Newsletter 10/28/16

October 28, 2016

Dear Families,

It was great to see many of you at parent conferences!  If you would like a conference and did not schedule one, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher.

Math:  

This week, we continued to investigate the relationship between repetitive addition and multiplication.  Students calculated the cost for arrays of stamps.  Also, they used a clownfish named Chloe to find the length, height, and widths of other items.  We will continue to build proportional reasoning during unit two.  Please remember that students should still practice their math facts!

                           

Reading:  

As a culmination of our unit on reading fluency, students will be engaging in Reader’s Theater starting next week.  This is an opportunity to practice the skills they have learned in class by reading scripts from plays.  It’s a lot of fun!

Writing:

Students are finishing their final copies of their true story narratives.  The next piece of writing will be informational.  They will learn to write a report by integrating it into our science unit on the Rain Forest.     

Social Science:

Ms. Wright’s class is finishing their Native American unit by reading aloud their tribe reports to their classmates.  This will reinforce the idea that the environment of each tribe impacted their way of life.  They watched a Discovery Education video on the Woodland Indians that showed exactly how this worked in the past and how different their lives are today.

Science:

Mrs. Wallis’ class did several experiments this week.  Students investigated the relationship between magnets, poles, and forces.  They were amazed by the floating magnets on a straw!  We ended the week by creating models explaining these forces in our notebooks.  Students now know that forces can be pushes or pulls.

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Halloween:  

As you know, Halloween is held on a Monday this year.  We will be celebrating in our classrooms from 1:00 - 1:45.  A room parent or teacher will be contacting you regarding food and drinks to donate for our celebration.  Students will be able to wear costumes at the party only.  They will have to change again at the end of the day.  We ask that students do not wear make-up or anything scary or violent (such as blood, swords, guns, etc.)   zParents are welcome to join us for this celebration!

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Joyce & Kerri