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Crandall Chronicle                                                February 2013


                      Classroom News from 3-1
                      We had a terrific Valentine’s
                      Day party yesterday! Thank
                      you to all of the parents who
                      donated treats and other
                      items for the party. A huge
                      thank you to the parents who
                      spent time planning the fun
                      festivities!


                                    What We’re Studying
                       Writing
                       In February, we began the        Over the next few weeks, the
                       second unit of the WEX           students will be working on
                       (Writers’ Express) writing       their final response to
                       program. This new unit           literature piece of writing,
                       introduces the students to       which uses their own ideas
                       Responses to Literature. As      about the characters as well
                       we read the novel My Name        as specific details from the
In this issue:         is María Isabel by Alma Flor     story. We will complete the
                       Ada, the students are writing    writing process by revising,
 Writing          1    responses to the story and       editing, and creating a final
 Reading          2    analyzing the main character,    polished piece of writing.
 Social Studies   3    María Isabel. This has been a
 Math             3    very challenging concept for
                                                                **********
 Science          4    the children since they are no
 Web Updates      5    longer describing their own      Each month the students
                       experiences like they did        receive a new list of monthly
 Dates/Events     5
                       during the previous unit with    writing words, which they are
 Student
                       the personal narratives.         tested on at the end of the
 Challenge        6    Instead they are reflecting on   month with a cumulative test.
                       the literature and using         Please continue to help your
                       textual evidence to support      child to practice and prepare
                       their claims about the           for these tests.
                       characters and events.
PAGE 2 OF 6



Reading
A few weeks ago, the students            While your child is reading at home,
completed the third unit of our          please take a moment to ask him or
Treasures literacy program. The          her to share what they are reading
students were assessed on key            and their thoughts about the book
reading strategies that have been        with you. Some conversation starters
focused on during the past six weeks.    include:
These skills and strategies include            * Give me a summary of what
visualizing, making inferences,                   you read today.
identifying cause and effect
relationships, and describing a                * Were you surprised by
sequence of events within a story.                anything that happened in
                                                  your book?
The students continue to practice new
vocabulary that is introduced in the           * Do the characters or events in
weekly stories. These words are listed            the story remind you of
on the informational letter from                  anything?
Treasures that comes home each                 * If you were the character,
week. Please ask your child to share              what would you have done?
with you what they know about these
                                               * How do you think the
new words at home.
                                                  character felt?
The class also continues to practice
                                               * Why do you think the author
reading fluency daily using the Six
                                                  wrote this?
Minute Solution program. Students
read with partners and provide           By talking with your child about the
comments about each other’s              literature they are reading, it will
intonation, tempo, and expression.       show them that you are interested,
Please ask your child to read out loud   reading is valuable, and it will
to you at home every once in a while     encourage them to reflect on their
so that you get the opportunity to       reading, which will assist them with
hear how he or she reads with            their comprehension and
expression!                              understanding of the text.
You can reinforce these skills at home   This week in guided reading we began
by having your child look up             reading novels. The students are very
unfamiliar or confusing words that       excited about the new literature they
they encounter while reading or          are reading and eager to meet in our
through daily conversation at home.      groups to discuss the books. I am so
                                         excited to see this eagerness to read!
PAGE 3 OF 6




Social Studies
Our current social studies unit is         The students have already been
Illinois. The students will continue to    tested on the Midwest and Northeast
learn all about the history, economy,      states and capitals. Your child will be
and people that have impacted our          bringing home flashcards and a map
state. On February 26th a program          for the western states, which is the
director from the Illinois Farm Bureau     next region that the class will be
will be coming to our class to teach us    tested on. Please make sure that your
about the importance of agriculture in     child is studying and preparing for the
Illinois. It is a free field trip, so no   test. The students will be responsible
money or permission slips are              for locating the states on a blank map
required. An informational letter came     and matching the states with their
home last week.                            capitals. There are many links to fun
                                           websites on our class blog. They can
                                           be found on the Race Across the
                                           States page.




