News for 4/23

It has been another busy week at school. Everyone is working hard and doing a great job!

ISP REMINDER: Make sure you are working on your display item at home. Bring it to the showcase at Westwood on May 10th.

TAG ISP Showcase Flyer

Math:

3rd Grade- 

Third grade began their unit on Financial Literacy. We will be learning about financial institutions, various savings options, and how to make choices with money. The students will begin a fun project next week where the pretend to be a financial planner for a celebrity or historical figure.

4th Grade-

Fourth graders wrapped up our unit on graphing and data analysis by studying stem and leaf plots.  We took our work outside to the outdoor classroom early this week and all loved being outside to get our work done!  We took a DCA Thursday, and learned the game of Watermelon Chess on Friday for fun.  

5th Grade-

Fifth graders have spent the week learning about algebraic equations and inequalities.  Students have done such a great job learning new things, and expanding their thinking to use letters in math!  They've mastered one step, one variable equations/inequalities and we challenged ourselves with multistep problems on Thursday.  

ELA Enrichment & ISP:

1st Grade- 

First graders have spent the week working hard on their ISPs.  They have almost completed writing their research papers and have created some very creative cover pages.  We finished the week by playing some fun games of Blokus and making shapes from tangrams to give our brains a break. :)

2nd Grade-

Second grade has completed the writing for their research papers. We are editing and revising. They will begin building their boards next week!

3rd Grade-

Third graders have been very focused on their ISP projects. They are completing the writing and moving into revising and editing. Next week we will begin to focus on completing our display boards.

4th Grade-

Fourth grade has met the deadline of turning in their ISP research rough drafts this week. Next week we will focus on building our presentation boards.

5th Grade-

Fifth grade has completed their ISP research papers and are revising and editing. Many have already begun their presentation boards. They will be our focus for the next week.

Have a great weekend, see you next week!

Important Dates:
5/2 Social Media Presentation 5:30pm
5/3 2nd Grade Field Trip
5/4 Fifth Grade Fiesta & Kinder Cinco de Mayo
5/7 Volunteer Breakfast 7:45am
5/8 Comet Kick-off for incoming Kinder students 8am
5/9 First Grade Showcase 7:20am
5/11 Kinder Mother's Day Performance 8am
5/14 STAAR- 3&4 Math
5/15 STAAR- 3&4 Reading
1st Grade Music Performance 6:30pm
5/16 STAAR- 5th Science
5/18 3rd and 5th Field Trips
5/21 3rd Grade Fishing Day
Westwood Senior Walk 8:00am
5/22 Field Day
5/23 3rd Grade Camping Day
5/24 5th Grade Awards Ceremony and Picnic
5/25 End of Year Class Parties
5/28 School Holiday
5/29 Last Day of School

News for 4/16

We had a wonderful and busy week at school. The book fair was a great success. We enjoyed the first grade chicks and set our sights on accomplishing many things. We learned a lot!

ISP REMINDER: Please send in your presentation board no later than next Thursday. Thanks!!

TAG ISP Showcase Flyer

Math:

3rd Grade- 

Third grade completed their unit on measurement. We rounded out our learning with elapsed time. We will be heading into our final unit of the year, Financial Literacy. 

4th Grade-

Fourth graders spent the week exploring different types of graphs for data analysis.  We conducted an experiment timing our ability to stand on one foot, and made a dot plot to record our results.  Students also had the chance to make their own unique survey for the class, and recorded responses on a scatterplot.  Watching their creativity has been fun!

We ended the week exploring desmos.com by investigating the length and weight of alligators, and trying to decipher if the two are related using scatterplots.  What a fun week we've had!

5th Grade-

Fifth grade has spent this week studying independent and dependent events using additive and multiplicative relationships.  Students have had the opportunity to answer questions, create tables, graphs and equations while learning how variables are related to each other.  We ended the week by taking an assessment, and playing a fun game of "Ghosts in the Graveyard".  Ask your student how it worked- they were surprised at the way the winners were determined in this fun review game!

ELA Enrichment & ISP:

1st Grade- 

First graders are well on their way to having great research papers done for their ISPs!  Everyone has at least three paragraphs written, and a few are ready to make their cover pages.  I'm so proud!  Keep working on your models at home- I can't wait to see what you all create!

We finished up our glyph honeybees today.  We had a great time learning a few interesting facts about how bees make honey.  I will be creating our own hive in the hallway soon!

2nd Grade-

Second grade worked hard on their ISP research this week. Everyone is typing their essays. They will begin building their boards next week!

3rd Grade-

Third graders have been working hard on their ISP research papers. They are typing and editing. We will begin building boards next week!

4th Grade-

Fourth grade continued working on ISP research. Several have completed their papers and are in the editing process. Our plan is to start building boards next Thursday!

5th Grade-

Fifth grade is wrapping up their ISP research papers. They are in the process of editing. Next week they will begin preparing the information for their boards.

Have a great weekend, see you next week!

