Stephanie O'Neal

February News

I enjoyed having the opportunity to talk with all of you at conferences!

V.I.P. Tea Project information was sent home on Thursday, January 31st.

Wednesday, February 6th, is an early release day.  Students will be dismissed two hours early.

Monday, February 18th, and Tuesday, February 19th, are student holidays. 

Field Trip Permission Form and Payment is due by Friday, February 22nd.

I enjoyed having the opportunity to talk with all of you at conferences!

V.I.P. Tea Project information was sent home on Thursday, January 31st.

Wednesday, February 6th, is an early release day.  Students will be dismissed two hours early.

Monday, February 18th, and Tuesday, February 19th, are student holidays. 

Field Trip Permission Form and Payment is due by Friday, February 22nd.

January 14-18

Reminders:

• Please check agenda nightly to make sure your child is completing all of their homework.
• Beginning this week there will be 4 spelling homework activities from the spelling menu due each Friday.  Your child should complete 4 activites that use all of their spelling words. 
• Thank you to everyone who has already returned their conference form.  If you have not done so, please do as soon as possible. Thank you.
• Next Monday, January 21st, is a school holiday. 
• Next week is Conference Week:  January 22-25
• Please continue to maintain a reasonable bedtime for your child.  We continue to have a lot of "sleepiness" during class.  It can be very difficult to focus on new learning if you are tired. 

Important Notes for December

• Please help us stay focused at school by continuing to encourage a reasonable bedtime at home.  We have had many sleepy students!  It is hard to learn when you are trying to stay awake.  Thanks for your support in this area.
• Our class holiday party will be Wednesday, December 19th, 12:40-1:20.  We are having a pizza party.  You are welcome to attend.
• Please look over your child's graded work carefully and discuss it with them.  If you notice that they are having difficulty remembering to put their name on their paper, please emphasize the importance of this.  Thank you for your help with this recurring problem. 

Weeks of 11/7 and 11/12

Reading:  We will continue to read and learn about the elements of tall tales.  We are continuing to read folktales in our reading groups.

Writing:  We are learning to respond to literature.  We're learning about book talks, book reviews, and summaries.

Math:  We will continue learning about multi-digit multiplication and division.  We will begin a study of geometry concepts.

Science:  We will be finishing up our study of force and motion. 

Social Studies:  Colonial Times ... Coming Soon

What's happening in room 308?

Weeks of 10/22 and 10/29

What are we learning?

Reading:  Traditional literature continued (Fables, Folktales, and Tall Tales) We are reading folktales from all over the world in our guided reading groups. 

Writing:  We have written an original fable.  We are creating dioramas to show the characters and setting of our fable.  We are going to begin learning how to write a response to literature. 

Math:  We are continuing to focus on multiplying larger numbers using the partial product and regrouping methods.  We will begin dividing by 2 digit numbers. 

Science:  Forces and Motion continued. 

Reminders and Notes:

• Please make sure your child is reading for at least 20 minutes each night.  Please make sure the reading log is an accurate representation of what they have read before you sign it. 
• It is becoming more and more critical that your child knows his/her multiplication facts.  Long division can be quite difficult without having your facts memorized.  Find a time to practice these on a regular basis.  It doesn't have to be done with flash cards. You can practice anytime!  You can call them out as you ride down the road or wait in line.  Be creative! 

What's Happening in Room 308?

Week of October 15-19

What are we learning?

Reading:  Traditional literature (Fables, Tall Tales, and Folk tales)

Writing:  Finishing our narrative writing pieces  (Coming Soon... responding to literature)

Math:  Using partial products to solve 2 and 3 digit multiplication

Science:  Beginning our unit on Force and Motion

A big thank you...

Thanks to all of you that have sent in post-it notes and baby wipes!  We really appreciate it!

What's happening in our classroom?

For the week of October 8-12

What are we learning?

Reading:  poetry, (personification, similes, metaphors, and onomatopoeia)

Writing:  narrative writing, how to write a good ending for our narrative

Math: long division and review for our culminating assessment this Friday  **Math post test this Friday, October 12th.  Study guide will come home on Monday, October 8th.  Please review every night.

Social Studies:  Explorers unit conclusion...  Study guide will come home on Wednesday, October 10th.  **Explorers test will be this Friday, October 12th. 

What do we need?  Would you like to make a donation?  If so, we are in need of the following items...

Baby wipes (any kind) and Small "Post-it" notes (any color/kind)

Our class wish list...

We would be so happy to have....

baby wipes (any brand)

Small post it notes (any brand/any color)

Week of October 1-5

REMINDER:  Map in a Month projects are due Tuesday, October 2nd. 

What's happening in our classroom?

Reading:  Poetry, reading expression, guided reading groups

Writing:  Drafting our narrative stories, using proofreading marks, using sensory words, writing "engaging" beginnings

Math:  2 digit and 3 digit multiplication

Social Studies: Famous Explorers, their motivations and obstacles

Spelling Notebooks

Please make sure you bring your spelling notebook to school every day.  It should be kept in your binder pocket pouch.  We take a spelling pretest each Monday.  After that, you create your individualized spelling list based on the words you missed.  You should be studying your words every night and completing two activities from your spelling activity list by Friday.  We have a spelling test every Friday.