News From Mrs. Rowe and Mr. Miller
We had a busy week getting back into our routines and diving into new learning. Please note
there is no school for students on January 15. All PK-5 teachers will be attending a
professional development on that day to work with colleagues from across the district,
sharing our knowledge about good instruction. We will begin our day with a keynote
presentation by Dr. Fred Burton, who is a former teacher and administrator and currently
works as a Project Zero faculty member at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard.
He is also the co-director for the Center of Creativity Institute for 21st Century Skills at the
Columbus Museum of Art. Afterwards, we will work with our job-alike colleagues to
specifically target how to implement best instructional practices for _____ grade
learners. This day will help us in our quest to continuously improve our work as teachers
January 8, 2016
and, therefore, enrich the educational experience of all students.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please let us know! Have a wonderful
weekend!
Mrs. Angela Rowe & Mr. Dave Miller
Reading & Writing Workshop
This week in reading workshop we have been
Math Workshop
working with paired texts to identify the similarities
This week in math we learned
and differences (compare and contrast) between
about fractions. We are
the two. This learning will help us with our
simplifying, adding, and
research unit in writing as we evaluate the
subtracting with fractions.
information we are reading and learning
In writing workshop, students started researching
their first big questions about the objects they
brought in prior to winter break. They will begin
formatting this research into an essay in the
coming weeks.
Word Study
This week in word study we started a short unit on
context clues. This unit will help us in our reading
as we come across new words that we are
unfamiliar with.
Science
This week in science we continued
our study on force and motion with a
focus on air resistance and gravity.
This learning was reinforced in
Language Arts through some nonfiction reading.
Important Dates to Know
January 15: No School
Staff Professional Development
January 18: No School
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 29: Movie Night
February 11: Parent/Teacher Conferences
February 12: Fair of Hearts
February 15: No School
President’s Day