Important Dates:
4/23-27 Teacher Appreciation Week
4/27 1st Grade Ocean Day 1pm
5/2 Social Media Presentation 5:30pm
5/3 2nd Grade Field Trip
5/4 Fifth Grade Fiesta & Kinder Cinco de Mayo
5/7 Volunteer Breakfast 7:45am
5/8 Comet Kick-off for incoming Kinder students 8am
5/9 First Grade Showcase 7:20am
5/11 Kinder Mother's Day Performance 8am

News for 4/9

Another week of hard work at school. We are half way through April and are excited about what's ahead. Please be sure to mark your calendars for the District TAG ISP Showcase on May 10th at Westwood High School. We really hope to have all of our students there! Please see the link to the flyer below for information. We will also reach out to everyone as we get closer to coordinate the details.

TAG ISP Showcase Flyer

Math:

3rd Grade- 

Third grade is continuing their unit on measurement. We continued to work on liquid measurements of volume and capacity in metric and customary. We also worked on weight in ounces and pounds. The students had fun measuring real world items and solving a real world problem. They had to mail books to a friend but stay within the given weight parameters. They also competed in "Measurement Olympics" this week as well! It was fun to see them problem solve!

4th Grade-

Fourth graders have spent the week focusing on the first quadrant of the coordinate plane.  We started the week by exploring plotting points on the grid using humans as our points!  We had fun with it, and all were engaged in deep thinking about how plotting points works.  We have also explored placing points on the grid in between whole numbers.  It's been fun to see their brains stretch to think about decimals and fractions on the grid.  We ended the week with some coordinate practice playing Battleship.  Students enjoyed dueling each other to sink their ships on the grid using decimals.

5th Grade-

Fifth graders wrapped up our unit on data analysis this week.  We studied all kinds of data about our 44 U.S. Presidents, and created scatterplots, histograms, box plots and dot plots to show our findings.  This sparked some fun conversations about how data is related, and some times not related at all!  We ended the week with a DCA today.  Grades are in HAC.

ELA Enrichment & ISP:

1st Grade- 

First graders have spent the week writing for the ISPs.  All students have an introduction written and are ready to write their paragraphs about the exciting things they have learned.  We also brainstormed ideas for their models to be done at home.  I can't wait to see all the creative things they make!

2nd Grade-

Second grade has been having fun solving some advanced Earth Day math problems. They are working hard to solve each problem. We will then create an Earth Day banner with their work.

3rd Grade-

Third graders started a new novel study this week. They will be reading "The Great Shelby Holmes". One of this year's Bluebonnet books. We are excited to see what will happen on this adventure!

4th Grade-

Fourth grade has been working hard on on their ISP research. Most students are well on their way to writing their research report.

5th Grade-

Fifth grade continued to work on their ISP research reports this week. We are working hard and most of the students are on to the writing process. They have learned so many interesting things during this project!

Have a great weekend, see you next week!

Important Dates:
4/16-20 Book Fair
4/17 PTA Meeting/2nd Grade Performance 6pm (Book Fair open late)
4/20 Family Movie Night 6pm
4/23-27 Teacher Appreciation Week
4/27 1st Grade Ocean Day 1pm
5/2 Social Media Presentation 5:30pm
5/3 2nd Grade Field Trip
5/4 Fifth Grade Fiesta & Kinder Cinco de Mayo
5/7 Volunteer Breakfast 7:45am
5/8 Comet Kick-off for incoming Kinder students 8am
5/9 First Grade Showcase 7:20am
5/11 Kinder Mother's Day Performance 8am

Friday, April 6, 2018

News for 4/2

It's been a great week in TAG at CCE!  Students are all hard at work with their learning.  We hope you're enjoying the lovely weather and having some great family time!

Math:

3rd Grade- 

Third grade began their unit on measurement this week. We will be exploring capacity, volume, weight, and elapsed time. The students enjoyed working with scales and capacity and volume this week.

4th Grade-

Fourth grade has had a full week of writing with their Cruise Write Along workshop. We've enjoyed helping out in their classrooms, and chatting with our TAG students about their writing.

5th Grade-

Fifth graders have had a full week of math practice in their regular classrooms for Math Madness.  It's been fun to see them in the hallways, so excited about the things they've been doing to prepare to rock the STAAR next week!

ELA Enrichment & ISP:

1st Grade- 

First graders have worked hard this week at researching for their ISPs.  They have almost completed their research for the projects, and we will be ready to write next week!  Please send in a trifold board for your child ASAP.  We ended the week by looking at some pictures and videos of bees that are kept in my in-laws' backyard.  The kids loved seeing them all, and we are working on making honeybee glyphs of ourselves to celebrate spring's arrival in Austin!

2nd Grade-

Second grade has been hard at work this week researching their ISP research papers.  They are learning so much!

3rd Grade-

Third graders worked hard on ISP research. They are busy sharing what they've discovered!

4th Grade-

Fourth grade enjoyed a busy week in their classrooms with Cruise Write Along.

5th Grade-

Fifth grade  dove into their unit on Graphic Novels. We are working on a digital novel study slide show.

Have a great weekend, see you next week!

Important Dates:
4/10 4th Grade STAAR Writing Test
5th Grade STAAR Math Test
4/11 5th Grade STAAR Reading Test
4/16-20 Book Fair
4/17 PTA Meeting/2nd Grade Performance 6pm (Book Fair open late)
4/20 Family Movie Night 6pm
4/23-27 Teacher Appreciation Week
4/27 1st Grade Ocean Day 1pm

5/10 Westwood Learning Community TAG ISP Showcase at WHS