Week 16

 Dear Parents,

    This week in math we continued learning about the concept of multiplication as repeated addition. We drew equal groups to solve word problems. We learned that the first number in a multiplication sentence represents how many groups there are and the second number stands for how many objects are in each group, thus we draw very different pictures for 2X6 and 6X2. We also began division as splitting up objects equally into groups. Lastly we viewed division as repeated subtraction. Our assessment was taken on Thursday and on Friday we practiced what we learned by doing a fun activity with Cookie Crisp cereal. We practiced both multiplication and division.

    In writing we worked on some special Thanksgiving gifts for you! I know you will treasure them! We also continued our writing process to finish up any pieces that are yet unfinished. We go for quality- and add the grades when all are turned in.

     In reading we listened to a Brainpop Jr. about the first Thanksgiving. We discussed the questions ahead of time so that we knew what information we were listening for. We read a Scholastic News article called  Time for thanks and discussed what we are grateful for. We listened to Thanksgiving at the Tarleton’s and discussed our own family traditions. We listened to A Turkey for Thanksgiving, completed a story map and answered questions about the story. On Friday we watched Arthur’s Thanksgiving.

    In science we took our assessment over position and movement and began our unit about rocks. We are having fun being scientists observing our rock and writing about their physical properties. We then compared our rock with a partner’s rock to fill out a double bubble map. We finished up the week with a talk/read/talk/write activity!

   

     

 

*The 2022-2023 Yearbook is now available for Pre-order!

 

 

Hello CRE families!  Here at CRE we are so thankful for your continuous support!   If you are interested in pre-ordering the 2022-2023 CRE Yearbook the online store is now open!  You can place your order for $25!  For a limited time only, you can also personalize the yearbook by adding your child’s name on the cover for an additional $5!  What a wonderful way to revisit all those memories from our school year!  

 

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Have Thanksgiving!

 

Your Yearbook Advisors,

 

Mrs. Clements and Mrs. Hernandez

Week 15

 Dear Parents,

    This week in math we began by building with blocks. We built apartments that had the same number of rooms on each floor. The children built and then filled in a chart showing how many rooms were in the building when it had 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 floors! Then we began the concept of multiplication as repeated addition. On Friday we used just multiplication sentences.

    In writing some of us are finishing up our imaginative stories as we begin our explain why we like our favorite holiday paper. We narrowed done our favorite holiday on a circle map, then used a flow map to show 4 reasons why we like that holiday. We will continue working on it through next week.

      In reading we read a book review written by a student. We will be making our own reviews as a choice during guided reading. We read the story Going Places and took our comprehension check on Thursday. On Friday we read a Scholastic News Article called “Sky High Veterans!”

       In science we had many experiments with objects going down a ramp. We tracked their movements as curved lines, straight lines, slides, rolls, and spins. We took our unit assessment on Friday.

 

*It’s time for the 21-Day Challenge FINAL survey!  If your student signed up and participated, please complete the final survey to complete the challenge.  https://kids-teaching-kids.com/locations/ktk-north-texas/

Kristin Ray 

             Health & PE

Coyote Ridge Elementary

 

 

         *Good Afternoon CRE Families!  

 

Please join us on Wednesday, November 16th, from 6:00-7:30 pm for our Fall in Love with Reading Literacy night.  This year’s theme will be camping!  Students will be able to travel through the school completing fun literacy-based activities!  Can’t wait to see everyone there!  

 

CRE Events Team 

Week 14

  Dear Parents,

       Unfortunately I ended up with the flu and was out Monday-Wednesday. I really missed my class but was able to secure a former second grade CRE teacher as my sub so I know for sure they were in expert hands. In math we continued with measurement. We measured lengths in metrics units. We used reasoning while measuring and measured 2 to 3 segments to get a total measurement. We reviewed and took our assessment on Friday.

         In writing we revised our imaginative paper after seeing examples of how we could vary our sentence length and add details of showing emotions or character gestures. We learned about verbs- present, past, and future tenses. We then made sure our stories stayed in one verb tense. On Thursday and Friday we learned about who veterans are and how we are soon going to honor them on Veterans Day. We wrote an acrostic poem using the word veteran.

         In reading we listened to the story I Need a Monster  on Monday and made a story map. We also read A Crow, a Mouse, a Lion, Oh My! We looked at the elements of drama and took a reading checkpoint over it. We looked at figurative language in the story Hollywood Chicken.

          In Science we did a talk, read, talk, write activity about magnets. We used marbles and paint to show how we could apply force in different ways to change the motion of a marble. On Thursday and Friday we experimented with several objects to describe their motion down a ramp. Did they spin, roll, or slide? We also looked at the physical characteristics of the objects and discussed how they affected the movement.

 

*We are completely out of classroom snacks. If you would like to donate some individually packaged goldfish for the children who forget theirs it would be appreciated.

 

*Good Afternoon CRE Families!  

 

Please join us on Wednesday, November 16th, from 6:00-7:30 pm for our Fall in Love with Reading Literacy night.  This year’s theme will be camping!  Students will be able to travel through the school completing fun literacy-based activities!  Can’t wait to see everyone there!  

 

CRE Events Team

 

*The 2022-2023 Yearbook is now available for Pre-order!

 

*Hello CRE families!  The 2022-2023 CRE Yearbook is now available to pre-order.  You can place your order for $25!  For a limited time only you can also personalize the yearbook by adding your child’s name on the cover for an additional $5!  Visit our site to place your order:  

https://bit.ly/CREyearbook

 

Have a great Weekend!

 

Your Yearbook Advisors,

 

Mrs. Clements and Mrs. Hernandez