Sneak Peek of January 7th

SNEAK PEEK of the WEEK of JANUARY 7th

Math 

Finish Module 2 (subtraction with regrouping and word problems)

Module 2, Topic E Newsletter

Test on Friday, January 11

Begin Module 3- Multiplication and Division and Multiples of 10 

Module 3, Topic A Newsletter

Reading

Theme and review of character traits, summarize, text connections

Review plot, dictionary skills, text features, prefixes and suffixes

"Wolf" story

Writing

Social Studies

Begin colonial times

Focus: English from Barbados, Huguenots, Germans, Scots-Irish,and European Jews

Science

Begin water habitats

Freshwater, Salt Water, marshes, swamps, oceans, rivers, streams, ponds, and lakes

Week of December 17th

It's the Final Countdown..........

Before Winter Break....

Well, we made it through almost half of the year and are soon coming up on our winter break!! This week, I will be incorporating some winter activities with our academics. On Thursday, we will have a Read-In and students can wear pajamas and bring their favorite reading accessories (favorite book, blanket, and pillow). During the day, we will also have an author visiting as well as the celebration of our winter break through our PTO. 

Since this is a long break, I will not be sending green folders home until after we return from break. That's less for everyone to keep up with over the holidays. As you can tell, we will be very busy! Please let me know if you have any questions

Math

Module 2 Lessons 12-14

Parent Newsletter Topic C, Module 2

Quiz on Wednesday, December 19th

Module 2, Lessons 15-17

Link to Module 2, Topic D Parent Tips

Module 2, Lessons 18-21

Parent Newsletter, Topic E, Lessons 18-21

Reading

Theme and text connections

R.A.C.E. Strategies, complete/incomplete sentences

nonfiction, Opinion writing, text connections, context clues

Review plot, visualizing, comparing different viewpoints, character traits, dictionary skills,fiction and nonfiction differences, suffixes -ed, -ing, text features will be incorporated into all subjects.

I will be working on a lot of these reading skills through science and social studies this week.

Social Studies

Explorers: DeSoto, Ribault, Pardo, Woodward, and Hilton

Study Tips:

Please know the following:

• Which three countries the main groups of explorers were exploring for

• Please know the following about these explorers: Hernando de Soto, Juan Pardo, Jean Ribault, William Hilton, Dr. Henry Woodward
• The explorer’s motives for exploration
• Explorer's experiences
• Settlements created

• Term: “For King and Country”

Test on Wednesday, December 19

Science

Desert/ Tundra

Desert/Tundra Box-It

Test on Friday, December 21

Week of December 10th

Yay, we made it to school today!! I am so glad that we did not have to miss another day, even though they said we need to make it through tonight. I know some of you were having to go back and forth through the blog, because you were not receiving e-mails about the "Sneak-a-Peek at next Week". So, after fumbling through and playing with it (our ITS specialist, Mrs. Black, actually figured it out), I will post blog information about the content through a post instead of on the side.
Here goes:

It is important for them to realize that studying at the last minute is not a good practice to begin. They need to be studying a little each day we take notes. Remember to check Google Classroom.

Math

Module 2 Lessons 6- 13

Link to Module 2, Topic B Parent Tips

Quiz on lessons 6-11 on Tuesday (This may change depending on how tomorrow goes with the review.)

Reading

R.A.C.E. Strategies, complete/incomplete sentences

"Dear Juno" story and begin theme.

nonfiction, Opinion writing, text connections, context clues

Review plot, visualizing, comparing different viewpoints, character traits, dictionary skills, fiction and nonfiction differences, suffixes -ed, -ing, text features will be incorporated into all subjects .

Dear Juno test on Thursday, Dec.12 (I originally told the kids Wednesday but that's not going to work)

Social Studies

Explorers: DeSoto, Ribault, Pardo, Woodward, and Hilton

Quiz on Thursday, Dec. 13 

Science

Desert/ Tundra

Quiz on Desert on Tuesday, December 11th

Week of December 3rd

Alright, now that we are back on track. I hope everyone has recuperated from their Thanksgiving break!! We are on the stretch for our winter break in about 3 weeks!! Woohoo!!

I have made the switch from the behavior charts to Class Dojo. I know some of you like it better because it's instant. You should have received your login so that you can access it and see how your child's day went. A lot of the behavior logs were not getting signed, others were getting lost, so I figured immediate access is better. If you did not receive your log in yet, please let me know.

