April Newsletter

Academics

Math

The students have been working on:

§  Finding patterns in numbers

§  Identifying types of angles.

§  Identifying lines, line segments, and rays

Over the next couple of weeks, we will be working on:

§                      Measuring angles.

§                     Recognizing polygons.

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Reading

 Reading skills we have been working on:

·        Identifying the author’s judgment when reading.

Reading skills we will be working on:

·        Reading and understanding poetry.

In our writing curriculum we are practicing procedural writing by writing the steps in a process.

Announcements

Scholastic Book Order

I am sending home scholastic book orders today. Please feel free to order online if you would like. You are welcome to send back the order form too. Please make checks payable to Scholastic Books. Book orders are due back on April 7th^th.

Conferences

Thank you to all of you who attended your child’s conference last month. I enjoyed visiting with each of you.

MCAs       

Our class will be taking the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) this month.  We will be starting in a couple of weeks with the reading test.

Here are the dates for our testing:

Reading: April 13, 14, and 15

Math: April 27,28,29

Please keep these dates in mind when planning appointments for your child and make every effort to have your child at school on these dates.

DOUGLAS WOOD CAME TO SIBLEY

Douglas Wood came to Sibley and he was great!  He read us books and told us his story about becoming an author.  He also played his guitar and sang songs with us.

Mrs. Shultz was the Best!

 We achieved our reading goals in I love to Read Month so..... we got to duct tape Mrs. Schultz to a chair so she could read.  We had a lot of fun!

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PAINT Our Cultural Unit

This past week we have been working on our culture unit and studying Native Americans.  The students read a book about a Native American boy and made posters explaining what he does during the summer, spring, and fall.  We found out we do many things that are the same.  We learned about the ways he still celebrates his culture.

Students reading and summarizing what they have read.

We Skyped with a professor from St. Cloud state who is a Dakota Native American. 

Students are creating shakers in art and have picked out a symbol that represents their culture and them. 

 The students have summarized their learner by writing paragraphs about each big idea from each resource they have used. Students typing their paragraphs in a google doc to upload to our blog to share with classmates.

Star of the Week

Cayden was our star of the week!  He loves farming and tractors, reading, and playing outside. His dad is his hero.  When he grows up he wants to be a farmer. 

Ali was also our star of the week last week.  Ali likes playing sports, reading, and being with family and friends. One of his favorite hobbies is playing video games. His dad was is his hero!

New This Week

Academics

Math

The students have been working on:

• §  Fractions and Decimals
• §  Finding Fractions and decimals on a number line
• §  Comparing decimals
• §  Solving problems with money and decimals.

Over the next couple of weeks, we will be working on:

• §  Creating and extending number sequences
• §  Using a rule to extend a number pattern
• §  Solving problems by using patterns

Reading

This week in reading we have been distinguishing between facts and opinions. After spring break we will be working on making judgments when we read. 

Announcements

We are in need of Kleenex for our classroom.  Please donate a box if you are able to.

Stuff a Truck- We are having a school wide food donation.  Please bring in any can goods to donate to the local Salvation Army. 

Yearbook Order forms:  If you haven’t ordered your yearbook and still want one, you can order it from the Sibley website.       

Spring Break- I hope you have a wonderful spring break with your family.  There is no reading log over break for the students, but please try and read during break.