Hello Parents and Students,
Happy November! Thank you again to our amazing volunteers who helped at our Halloween party. You all helped make our celebration special and your time spent in the classroom was greatly appreciated. Thank you to all who contributed to our party with donations! Everyone enjoyed their time.
Scholastic Book Order: Please place your book orders by Friday, December 5th. Follow this link to directly shop: https://clubs.scholastic.com/home?eml=SBC/CAC/Y84YR
Homework and Reminders:
Return signed Weekly Green Folder on Tuesday
Daily 20 signed reading log due on Friday
Check homework and sign communicator daily
Wednesday, November 5th: Family Fun Night at Jimmy John's
No school: Monday, November 10th or Tuesday, November 11th
Wear a kindness shirt every Wednesday (optional)
Hawk Spirit Day every Friday (optional)
Our Week at a Glance
Math: This week, we will finish working in Module 2, which focuses on measurement. Students will be working on lesson 12 on Monday. On Tuesday, students will work on a study guide on lessons 8-12 in class which they should review for homework. Then on Wednesday, students will be taking an assessment on lessons 8-12. On Thursday we will begin Module 3. Throughout this module, students will apply multiplication and division concepts, representations, and strategies from module 1. They use the commutative, distributive, and associative properties to help them multiply and divide. Students advance their representations to more abstract arrays and tape diagrams and begin to use a letter to represent an unknown quantity. Students will be going home with their Module 2 Apply and Learn books. Please keep these Module 2 books at home. The Module 2 books do not need to return to class.
Students will have a fluency test every Friday. They should be practicing their facts for 10 minutes each night. Click here for printable flash cards.
Reader's Workshop: Students will continue to participate in Reader's Workshop and work in their Benchmark books. This will be our last week in our Animal Adaptations books. We will continue reading The Wild Robot together as a class.
Writer's Workshop: This week students will begin a poem about Fall and November. They will focus on descriptive language and the use of adjectives to add spice to their writing.
Science: Students continue to observe the traits of closely related organisms: four species of bears. Students analyze data about the traits of a particular bear, comparing the bear's traits with the traits of other bears.
Social Studies: This week, students will continue with Week 34 in our Studies Weekly curriculum. Week 34 teaches students about local government.
P.E.: Please dress appropriately on Monday and Thursday for P.E/Dance Class every week.
Weekly Reminders:
Daily 20 Reading Log: Please make sure your child is reading a "Just Right" chapter book. Picture books or books that are too easy will not be accepted for daily 20 reading. Your child should begin a book and continue reading it throughout the week. Please make sure they are writing the book title correctly and neatly in their folders.
Weekly Folder: A parent/guardian signature is required weekly. Students will return the folder the next school day.
Communicator: Each day, please read the communicator with your child, check off completed assignments, then sign the communicator.
Thank you,
Miss Jensen