On December 3, you can access Parent Portal and see what the mid-term (interim) grade is. Hopefully, you have had a chance to keep up with these throughout the quarter. If you're not sure how to access it, let me know and I can get you in with our technology coach.

December 20th is now a full day and the 21st will be a half day. If there's a change in transportation, please let me know. December 20th is, also, the day of our Winter Celebration sponsored by the PTO.

We return to school on January 7th.

Service Learning at Upper Campus

LCEU's Student Lighthouse Team has planned our first service learning project of the school year to be a non-perishable food drive. Our collected food will go to families in need in Lake Carolina and to Spring Valley High School's Winter Wishes, which supports Harvest Hope Food Bank.

The class with the most food items collected at the end of the drive will win a pizza party!

Our school is also helping with world hunger by participating with freerice.com, a site owned and supported by the United Nations World Food Programme. Freerice offers educational review with practice of things like math facts and vocabulary review. Each correct answer earns 10 grains of rice to be donated to people in need across the globe. Ten correct answers equals a bowl of free food!

Please support our Service Learning Project by sending in non-perishable food items such as peanut butter, canned soups, canned vegetables, ramen noodles, boxed pasta, and cereal until Monday, December 10 and visiting freerice.com.

Thank you!

Talent Show Applications

The LCE Talent Show will be on February 11 and 12, 2019.

Do you have a special talent you would like to share? Do you sing, dance, or play an instrument? Do you tell jokes, do gymnastics, or martial arts? Can you perform a drama scene, skit or monologue? Please consider sharing your talent with LCE!

Please take time to review the application information that includes all of the dates you will need to be available for practice and performance dates.

Talent Show Dates (All Performances at Upper Campus):

K-2nd Grades: Monday, February 11th at 6:30PM
3rd-5th Grades: Tuesday, February 12th at 6:30PM

Only COMPLETED applications will be accepted via email starting on Friday, December 21st at 8:00PM to lce.talentshow@gmail.com. Only the first 15 COMPLETED applications for each show will be accepted.

Lower Campus Application

Upper Campus Application

Week of November 12

Celebration time again!!! This week, we are celebrating our brave Veterans with our Veteran's Day celebration! If you toured our hallway, you will see the decorations each 3rd grade class made. Our class made an American wind sock and wrote thank you letters to the men and women who have made or are making sacrifices for our country. Next week, we will have our 2nd field study with Diamond Del. He will be here on Tuesday, November 13th. Our time will be from 12:35-1:35 and there will be information in their green folders today. The fee for this field study is $10 and you can pay it online through Parent Portal. Students will also be allowed to purchase items from the gem store. Last quick note, we have some little people to celebrate this week. Congratulations to Robert, Anthony, Lance,  Maya, Nate, and me, Mrs. Rojas! I received my National Board re-certification! It's a process I started last year with my previous class. It took them about 7 months for them to review my writing, work samples, and video before I found out whether or not I had passed. I received my official results last week!!  Have a great weekend and "Sharpen the Saw!!"

Week of November 5th

Well, this has been a very busy week!! We began the week with our Boosterthon Fundraiser and finished Friday with our Boosterthon Fun Run.  Thank you to everyone for your support and to those who came out during the Fun Run (pictures below). We also had some school bell ringers this week. Some finished their own personal goal, others achieved a new level on Xtra math!!! Kudos to everyone because as you know we have been working extra hard this quarter with everything from trying to get back into the groove of school to working extra hard in the area of effort. I always tell them "Do not say can't if you haven't even tried!" As you know, report cards also went out Friday. Please be sure to keep the report card. The only thing you need to sign and return is the report card jacket. Last but not least, thank you for your support during this first quarter. "It takes a village!!"

Be ready for more fun for next week. Tuesday, we will be our for election day. Wednesday is our district writing assessment. Friday is our Veteran's Day celebration. Last but not least, remember, to check Google Classroom. This is where I post notes from class or any resources that may be helpful with our units of study. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and the extra hour of sleep.

NEW RESOURCE: 

Multiplication Practice

You can go here and click on auto-scored quizzes. Hopefully, this will give them more practice with their multiplication facts.


Enjoy our pictures!!