"x" Marks the spot!

Our next letter of the week is letter X. During the week we will talk about the sound of this letter as well as some words that start/end with the letter X. Since there are not a lot of things with the X sound, we are doing our unit on maps (x marks the spot). We will look at maps of the US and of the world. Each student will get to spend time working with a BIG floor map of the US during centers this week as they try to locate our state and other states they are familiar with. We will be talking about travel too. The students will be asked to recall a time they traveled somewhere (near or far). You may want to discuss some family trips with them or show them some pictures of previous trips so that they can be successful with this writing assignment. Our classroom wonder center has been turned into a Travel Agency as well. Students will have the chance to pretend to be travel agents and dream about places they would like to visit. At the end of the week we will talk about pirates and treasure maps...just because they are fun!

In math I will continue assessing the students on their 2nd quarter skills and reviewing many of the skills we have learned since the last report card. Our main focus though is measurement. Students are exploring length, weight, capacity, area, and volume through various activities. We are discussing attributes of objects and learning to compare them by the characteristics mentioned above. Graphing and sorting are also a part of this unit and mini lessons on these 2 important concepts are happening every day.

Next weekend is the May Watts Fun Fair. The Fun Fair is always an exciting time. The games, food, and chance to mingle with friends is worth the visit. The book fair will be open-you will be able to buy some interesting books for your family. There will be a class wish list  too. Hopefully I will get to see you there! Spring break is right around the corner too, it is  March 25-29. Time is sure flying by!

Please be sure to read the important message from the May Watts Service Club below...

 

May Watts Service Club Announcement:

Our club’s first service project is called: “RACE to 1,000 MEALS”. We will be collecting money to help the organization Feed My Starving Children. The Service Club will be packing in May, but we would also like to help by raising enough money to cover the cost of 1,000 meals. Each meal costs 22 cents; which means one quarter donated per student would get us close to our goal!

This will be a grade level competition to see which grade level "donates the most meals". The fundraiser will start the first week in March and continue until spring break.

We appreciate your support. If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Beutler or Ms. Happy.

Thank you!