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November 9th
Advisory
This week in Advisory students worked hard to complete their student-led conference slides. They are very excited and have done a great job reflecting on what they've learned in Trimester 1! They had the chance to practice their slides with a peer, which allowed them to use the presenting skills they learned for their Humanities TedTalk assignment.
Odds and Ends
Here is next week's conference schedule! Conferences will be held in my classroom, F106.
Westlake News
K-8 Conference Week:
Our goal is for 100% of families to attend their Parent-Teacher Conference this week! CLICK HERE to schedule your conference. As of November 8th, 74% of families had signed up. The online scheduler is available through November 12th, so reserve your conference time now! CLICK HERE for instructions on how to use the online scheduler. Remember, during Conference Week, Kindergarten will dismiss at 1:00 PM and 1st–8th grade will dismiss at 1:30 PM. Our BASE program will be open after school until 6:00 PM each day.
Supporting Your Student and Their Academic Habits, K-12:
On Wednesday, November 15th, from 6:00 - 7:00 PM, our counselors will be facilitating a workshop for parents/guardians geared towards building student academic habits. Topics such as time management, study habits, perseverance, and advocacy will be covered. Come for an evening of learning and collaboration! CLICK HERE to RSVP, which is encouraged but not mandatory to attend.
Week of 11/13
Humanities - Erickson/King
WEEKLY FOCUS
Language Arts:
SEL Unit: RI.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
W 6.2 Informational/ Expository Writing
Social Studies:
HSS 6.3 Ancient Hebrews- Lesson 12: The Origins of Judaism
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
HSS 6.3 Ancient Hebrews
12/1/23
Math/Science - Power/Lee, Hubbard
WEEKLY FOCUS
Science: Thermal Energy Transfer. This unit we are investigating why some materials have insulating properties and other materials are better at conducting heat.
Math: The new unit will be building off of the same principles and dive deeper into unit rates and percentages.
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
PE - Woodard
WEEKLY FOCUS
- Modified Volleyball Games
- Fitness Practice/Conditioning
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
CLICK HERE to get to our PE Website
CLICK HERE for Sick/Injury Form
Art - Jackson
WEEKLY FOCUS
Students will continue to work on their cityscapes, focusing on different types of buildings and starting their watercolor sky.
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
N/A
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
Please visit my ART WEBSITE throughout the year to view student artwork. These posts will include in-progress work, completed projects and any information regarding upcoming events or art contests.
Art - Winston-Sandefur
WEEKLY FOCUS
Students will continue to work on their Cityscapes.
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
N/A
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
Spanish - Cooper
WEEKLY FOCUS
Cont. Unit 3 All about me
Students will practice identifying numbers 0-100, learn vocabulary for the calendar and be able to identify all days of the week
Play Number Bingo/Task Cards
Students will practice identifying numbers by playing Number bingo in small groups and complete task cards in Google Classroom. ¡Feliz día de acción de gracias!
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
Spanish - Hernandez
WEEKLY FOCUS
Continue Unit 3 All about me
Students will learn to identify numbers and days of the week to be able to say the date.
Google Classroom
Students will complete an activity in GC to practice identifying and using vocabulary.