What an exciting way to start the beginning of our second week of school-with a solar eclipse! The students were amazed (as was I). Check out pictures from our experience on the Solar Eclipse page of this website. Here are some important reminders:

Monday, August 21st- return Friday Folders and any papers to be filled out
Tuesday, August 22nd- Bookmobile
Wednesday, August 23rd- early dismissal at 2:50 for teacher PD
Friday, August 25th- first weekly reports go home; need to be returned/signed on Monday

ELA: In reading and spelling, we are just starting our first unit. This week we will begin focusing on sight words for first quarter and identify setting, characters, plot in a story. Check out these helpful websites for more practice at home:
1. Elements of a Story game
2. Rags to Riches trivia game
3. Story finder– visit this site to find a story, read the story, and practice answering questions about it

Science:
This week we will begin our first unit on matter. We will learn what matter is, and how we can measure it. We will learn about mass, weight, density, etc and end the week making a pretty cool take-home example of density. Check out these sites for more help:
1. Measuring Matter Game
2. Which Tool? game
3. Measuring with Rulers online practice

Have a great week!