Friday

HW
Read
Facts/States practice
Math page

This week we:

*finished NECAPs!
*decided on a NECAP celebration which will be next week
*remembered that we went on a walking field trip to the Public Library last week!
*started learning about rounding whole numbers and decimals
*learned about mental math strategies using compensation, the associative property of addition, and the commutative property of addition
*continued our banagrams tournament
*started the place value challenge
*started a Wonder Wall
*decided our calendar will be about Family Fun
*have been celebrating books we have finished with book marks and book reviews
*have been working on NFS Reads website, created by OUR STUDENTS! 
Check it out at: https://sites.google.com/a/apps.portsmouth.k12.nh.us/nfs-reads/
*finished our Hippo play in music
*had a soccer game.  The other team won, but our skills improved!
*worked on our name projects in art
*played a new computer game called "Stop that Post", we are learning about online safety.
*converted to using our binders with all of our notebooks and folders in one place
*celebrated Olivia's birthday
*celebrated accomplishments in Xtra Math operations
*learned a rounding rhyme to help us remember.  "Circle your number, look next door.  5 or greater add one more.  Numbers to the left stay the same, numbers to the right, Zero's your name"

Wednesday

HW
Read
Practice facts or 50 states
Math page

Thursday

Read
Facts
Thursday packet
Sneakers for walking field trip
Return Genevieve's fundraiser forms

Wednesday

HW
Read
Facts
Being in library card
Return library permission slip
School pictures

Tuesday

HW
Read
Math fact practice
SOME students have a math page, others will receive it tomorrow.

Reading 2 NECAP is tomorrow, sleep well!

Friday

This week we:
*played Bananagrams and Around the World with multiplication and division facts
*worked on fundraiser pieces in Art
*practiced for the NECAPS which start next MONDAY!
*finally had PE class for the second time
*learned how to solve math problems using the Guess and Check method, we tried to write problems that used that method.  It was HARD!
*worked on xylophones, and learned the pentatonic scale!
*more and more people are passing math fact tests on www.xtramath.org
*created factor sheets for number 1-50.  We will be looking for patterns.
*All of the post cards we sent have been received, so we will be receiving postcards soon!
*earned Frankie the Fire bear for our fabulous fire drill work
*elected Ben and Jessie for our student council representatives this term

HW
Read daily
practice math facts
Enjoy the weekend!!

Thursday

HW
Read
Facts
Writing due tomorrow
NECAP note
Thursday packet