Week of 1/14/07

Here is what is up this week:
Reading: skill focus - sequencing, we will also practice using the UNRAVELING technique with reading comprehension
Spelling: double consonants
English: continued parts of speech study and friendly letters
Math: estimating large multiplication problems
Social Studies: the kids will work with their partner(s) to research their assigned event or person from the southeast region and complete 2 projects in class - they will teach their classmates what they learned next week - their longterm homework assignment due next Friday, Jan. 25th is to create a game that reinforces what they learned and taught their classmates about their topic..........The kids seem excited about this game project. They may do an independent game or get together with their partner and create one together.

Other news:

We are in the middle of a Spelling Bee play-off for our 5th position spot! Monday's test will be our 3rd test and it will determine who wins that spot. Thursday, we will have our championship round and pick our final 2. I will post our 5 winners tomorrow!

Erin, thanks for posting a message! I am glad you are up on the blog! It keeps you updated on important business first hand!!

We are starting 2 longterm class projects involving postcards. We are trying to collect as many postcards from other states as we can! Last year my kids collected about 35. We would like to beat that! Can you help us? I am trying to find my form that you can send out requesting the postcards.

The other thing is, we are trying to make an Oklahoma mural on our ugly classroom wall! We want to make the wall prettier!!! We need Oklahoma postcards......lots and lots! Brent, our local cartographer, is going to draw a large Oklahoma outline in pencil on our wall. We then will fill it in with Oklahoma postcards. I saw one of these done and thought what a cool idea! I think we could do that! So please help, by sending us some OK postcards. You can find them at a lot of places.........I have seen them at Walmart and Hastings. I bet KMart has them too!