child to tell you what he/she

is reading at school. What do they

think of Reader’s Workshop?

Spelling Words: happy, pretty, baby, very, puppy, funny, carry, lucky, only, sunny, penny, city Challenge Words: seated, keeps, speed, seen, means, clean, groan, roast, bowls, crow, owe, grown

Coming Up… Monday, January 27 Music

Tuesday, January 28 Art

Wednesday, January 29 P.E.

Thursday, January 30 Technology

Friday, January 31 Music