Welcome to Ms. J. Wilson's class!

This page will keep you informed about important news and events in our class. Information you need to know such as: our daily schedule, what we're learning about, homework, tests and quizzes, and how you can help at home. Useful websites and books will also be suggested. You may contact me at jwilson3@houstonisd.org.

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Math- Next week students will solve word problems using logic and reasoning. They will also explore how objects look from different angles.

Reading- Next week our focus will be focusing on our book clubs/Daily 5 rotations, our novel read alouds, Weekly Readers, etc. After next week we will begin doing some reader’s theater plays.

Writing- Students are finishing up their poetry anthologies this week. They are looking wonderful! Our grammar focus is prepositions and prepositional phrases.

Science- In science we explore the rock cycle. Students will learn about how rocks are formed as well as learn about and illustrate the rock cycle.

Social Studies- In social studies, we begin chapter 10 about how inventions changed and improved Texas cities in the early 1900’s. We will also read about the oil boom in Texas and how it changed life in Texas.

Parents- a reminder- Stanford testing takes place next Monday through Thursday, May 6-10. It’s very important that your child gets a good night’s rest and is on time to school everyday next week. Friday is the only day available for make-ups. Below you will find a letter about Stanford next week.

May 1, 2013


Dear Parents,

Your child will be taking the Stanford 10 Achievement Test each day next week - Monday, May 6th through Thursday, May 9th. The Stanford 10 Achievement Test will be administered in short segments, over the four days, for all students in 1st through 5th grade.  Please make every effort to have your child at school on time each morning next week. Once testing has started in a classroom, late students may not enter the room and will miss that subtest. Due to a narrow testing window and the length of the complete test, limited make-up tests will be done on Friday, May 10th for some students who missed the initial testing. 

The best way to help your child prepare for this test is to help him/her with the following:
·         Getting a good night’s sleep.
·         Eating a healthy breakfast.
·         Being on time to school. Testing starts daily at 8:10 a.m.
·         Maintaining a calm, supportive home environment.

The results from the Stanford 10 Achievement Test will not arrive until school is out for the summer. Thank you for your help and continued support.

Sincerely,
Stephanie Walton
Instructional Coordinator                           


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