Week of February 27th - Dr. Seuss Week

This week we will be celebrating Dr. Seuss Week! 

Monday = "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins" - wear any kind of hat

Tuesday = "Fox and Sox" - wear crazy socks

Wednesday = "If I Ran the Zoo" - wear animal print

Thursday = "The Sleep Book" - wear comfy sweats

Friday = "Hooray for Diffendoofer Day" - wear Arrowhead spirit gear (or blue and white)

If you have a favorite Dr. Seuss book at home, please feel free to send it in for us to enjoy this week. Your child may even get a "bonus." ;) 

Also, on Wednesday we get to go to the Alberta Bair. Please make sure you have returned the permission slip that came home in your child's Tuesday folder. 

Everyone needs a Marissa in their life. She always lifts me up and makes my day brighter. One day this week she made and wore a heart that said, "Mrs. Peterson is the best teacher ever." #heartmelter

Jackson the super-duper cleaner!

These five got over 100 puzzles on ST Math this week! Way to go, guys! (And sorry about chopping your head off, Sam!)

I love listening to the kids sing the same songs/rhymes I did as a kid while they jump robe. "Cinderella dressed in yella..." :)  Brings back lots of memories!

Look at the cool derby race car Ellecia made for Awana. Good luck at the race!

My hilarious Cheeto-sneaker ;)

I was so impressed with the lever Thomas made with the Vex IQ kits!

Nathaniel found a great text-to-text connection on one of his Raz Kids stories that tied to what we just read/learned about overfishing. Great connection, Nathaniel! 

This week in reading  (Unit 4, Week 3) we will be answering the essential question: How do anima;s adapt to challenges in their habitats? We will read the expository texts: "Amazing Wildlife of the Mojave" and "Gray Wolf! Red Fox!" We will also read the folktale "Little Half Chick." We will focus on the skills of rereading, comparing and contrasting, main/helping verbs, and using quotation marks in dialogue. 

Our vocabulary words this week are...

In math, we will take our Chapter 9 assessment toward the beginning of the week. This will assess to see if students have mastered comparing fractions, ordering fractions, and finding equivalent fractions. Then we will dive into Chapter 10: Time, Length, Liquid Volume, and Mass. Even as we explore new concepts, though, it is important that we continue to work on recalling our addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts quickly. Practice makes perfect!

As always, thanks for all your support and help at home. You are raising wonderful human beings and I feel blessed to be on part of their journey!

Lastly, 2016-17 Memory Book order forms have gone home and are due March 7th.   You can order online at ybpay.lifetouch.com ID # 6643317. 

Code Word = Dr. Seuss