This week in Room 219

We are a bit behind in reporting our Read Across America travels. The last few weeks have been busy, but we have still been reading, reading, reading. Our combined line total is 718. This has allowed us to travel to the capitals of several New England states. We looked for tea in the Boston Harbor and enjoyed maple syrup in Montpelier, VT. Now we are relaxing in Providence RI. This week we will continue our travels through New England and maybe start are journey to the west.

Now, let’s look at this week in room 219. We will be learning about explorers that came to New York and researching why each explorer’s journey was important.
In Science, we will continue learning (Geology) about the earth and rocks. We will begin creating our own rock guides and sorting rocks into 3 groups (Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic). We will also talk about how the earth changes over time due to such forces as erosion and volcanoes.
We will continue practicing solving word problems in math. Everyone is starting to get the hang of CUBS. We will also continue working on place value, problem solving and chip trading. We will also learn number properties and moving around a 1000 board. Ask your student to use the numbers in a deck of cards to teach you how to play close to 1,000.
Our reading story this week is Grandfather’s Journey. Mrs. Lewis came in and talked about emigration and immigration last week. The Grandfather in the story emigrated from Japan. For more information on this week’s story and vocabulary, look for the Family Times to come home on Tuesday.

Have a great week!