Fantastic Fossils

Dear Parents and Students,

What amazing learning adventures our class has shared this past week! It was delightful to be back on track exploring our world. The excitement of being back created a magical energy.

February is a month of memorials to our history- including our heritage as Americans. This past week we began our study of historical fiction. Students minds sparked with enthusiasm as we studied important events in history. History is in action as we read stories of characters, fictional and fact. Students will become great historians as we continue to read historical fiction in our guided reading groups, as a class, and for the February book reports! Remember they are due on Friday, February 25th.

Students transformed into paleontologists as we began our study of Utah's Fossils! Utah is famous for its fossils, including 30 complete dinosaur fossils, trilobites, and footprints. Students keep me on my toes with their inquisition about dinosaurs and creatures of Utah's past. Fossils tell wonderful stories of our environment, landscape, and history. Invite your students to share their fossil learning adventures with you.

On Thursday, students explored watercolor painting as they recreated a painting by a Japanese artist Hokusai. Their images turned out amazing! I loved watching them take such care and detail to do their best. Way to go Bobcats!

Our curriculum goals for the week include:

Reading: Historical Fiction Genre
Spelling: Long/Short Vowels, Accented Syllables, Prefixes/Suffixes
Writing: Traits of Writing - Voice
Math: Compare and Order Fractions
Science: Fossils
Social Studies: Utah Native American Tribes

I love learning and growing with your students each day. Thank you for all your support through emails, phone calls, donations, and bright smiles.

Mrs. Yates