Star Lab Fun

Our class had a fantastic time in Star Lab last Friday. We found many constellations in the winter night sky, identified our own constellations and learned how to describe their position in the sky using the appropriate directions. Our class was very respectful during our time in Star Lab and I was impressed by their maturity. We can't wait to visit again this Friday! If you haven't already sent in your RSVP for the Star Lab night on Wednesday, January 22nd, please send it back by Tuesday. I hope that you are all able to attend.

This week we have lots on our schedule:

Reader's Workshop:

     We will continue our Mystery unit. We read a Calendar Club Mystery together and identified the basic structure of a mystery. We discussed the main detectives, the mystery, clues, hunches, and even a red herring. This week we will begin book groups and begin a new Calendar Club Mystery.

Writer's Workshop:
     We began our informational writing work last week. We created a table of contents and began drafting. This week we will explore alternative ways to organize our work.

Math:
     We will continue our work on division this week. Our focus at the beginning of the week will be on problem solving. We will take a division test on Thursday. Please continue to practice multiplication facts at home.

Science:
     Our focus will be on our next Star Lab lesson. We will learn about the rotation and revolution of the sun. We will learn about how the tilt of the Earth's axis impacts the seasons. On Friday we will make our second trip into Star Lab to witness the difference in the path of the sun during each season.

   The Science Fair is just around the corner! I strongly encourage every student to participate. If I can help in anyway please feel free to contact me.