Week of January 4th-7th

Hello Room 154 Families! 

I hope you enjoyed the winter break and are staying warm this week! Here is our weekly update--as always, please reach out with any questions/concerns: 

 Curriculum Update:

* Math- We are working on solving one and two-step word problems. 

 * Reading- During our Mystery Unit, we have been learning different strategies that help us read mysteries. Can these same strategies be applied to any fiction book? Yes they can! This week we read other fiction non-mystery books and applied our mystery strategies to these books.

 * Writing- In our Persuasive Writing Unit, we talked about the importance of stating our opinion (our thesis) and backing that opinion with reasons that are supported by evidence. If our reasons and evidence are strong enough, we might convince someone to come around to our way of thinking! This week, students took their thesis, reasons, and evidence and turned it into a 5 paragraph essay. 

 * Social Science- We are continuing our Social Justice Unit. This week we learned about Malala Yousafzai and how she used her words to change the world. 

 * Spelling- In this unit we learned the difference between consonant blends and consonant digraphs. Then we practiced finding and spelling words with these. 

 Supporting Student Social Emotional  Wellness :

An interactive night to: build an understanding and empathy around student emotions/behavior/regulation, learn what we are doing as a school system to respond to student emotional and behavioral needs, and learn what families can do to support your student’s social emotional wellness. 

What: An opportunity for DASD Elementary families to learn and collaborate on supporting our learners together. 

When: January 12, 2022 – 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

Where: Windsor Elementary School 

Who: Open to all EPE, YES and WES families Please R.S.V.P. by submitting the following form linked here. 

Game Day:

The third graders did it again! They have been working so hard and earned their next whole class reward...GAME DAY! On Monday, we will be taking time throughout the day to play different games. They will also have an opportunity, if they would like, to bring games (not electronic) to school. Please note that anything brought to school will be that student's responsibility.

 Important Dates:

 Tuesday, January 11th- PTO Meeting

 Monday, January 17th- No School for Students for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

 **i-Ready Testing will be January 12th, 18th, and 19th. Please make sure your child gets plenty of sleep the night before and eats a good breakfast the day of testing.