FIELD TRIP
Our field trip to the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art is scheduled for the
morning of Friday, January 23rd. Students will need to wear their walking shoes
that day as we will be visiting several places throughout the museum. We will
leave at 9:15 AM and we’ll return to school around 12:30 PM. Students will
need to bring a sack lunch and drink that day to eat in the classroom when we
return. The permission slip for this trip was sent home with your child today.
Please sign and return it on Tuesday, Jan. 20th. Thank you!
Classroom Barter Experience
Today your child came home with a
note about this activity. Students
will need permission to bring one item
to school that he/she no longer wants
or needs and is willing to trade (book,
small toy, doll, bracelet, etc.). This
item will need to be in the
“marketplace” (school) on Thursday,
Jan. 22nd for our learning experience.
Donuts with Dad
“Donuts with Dad” will be on
Thursday, February 5th from 7am to
8:00am. Come enjoy a tasty
breakfast with your father or
grandfather.
MULTIPLICATION
Thank you for continuing to help
your child practice multiplication
facts at home. Students should
have the set of flash cards they
received inside the pencil pouch in
their binder. Rememberwww.multiplication.com is a fun site
full of math fact practice games for
kids. Recalling multiplication facts
quickly will help with other math
skills such as division, fractions, and
problem solving.
Chat-N-Chew!
Thanks to the many students who
signed up to participate in this
parent-lead program! The students’
first time to meet will be on
Thursday, Feb. 19th. They are
welcome to bring a sack lunch or
order a school lunch that day. I
hope they enjoy their first book!
Ms. Boyer’s Class, Brougham
Next week...
Reading: We will read about one of my
favorite subjects - CHOCOLATE! - in the story
“Cocoa Ice”. Ask your child how Cocoa and
Ice are related in this text. We will be
working on comparing and contrasting
subjects/ideas within text. We will look at
specific clues in the text to help us with this
skill.
Writing: We will finish our persuasive
essays next week. It’s been very interesting
to read the students’ ideas! Be prepared
when they bring home their final copies –
they are coming up with some good
arguments! After our guidance lesson on
Tuesday we will begin our Guiding Principles
essays.
Math: Next week we will complete our unit
on understanding fractions and we will take
our Topic 9 test. Then we will begin
comparing fractions. Remember- you can
access all of the lessons as well as the
textbook and tools for learning online at
www.pearsonsuccessnet.com.
Social Studies: Next week we will talk
about trade and imports and exports. This is
a wonderful way to make connections with
our story “Cocoa Ice”. We will also identify
and discuss opportunity cost as well as the
importance of making good decisions with
money regarding spending, saving, and using
credit.
Spelling: We will be studying words with /k/
and /kw/ sounds next week. Our test will be
on Thursday, January 22nd.
January 16, 2015
Important Dates
 Monday, Jan. 19
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No School – MLK Holiday
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Tuesday, Jan. 20th
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Thursday, Jan 22nd
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Friday, Jan. 23rd
Permission Slips for Field
Trip to Nelson DUE
Class Barter Experience
Field Trip to Nelson Atkins
Swim Night at FT
Conklin’s
Caped
Crusader!
The next crusader will
be announced on
Tuesday, January 20th!
Keep working hard and
doing your best to
follow the guiding
principles!