                                           Please make sure that your child is
Math                                       practicing his or her math facts at
We recently completed Unit 6:              home. By memorizing their addition,
                                           subtraction, and multiplication facts,
Geometry in Everyday Math. The
                                           it will be much easier for them to
students worked very hard to learn
                                           calculate more challenging math
and understand the new vocabulary          problems in class and on their
that was introduced in this unit.          homework.
Throughout the month of February,
the students will be learning many         Quiz your child anywhere and at any
new math concepts through small            time! Here are a few ways you can
                                           take advantage of your time to help
mini-lessons. These will help prepare
                                           your child practice his or her facts:
them for problems they will encounter            * in the car
on the ISAT test, which will be in the           * waiting in line at the store
beginning of March. Some of the                  * while clearing off the table
concepts include using parentheses,              * during a commercial break
plotting coordinates, and measuring
volume.                                    Remember, every little bit of practice
                                           helps!
PAGE 4 OF 6



Science
The students really enjoyed our most         make more precise observations about
recent science unit: Light. We               the amount of light being emitted from
explored light through a variety of          various light sources and the amount of
hands-on activities and experiments.         light that passes through different
The class was given the opportunity to       objects.
utilize some exciting new technology
to assist in our learning about the new
light concepts and show our                  We completed this science unit a few
understanding.                               weeks ago. To see some videos and
                                             other photographs from our lessons,
The use of a light sensor or probe           look at previous posts on our class
provided students with the ability to        blog.




                       Class Website Updates!
       Visit our class website and check out these recently added items:
          Student Techspert Reports

          Photographs of Art Appreciation

          Class Pet Adventure Stories
          Photographs from our Valentine’s Day Party


       IMPORTANT DATES & UPCOMING EVENTS
       February 14 – Valentine’s Day Party

       February 18 – President’s Day (NO SCHOOL)
       February 21 – Monday Schedule

       February 22 – Dolphin Spirit Day

       February 26 – Ag in the Classroom (In-School Field Trip)
       February 27 – First Grade Musical

       February 28 – Third Grade Spelling Bee
PAGE 6 OF 6




Student Challenge
 This month’s student challenge will involve doing some
 thinking! The students have enjoyed trying to solve some
 brain busters in class, so the challenge will involve solving a
 packet of tricky mind benders and puzzles. They will need to
 be creative with their answers and do a lot of thinking.

 Students: Remember, the student challenge is to be
 completed by you! If you need help, you may ask someone
 for help, but do not ask anyone to do the work for you!

 Good luck and have fun!

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Crandall Chronicle February 2013

