Working On Our Extreme Weather Books

Here is a peak at what we worked on today! Check back in a couple of weeks for our final product!

Northeast States and Capitals Quiz

Our first map quiz will be Wednesday, January 13th. Students will be responsible for locating the Northeast States and identifying their capitals. Northeast state and capital flashcards have been added to Quizlet and students will come home today with more resources for studying. I love the app Puzzle Map! It does not break the map into regions but it's still helpful and fun. Sheppard Software (www.sheppardsoftware.com) also has some great games for practicing!

Mrs. Finnerty

Welcome Back!

I had planned to write this post over vacation but the week got away from me and I have to admit, it was nice to unplug and step away from my computer for a bit! We had a great day of reading and relaxing on the 23rd. The hot chocolate was a hit and Home Alone, as always, was so funny! I am looking forward to all that lies ahead this school year, fractions, division, states and capitals, piloting a new Science program and continuing to grow as readers and writers! We jumped right back into our routine yesterday and it was as if we hadn't left!

Here are some pictures from our day before break! You can find the recipe for the hot chocolate here.

Continents and Oceans

Students will map quiz on Tuesday. They will be expected to label the continents and oceans. They will be bringing home two maps to study from but may also use this map as well.

There are resources under the Social Studies tab to help students study for our first vocabulary quiz. Vocabulary posters and memory/matching game were sent home today.

Mrs. Finnerty

School Store Tomorrow (Thursday)

PTO will open the school store tomorrow morning (Thursday). Please have your children put their money into a gallon sized zip lock bag. All items purchased along with change will be place in the zip lock bag. Thank you!

Mrs. Finnerty

Reading Workshop

Today we are using the organization strategy of box and bullets to identify the main idea and details of a text. Using Wonderopolis students recorded the main idea and details of an article in their reading notebooks.

How do QR codes work?

Today's Wonder of the Day on Wonderopolis is How do QR codes work? We thought this was an interesting article considering our use of QR codes in the classroom!