May 6, 2016
Mrs.Ryan's
Class News
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Mrs. Ryan
Jackie.Ryan@lz95.org
Spencer Loomis
847-719-3507
http://www.lz95.org/classes/mrsryansclass_jryan/
Ocean of Events
Reading Workshop: Poetry
As we dove deeper into Poetry this week, the students learned that it is
important to read all the way through all of the stanzas in a poem in order to
understand the author’s message. They also learned to use other strategies to
gain meaning while reading poetry, such as visualizing and reading aloud.
Sometimes, deeper understanding can come from reading multiple poems in a
collection too!
5/9- MAP testing
5/13– High Tech High Touch Visit
5/20– Early Release –at 12:50 PM
5/27- Early Release-at 12:50pm
6/3- Field Day & Last Day of School
Writing: Poetry
This week students learned to use descriptive language to express themselves in
their poetry. Word choice is very important when only writing a few powerful
lines! They wrote shape poems, acrostic poems, simile poems, and rhyming
poems to help create just the right message and mood for their readers.
Math: Three Digit Numbers
The students showed how much they learned on the Module 10 PostTest. They used their strategies to compose and decompose numbers,
add 3-digit numbers, and identify the attributes of polyhedrons. The
students then learned how to turn-around many of those same strategies
to begin subtracting from 3-digit numbers.
Science/Social Studies:
Plants and Animals
The students investigated animals and their traits this
week to answer the big question: How are animals alike
and different? Did you know that there are many groups of
animals that share similar traits?
It’s A Whale of a
Website!
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Website
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From the Teacher:
Thank you for all of the amazing Teacher Appreciation gifts and love! You all made this a very
special week for me. I can’t believe we have only one more month together. This year has flown by! The
children have grown so much.
Remember, our class will take the MAP Reading test on Monday, May 9th, to show how much they have
grown as readers.
Fishin’ For Weekly Words
Please discuss these important vocabulary words at home this week to help review and
support our learning in the classroom:
Poetry, Visualize, Simile, Purpose, context clues, traits, offspring, survive,
investigate, classify, Brain, Neurons, Neuroplasticity