  • 1. Crandall Chronicle February 2013 Classroom News from 3-1 We had a terrific Valentine’s Day party yesterday! Thank you to all of the parents who donated treats and other items for the party. A huge thank you to the parents who spent time planning the fun festivities! What We’re Studying Writing In February, we began the Over the next few weeks, the second unit of the WEX students will be working on (Writers’ Express) writing their final response to program. This new unit literature piece of writing, introduces the students to which uses their own ideas Responses to Literature. As about the characters as well we read the novel My Name as specific details from the In this issue: is María Isabel by Alma Flor story. We will complete the Ada, the students are writing writing process by revising, Writing 1 responses to the story and editing, and creating a final Reading 2 analyzing the main character, polished piece of writing. Social Studies 3 María Isabel. This has been a Math 3 very challenging concept for ********** Science 4 the children since they are no Web Updates 5 longer describing their own Each month the students experiences like they did receive a new list of monthly Dates/Events 5 during the previous unit with writing words, which they are Student the personal narratives. tested on at the end of the Challenge 6 Instead they are reflecting on month with a cumulative test. the literature and using Please continue to help your textual evidence to support child to practice and prepare their claims about the for these tests. characters and events.
  • 2. PAGE 2 OF 6 Reading A few weeks ago, the students While your child is reading at home, completed the third unit of our please take a moment to ask him or Treasures literacy program. The her to share what they are reading students were assessed on key and their thoughts about the book reading strategies that have been with you. Some conversation starters focused on during the past six weeks. include: These skills and strategies include * Give me a summary of what visualizing, making inferences, you read today. identifying cause and effect relationships, and describing a * Were you surprised by sequence of events within a story. anything that happened in your book? The students continue to practice new vocabulary that is introduced in the * Do the characters or events in weekly stories. These words are listed the story remind you of on the informational letter from anything? Treasures that comes home each * If you were the character, week. Please ask your child to share what would you have done? with you what they know about these * How do you think the new words at home. character felt? The class also continues to practice * Why do you think the author reading fluency daily using the Six wrote this? Minute Solution program. Students read with partners and provide By talking with your child about the comments about each other’s literature they are reading, it will intonation, tempo, and expression. show them that you are interested, Please ask your child to read out loud reading is valuable, and it will to you at home every once in a while encourage them to reflect on their so that you get the opportunity to reading, which will assist them with hear how he or she reads with their comprehension and expression! understanding of the text. You can reinforce these skills at home This week in guided reading we began by having your child look up reading novels. The students are very unfamiliar or confusing words that excited about the new literature they they encounter while reading or are reading and eager to meet in our through daily conversation at home. groups to discuss the books. I am so excited to see this eagerness to read!
  • 3. PAGE 3 OF 6 Social Studies Our current social studies unit is The students have already been Illinois. The students will continue to tested on the Midwest and Northeast learn all about the history, economy, states and capitals. Your child will be and people that have impacted our bringing home flashcards and a map state. On February 26th a program for the western states, which is the director from the Illinois Farm Bureau next region that the class will be will be coming to our class to teach us tested on. Please make sure that your about the importance of agriculture in child is studying and preparing for the Illinois. It is a free field trip, so no test. The students will be responsible money or permission slips are for locating the states on a blank map required. An informational letter came and matching the states with their home last week. capitals. There are many links to fun websites on our class blog. They can be found on the Race Across the States page. Please make sure that your child is Math practicing his or her math facts at We recently completed Unit 6: home. By memorizing their addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts, Geometry in Everyday Math. The it will be much easier for them to students worked very hard to learn calculate more challenging math and understand the new vocabulary problems in class and on their that was introduced in this unit. homework. Throughout the month of February, the students will be learning many Quiz your child anywhere and at any new math concepts through small time! Here are a few ways you can take advantage of your time to help mini-lessons. These will help prepare your child practice his or her facts: them for problems they will encounter * in the car on the ISAT test, which will be in the * waiting in line at the store beginning of March. Some of the * while clearing off the table concepts include using parentheses, * during a commercial break plotting coordinates, and measuring volume. Remember, every little bit of practice helps!
  • 4. PAGE 4 OF 6 Science The students really enjoyed our most make more precise observations about recent science unit: Light. We the amount of light being emitted from explored light through a variety of various light sources and the amount of hands-on activities and experiments. light that passes through different The class was given the opportunity to objects. utilize some exciting new technology to assist in our learning about the new light concepts and show our We completed this science unit a few understanding. weeks ago. To see some videos and other photographs from our lessons, The use of a light sensor or probe look at previous posts on our class provided students with the ability to blog. Class Website Updates! Visit our class website and check out these recently added items: Student Techspert Reports Photographs of Art Appreciation Class Pet Adventure Stories Photographs from our Valentine’s Day Party IMPORTANT DATES & UPCOMING EVENTS February 14 – Valentine’s Day Party February 18 – President’s Day (NO SCHOOL) February 21 – Monday Schedule February 22 – Dolphin Spirit Day February 26 – Ag in the Classroom (In-School Field Trip) February 27 – First Grade Musical February 28 – Third Grade Spelling Bee
  • 5. PAGE 6 OF 6 Student Challenge This month’s student challenge will involve doing some thinking! The students have enjoyed trying to solve some brain busters in class, so the challenge will involve solving a packet of tricky mind benders and puzzles. They will need to be creative with their answers and do a lot of thinking. Students: Remember, the student challenge is to be completed by you! If you need help, you may ask someone for help, but do not ask anyone to do the work for you! Good luck and have fun!