January is Coming to an End

Wow! Time sure flies when you're having fun and we've been doing lots of fun learning in Room 7. We're starting our new unit on animal habitats which is always exciting. We are doing some review on money and everyone loves playing with that! We've also started a new term, so turn in your work and stay on top of things! February is going to be great so keep posted to see what's coming up!
P.S. CHECK OUT THE NEW LINKS! THERE ARE SOME GREAT GAMES AND QUIZZES TO GET YOU THINKING!

A Historic Day

We were able to watch as Pres. Obama was sworn into office today! We're excited to watch the next 4 years of his presidency! Here are some of the things that we heard in his speech:

• Every person has the right to be happy.
• We are ready to face the challenges of this country.
• All Americans have to play their role.
• We should feed the mice.
• Where ever you are there's a job to do.
• A lot of homes and jobs have been lost.
• We'll stand by the nations of the poor people.

Important Dates for SCHOOL SPIRIT WEEK!

Thursday Jan. 15- Wear Liberty Shirts, Jason Hewlett Assembly

Tuesday Jan. 20- Hat Day

Wednesday Jan. 21- Sock Day

Thursday Jan. 22- Hair Day

Friday Jan. 23- Backwards Day

Our Future Leaders

With the Presidential Inauguration coming on January 20, here's a look at the future leaders of this country!

Book Orders

You can place your Scholastic Book Order ONLINE with credit card. Look for the sheet being sent home Monday with the book orders. This gives you all the details. If you have questions, feel free to ask!

Janurary Big Ideas

Here are some of the things we'll be working on during January:

Reading: We're finishing about our unit on Incredible Stories, including Raising Dragons and The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. We'll also begin our unit on Animal Habitats. I'm excited for this one. During Power Hour, we'll continue to build on our spelling skills, reading comprehension and fluency to be to 110 words a minute by the end of the year.

Math: We are working hard to not only learn but master multiplication facts. I'd suggest getting flashcards to practice at home. We'll have learned 0-6 and 10 by the end of the month and maybe more! We'll also work on graphs, including pictographs, bar graphs, and line graphs.

Science: Miss Leeflang is teaching us about force and gravity. She has some fun experiments to help us learn these concepts. We will also finish our slat dough landmasses. They are still drying and I hope they're ready to paint soon!

Writing: We are going to begin writing informational pieces about America. We'll also continue writing our own pieces.

I also hope that we can use the school's laptop computers more frequently in our learning. I think technology is a great tool and our class loves it! I think we may even work on Power Points in February!

Read-A-Thon

Happy New Year

One of my New Year's goals is to get this blog working, so here we go! Hopefully you can find everything that you need!