Mrs. Bishop's Beary Good Gang

Writer of the Week

Bryce Lemons - Bryce used complete sentences in his writing. He used details, punctuation, and capitals!!

The Bear Facts

02/24/12

Where We’ve Been:

- WOW!! We worked BEARY hard this week and we got so much done in just 4 days!!

- We continued SRA Unit 7: I Think I Can. We read The Kite with Frog and Toad. We discussed Toad’s frustrations and how through perseverance he was able to fly the kite.

- We began learning about vocabulary. The words this week were meadow and kite.

- We continued to work as engineers in Science. We observed a can opener and experienced how it worked. We discovered the parts of the machine and discussed its use and some disadvantages … like how dangerous it can be!

- We continued Trailblazers Unit 8: Subtracting to Solve Problems. We wrote our own Subtraction cartoons and learned all about “whole - part = part”.

- We also worked on Map Skills in Social Studies. We explored different types of maps.

Where We’re Going:

- We will continue SRA Unit 7: I Think I Can. We will read “The Little Blue Engine That Could” by Watty Piper. We will focus on the comprehension strategies Asking Questions and Visualizing.

- We will continue to practice the /aw/ sound spelled aw, al, all, au_, augh, and ough.

- We will continue Trailblazers Unit 8: Subtracting to Solve Problems. We will play a game called “How Many in the Bag?” and learn to partition ten into 2 parts. We will also use the counting up strategy to find the missing part.

- We will continue our Weather Unit in Science. We will learn the different types of clouds and identify them.

- We will also continue our Engineering is Elementary unit. We will continue to design and build our own machines!!

- We will continue to work in literacy centers in the classroom. These centers incorporate several areas of literacy. They will include: phonics, spelling, making words, computers, reading comprehension, and many others. We will also work in Reading Groups during this time.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Dr. Seuss!!

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Concept/Question Board

Our current unit is: I Think I Can

Please send in any of the following items:

Ø Newspaper. magazine, internet articles about trying hard to succeed

Ø Photos or drawing of people winning in sports events, awards, Olympics, etc.

Ø Photos of you and/or family who have practiced and succeeded

Ø Photos or drawings of things that require practice or perseverance.

Ø Any other ideas you might have

Please BE CREATIVE and feel free to send in more than one item at any time throughout the unit.

Important Dates:

February 24^th – End of 2^nd Trimester

February 29^th – Ice Cream Wednesday ($1)

February 29^th – Book Drive Ends

March 2^nd – Any Pants Day ($1)

March 2^nd – Relax & Read Day

March 2^nd – 2^nd Trimester Report Cards sent home

March 16^th – INSERVICE – No School for Students

The BEAR Necessities

~ BEARY SPECIAL THINGS – ** FRIDAY, March 2^nd –– Dr. Seuss – (stuffed animal, book, toy, figurine, etc.)

~ Students have been hard at work on ixL!! Bring in any certificate(s) you have earned and we will post them in the room and add your name to the BINGO board!!!

***PLEASE NOTE: The weather is beginning to break, so we will be able to go outside for recess more often. Because of this, we will no longer allow students to bring electronic devices (Nintendo DS, PSP, iPods, etc.) into the classroom. Thank you for your cooperation!! ***

A Look Inside Our Classroom . . .

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and to see the many things that we are learning!!

We love our Reading Buddies!!

Mrs. Vail's 6th Grade Class visits every other Friday.

We read together . . .

. . . and we do fun activities together!