News for 2/4

February is off to a great start. The students are digging deep into spring ISP projects and enjoying the new units in our curriculum.

1st Grade Talent Development

First graders spent the first part of the week narrowing down their choices for their ISPs.  All students have chosen a topic and are ready to research!  We will make a trip to the library next week and begin learning about our topics.  We are excited!

We finished the week by making a snowman glyph about our favorite winter activities.  They will be up in the hallway soon!

2nd Grade Talent Development

Second grade has been hard at work on their spring ISP projects. They have selected their topic and have begun reading and researching. They are very excited to be diving into these passion projects.

3rd Grade Math

Third grade has spent the week exploring area and perimeter.  We have made notes in our journals, discussed tips on how to differentiate between the two, and solved word problems to practice these skills.  They started a big project to wrap up this unit- creating tiny houses!  All students will create their own tiny house from card stock grid paper, and include calculations of area and perimeter for all pieces of furniture in their house.  We are all so excited about this project, and showing off our skills!

4th Grade Math

Fourth graders finished up unit 7- Measurement this week.  Students started the week with a DCA, and grades are up in HAC.  They have also been working on some challenge problems in class utilizing our measurement conversion skills.  Ask your student about the cloud storage  and Kerbey Lane problems we worked on to find out more!

5th Grade Math

Fifth graders have spent the week wrapping up our unit on Financial Literacy.  We had some great discussions on the four types of taxes, different options to pay for college and finding your net worth.  This unit has been so much fun, and we are really enjoying our discussions in class!  It's so fun to talk to the students about these real life math skills.  5th graders took a DCA Thursday and grades are up in HAC.

3rd Reading

Third grade dove into their unit on drama this week. We have learned about the elements of drama and how to spot them in plays. We are also practicing a reader's theater based on Bluebonnet List novel "The Unlucky Lottery Winners of Classroom 13" by Matthew J. Gilbert. The students are having so much fun bringing this short play to life.

4th Reading

Fourth grade is enjoying exploring their unit on drama. They have written scripts based on traditional literature pieces. They are then translating their stories into comic strips using the Comics Head app. The students are really enjoying their work.

5th Reading

Fifth grade wrapped up their unit on persuasive texts this week. We are excited to show our commercials to some of the CCE staff next week. They will help us determine who was most persuasive in advertising their product. 

We also began a unit on drama this week. The students are working in groups to prepare and present short reader's theater scripts based on Bluebonnet List novels. We are excited to see these short plays come to life next week!

Have a great weekend, see you next week!

Important Dates:
2/13 Coffee Chat with the Principal 7:45am
2/14 Valentine's Day Class Parties 2:00pm
2/18-19 Student Holiday-No School
2/22 5th Grade Grisham Buddy Day
CCE School Spirit-Twin Day
2/26 PTA Meeting 6:00pm & 4th Grade Performance 6:30pm
3/8 Multicultural Fair 5:30pm