May 1, 2015

 

Greetings from Room 116!

I hope that everyone enjoyed a great April vacation with family and friends. Thank you all for helping to ensure that students returned to school ready to learn.

Here are some highlights from this past week:

Math: We focused on geometric attributes and perimeter.

ELA: We worked on contractions in Spelling. We also examined cause and effect with our historical fiction books and reviewed for PARCC.

Science/SS: We learned more about life in the later Colonial era.

Other: We added to our Power Point Presentations during Computers and explored the concept of personification during Enrichment. We also learned about the many exciting instrument lesson options that are available at Wixon next year.

Important upcoming events include:

• 5/4 – Word Writing/Reading Assessment
• 5/12-14 – PARCC Testing
• 5/19 and another day TBD – BAS Reading Assessment
• 5/27 – Music Memory Field Trip
• 5/28 – Lighthouse Field Trip
• 6/1 – Dennis Manse Field Trip
• 6/4 – Jericho Field Trip
• 6/18 – Wixon Visit
• 6/23 – Field Day
• 6/26 – Grade 3 Celebration and EHBi Family Picnic

As always, thank you for your ongoing support and have a wonderful weekend!!

Sincerely,

Ms. Feeney

April 17, 2015

 

Greetings from Room 116!

Spring has sprung, and so have the allergies. Thus, Kleenex donations are truly welcome.

Here’s a quick recap of our work this past week:

Math: We finished our unit on Data. After break, we will revisit Geometry and review other concepts for PARCC.

ELA: We studied the “-ed/-ing” endings in Spelling. We also examined author’s craft and created book jackets for our historical fiction books.

Science/SS: We concluded our exploration of the Water Cycle. We also picked Colonial trades to study and started construction on our replica Colonial village.

Other: We took our third SMI assessment during Computers.

Please remember that there is no school next week due to April vacation. Round 2 of PARCC testing will commence during the week of May 11^th. Best wishes for a wonderful break with family and friends!

Sincerely,

Ms. Feeney

 

April 10, 2015

Greetings from Room 116!
It was great to have a normal week for a change. It allowed us to get a lot accomplished, as you can see:
Math: We started our unit on Data, learning how to create and interpret line plots, bar graphs, and pictographs.
ELA: We read our historical fiction books and wrote cloud cinquain poems. We also reviewed the “-ing” ending in Spelling.
Science/SS: We made additional observations for our long-term science experiments and watched several videos on the water cycle. We also continued to study the early Colonial period.
Other: We took our post-session survey in Calmer Choice and worked on our biography Power Point presentations in Computers.
Best wishes for a glorious spring weekend!
Sincerely,
Ms. Feeney

P.S. With allergy season soon upon us, we could definitely use some classroom donations of Kleenex. Thank you in advance for your help!!

Baby lambs born this week at the Taylor Bray Farm in Yarmouth Port

April 3, 2015
Greetings from Room 116!
It is official – March went out like a lamb!! This week, we finished up our first round of PARCC testing, while also spending time on the following:
Math: We reviewed our year to date and finished our fraction unit. Next week we will begin our exploration of Data.
ELA: We continued reading our historical fiction books and spent time developing various writing techniques, such as elaboration and show-don’t-tell. We also learned about cinquains and did some shared poetry writing.
Science/SS: We made scientific observations for our long-term evaporation experiment and set up our own mini water cycle in a bag. We also extended our knowledge of the early Colonial period, creating colonial personas for ourselves.
Other: We had our final Calmer Choice sessions this week, discussing how to manage anger and other prickly emotions.
Best wishes for a blessed Easter weekend!
Sincerely,
Ms. Feeney