MAP Snacks

MAP Snacks

It’s a proven fact that eating stimulates the brain! J

So, during MAP weeks, we will have snack time to nourish our bodies and prepare our brains for the test.  Please bring in one of the items below to help us make trail mix.  Use your last name to identify the item you should bring.  (We don’t have any food allergies.)

A-B    Chex Mix cereal

D-E    Pretzels

G-L    M&M’s

M-N   Peanuts

O-P    Craisins

S        Cheez-its

T-Z    Dixie cups

Weekly Update March 26th-30th

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break!
This is our last week before MAP testing begins so we will be working on more and more testing strategies to get your students prepared for the big day.

This week we will still be working on Spelling, Math, and Writing.
Spelling- The students have been introduced with their new words after all taking their spelling tests before spring break.

Math- We are still working on probability and will be taking our multiple choice quiz and open response quiz Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Writing- We are starting to focus on fiction writing.

As for the rest of the time in the classroom, Mrs. Feldt and I are continuing to work in our small groups to focus on Math and Reading MAP prep.
The students should be coming home with their blue Math MAP prep books this week as they are reviewing the strategies used for figuring out each problem, showing their work, and PQPA when needed. Also, you will see the students coming home with reading packets where they will read stories and answer a few questions about the story. These are very helpful tools we give the students to help prepare them for what they will be seeing on the MAP test. Handwriting, punctuation, underlining important details in the story, and PQPA are very important during the reading portion so please be on a look out for each of these while your students are working on these homework assignments.

Dates to remember:
Thursday March 29- Conferences 3:30-7:30.
Friday March 30- Half day, dismissal at 11:50 a.m. and report cards will be sent home.
April 3-5- Reading MAP
April 10-12- Math MAP

Testing Strategies

Team 38 texted in their favorite Communication Art Testing Strategy to help them reach their Tungsten Goal. Good Luck Team 38!!

Weekly Update March 12th- 16th

Happy Monday! I hope everyone remembered to spring their clocks forward this weekend!
We have lots to do this week before our week long break!

Spelling- We are finishing up our word sorts for this week. Blue group will take their test Tuesday, yellow group will take their tests Wednesday, and green group will take their test on Thursday. Please keep quizzing your children on their words.

Math- We are finishing up our capacity unit and will move right into probability this week.

Writing- This week we are still continuing our functional writing unit. Also, we will be working on some St. Patrick's Day writing too!

Science, Reading, and Social Studies- We have come to an end with our units for before MAP testing so during those times throughout the day, Mrs Feldt and I are doing MAP prep in small groups.

*We will be reviewing and taking the Math Tungsten today (Monday). We will then review for Communication Arts on Tuesday and then take the test on Thursday.

**Economics's Fun Day is this Thursday March 15- your children may bring their business sign anytime this week as well as their supplies.

***Friday March 16 is our half day where we will be releasing the students at 11:40!

Dates to remember:
Conferences are on Thursday March 29 from 3:30-7:30 pm. Some of your students are coming home with yellow conference sheets today with your scheduled time so please make sure you receive that from them.
Spring break- March 19-23 (in case you forgot :)
Please keep working with your children on their multiplication facts!

Weekly Update March 5-9

Happy March! I can't believe how fast February flew by!

This week we are working on:

Spelling: Each group has a new list of words. Green group is on sort 22, blue group is on sort 29, and yellow group is on sort 16.

Math: We are continuing our unit of length, capacity, mass, and temperature. Next week we will be starting our fraction unit!

Writing: We are also continuing our unit on functional writing.

Science: We are finishing up Energy this week and will take a test either Thursday or Friday, depending on how well the students do on their review. I will make sure the students have something to take home to study to help them prepare for their test. :)

Since we are only 1 month away from MAP testing, we will continue to use our Social Studies and Reading time to work on MAP prep strategies in both Math and Reading. From their Tungsten scores, I think we are in good shape to attack the MAP.
Mrs. Feldt and I are so proud of how well the students did in both of their Tungsten tests; Math we jumped from an 87% to a 94% and in Reading we stayed the same at 86%. Great job everyone! Our hard work is paying off!

Dates to remember:
March 15- Economic Fun Day
March 16- Half Day
March 19-23- Spring Break

Hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week and please continue to study those Math facts.