Math: Students took the Unit 1 math assessment on Tuesday. Corrections on this test can be made and returned no later than Friday, October 23. All Unit 1 math work (green worksheets) is due Friday, October 23. Any missing work will result as a 0 in the grade book.
Literacy: We continued to learn about corn, studying its history and current industrial farming methods.
Skills: integrating information
Strategies for reading comprehension: asking questions, visualizing
Writing: We started taking notes to prepare for our informative explanatory essays.
Social Studies/Science: We celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day by reading a book about buffalo relocation and Ojibwe and Dakota art styles. All students had their 1st of 6 Leadership Academy lessons where they learned about values and thought about what they value.
Reminders:
10/14 (Wednesday): Fall Conferences 8AM - 4PM
10/15-10/16 (Thursday/Friday): No School
10/21 (Wednesday): Lichtscheidl Leadership Lesson 2
10/22 (Thursday): Kessler Leadership Lesson 2
10/23 (Friday): Hunt Leadership Lesson 2
The PTO posted Classroom Teacher Wishlists outside of classroom doors during conferences. You can also click on your child's teacher below to see what they are wishing for in your child's classroom.
Leadership Academy is a 6 lesson program designed to
Develop self-awareness and confidence
Recognize and celebrate differences and similarities among peers
Understand and practice effective communication
Build leadership skills and teamwork strategies
Explore the effects of personal decisions
For more information, please see this digital copy of the family letter that was sent home on 10/1.
October
10/14 (Wednesday): Fall Conferences 8AM - 4PM
10/15-10/16 (Thursday/Friday): No School
10/21 (Wednesday): Lichtscheidl Leadership Lesson 2
10/22 (Thursday): Kessler Leadership Lesson 2
10/23 (Friday): Hunt Leadership Lesson 2
10/27 (Tuesday): Lichtscheidl Out in AM, Lichtscheidl Leadership Lesson 3
10/28 (Wednesday): Kessler Leadershp Lesson 3
10/29 (Thursday): Hunt Leadership Lesson 3
10/30 (Friday): Wild Walk, Shine Time
November
11/2 (Monday): No School
11/3 (Tuesday): Lichtscheidl Leadership Lesson 4
11/4 (Wednesday): Picture Retake Day, Kessler Leadership Lesson 4
11/5 (Thursday): Hunt Leadership Lesson 4
11/6 (Friday): Lichtscheidl Leadership Lesson 5
11/9 (Monday): Kessler Leadership Lesson 5, PTO Meeting @ 4:00
11/10 (Tuesday): Hunt Leadership Lesson 5
11/11 (Wednesday): Lichtscheidl Leadership Lesson 6
11/12 (Thursday): Kessler Leadership Lesson 6
11/13 (Friday): Hunt Leadership Lesson 6
11/24 (Tuesday): Shine Time
11/25-11/27 (Wednesday-Friday): No School
Language Arts
Benchmark Unit 1: Cultivating Natural Resources
Science
Unit 1: Living Systems and Ecosystem Dynamics
Social Studies
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