Pugh Tribe

Happy Tuesday Pugh Tribe! I hope you all had a restful week off from school. I am so glad we are able to come back to school ready to learn. Here is a look into the next couple of weeks at school. Math: We are moving into area. We will be learning how to measure area and use multiplication to find the area of rectangles. I will have a video for next week. Since this is an introduction, I do not have a video to share for extra help this week. Reading: We are reviewing main idea and supporting details when reading informational texts. MI/RI: The students have done a great job with the Math Inventory (MI) and the Reading Inventory (RI) this week. I will be sending home a parent report letter for both assessments within the next couple of days. Holiday Party: We will be having our Holiday Party on Tuesday, December 17th from 12:00-1:00 pm. We will be building gingerbread houses in our STEM groups and you are welcome to join in on the fun! I have sent a letter home today askin

Happy Monday Pugh Tribe! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Here is a look into what we will be doing this week. Math: We took a quiz on properties of multiplication and I will use these quizzes to create my groups for the rest of the week. I will meet with these students for additional practice before the big test. Tomorrow through the rest of the week will be multiplying by multiples of 10. Here is a link to a video modeling how to solve these types of problems. https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/5253-multiply-by-multiples-of-10-with-base-ten-blocks/ Reading: We will be reviewing different text features with informational texts. Starting Wednesday, we will be reviewing different text structures such as poems, stories, and dramas. Red Ribbon Week:  -Tuesday: Silly socks and hair -Wednesday: Bring in old towels and blankets for the local animal shelter -Thursday: Book Character Parade you may dress up as your favorite BOOK character. Remember to bring the book to

Happy Wednesday Pugh Tribe! We have had a very busy week so far in the Pugh Tribe. Here is a look into what we are learning and what will be happening next week at Acworth Elementary. Math: We are learning the distributive property of multiplication this week. Here is a link to a video that we have used in class as an introduction. https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6025-solve-multiplication-problems-using-distributive-property/ Reading: This week we have been learning about text features in an informational text. Here is a link as a review:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EziagKz9clU&feature=youtu.be Red Ribbon Week: A note will be going home in your student's agenda with the themes for each day. Thursday is Book Character Day! This is not a Halloween celebration, students may dress up as a storybook character but no props are allowed to be brought in for this day. A flyer went home last week with this information. Weekly Work Packets:  I try my best to have

Happy Monday Pugh Tribe! Hope you all had a restful weekend. Please be on the lookout for a reminder from ClassTag for our parent-teacher conference date and time. I look forward to great conversations with each and every one of you. Here is a look into the week. Early Release: Monday - Friday will be early release. We will be out at 12:30. Please plan accordingly. Math: We will be continuing word problems this week. Students will be using what they know of multiplication and division to solve different word problems. Here is an example of what we will be doing in the classroom this week. https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6412-solve-word-problems-using-the-idea-of-equal-groups/lesson Reading: This week we will begin looking at informational texts to ask and answer questions. We will also look at determining the main idea or message that the author wants us to understand as we read. Attendance: Just a friendly reminder that after three absences without a note, I have

Happy Wednesday Pugh Tribe! Sorry I am just now posting. Here is a look into what we will be learning this week... Math: We are moving into multiplication strategies. I have had a few families ask what are some resources you can use at home. I highly recommend Teacherspayteachers.com if you are looking for some worksheets. All you have to do is create a free account and then find the free worksheets for the standards you want to practice at home. Another free website is LearnZillion and all you have to do is create a free account. I have found some great resources on both to use! We will be focusing on three main strategies for multiplication: equal groups, arrays, and repeated addition. Here are a few LearnZillion videos as visual aids to practice the strategies. Equal Groups:  https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6565-understand-multiplication-problems-using-equal-groups/ Arrays:  https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6841-represent-multiplication-using-arrays/ Repeated A

Happy Monday Pugh Tribe! We have had a very productive day today and I am excited to continue that energy through the rest of the week. Here is a look into what we will be learning about and doing in the Pugh Tribe this week. Math: Today I introduced 2-step word problems. This was just an introduction into how to solve them. We will be taking a word problems assessment on Thursday to evaluate whether the class knows how to solve word problems that have two steps. Friday we will take our unit assessment on addition/subtraction and word problems to evaluate where the students are with these standards. Reading: We are continuing to learn and use new strategies to check our understanding of the books that we are reading in class. Today we practiced finding the meaning for tricky words in our chapter books. I am very impressed with this group of young scholars and how they move over tricky words! S.O.A.R. Pep Rally: Tomorrow afternoon we will be attending a SOAR pep rally to learn

Happy Monday Pugh Tribe! We have been learning so much today and I look forward to all that we will achieve this week. Here is a look into what we will be doing in the Pugh Tribe this week. Agendas: We will be receiving actual agendas in the beginning of September. For the time being, there is a paper calendar to be filled out everyday. Please make sure you see the color they are on that coordinates with the behavior chart, initial next to the color, and record how many minutes your student read on the total line. Math: This week, we are learning about addition within 1,000 using strategies such as Partial Sums and Number Line. Here are two LearnZillion videos that show you how to complete the strategies for extra practice.      Partial Sums Strategy:  https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/8793-solve-addition-problems-using-the-partial-sums-method/     Number Line Strategy:  https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/6997-solve-addition-problems-using-a-number-line/ Reading: