January Newsletter
Mrs. Campbell’s Class
News
Welcome back and happy 2016!
Math:
We are continuing practicing measurement, two digit
addition and subtraction, time, counting money, story
problems, reading and interpreting graphs in Unit 3.
We will begin Unit 4 towards the end of this month.
Objectives:
 Number patterns and knowing the rule (what a
pattern in counting by)
 Rounding numbers to the nearest ten
 Adding 3 or more numbers
 Multi step story problems
 Addition and subtraction story problems
 Place value
 Two digit addition with and without regrouping
 Two digit subtraction with and without regrouping
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Estimation
Counting money
Fact families
Telling time
We will continue practicing our addition and
subtraction facts using different tools from EDM.
We will also continue our timed addition and
subtraction tests. When students have mastered
these, they will move on to multiplication and
division facts!
Science:
This month we will begin our Foss Science
curriculum on Solids and Liquids. In Solids and
Liquids, students get to shake rattle and roll an
assortment of objects and materials while engaging
in science explorations clearly linked to their everyday lives.
During the explorations, students deepen their understanding of
the characteristics and behavior of solids and liquids.
The unit begins with solids. Students examine solids and sort
them on the basis of criteria of their own choosing. Discussion of
the criteria leads to the concept of properties. Then, lessons
focus on individual properties of a set of solid objects.
Social Studies:
We are continuing learning about communities. Our next unit is
about map skills.
We will also be taking a closer look at the poles. We will research
facts about the Arctic and Antarctic regions and
compare/contrast the differences between the Arctic and
Antarctica.
Reading:
We will be continuing our Comprehension
Toolkit Lessons. This will focus on using
questions as tools for learning, reading
with a question in mind and inferring
meaning. Remember that your child is
learning language such as, background knowledge,
questions, inner conversation, text to text connection,
text to self connections, text to world connections, and
turn and talk. Ask them about what we do in reading.
We are continuing our Reading Workshop rotations.
These are reading centers that we do every week. Our
centers are read to self, Partner reading, listening,
guided reading with teacher, writing, and word work.
Language Arts:
We will be writing New Year Resolutions. They
will set their goals for 2016! Ask them what
their goals are for the year.
We will continue to work on writing every day.
This month we are focusing on sticking to the topic,
beginning/middle/end, and writing crafts.
Language Arts: We will be learning about abbreviations
for months and days, homophones, and learning how to
check our mechanics. We will spend this first week
reviewing what we have already learned (where our
capital letters go, contractions, apostrophes, commas and
ending punctuation.)
Winterize your child:
Parents please send your child to
school with a coat, hat, gloves, and
scarf if possible. Our weather is very
unpredictable and we are having too many kids
coming to school without the proper clothing to
keep their warm on the playground. Please put
your child’s name in everything.
Mark Your Calendars:
1/7- Report Cards go home
1/18- NO School (MLK Day)
1/28- Collaboration Day (school begins at 10:40)
2/5- Dynamic Dads
Have a happy January and thank you for your constant
support!
 Kyra Campbell