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With the end of the 1st trimester approaching, over the next two weeks, students will be taking end of the trimester assessments. We will use the data to see their growth from the beginning of the year and it will be great points of discussion for student-led conferences!

Math

We wrapped up our chapter 3 (subtraction) unit. Look for those to go home in their upcoming Friday Folders. If your child is interested in retaking the assessment, please click here. This upcoming week, we will be taking our chapter 4/5 math pre test (multiplication patterns/division patterns). Moving forward, the next few weeks, students will be learning multiplication and division and learn the relationship between the two.

ELA

Students have ben working on adding a hook to the beginning of their narrative writing. We have also been working on typing up our work on a Google Doc. We have also been continuing to add to our "Fall Break" padlet. Click here to see what your child wrote!

Science

We went on our first field trip of the year! We had a great time learning about the Chinook Salmon's life cycle and how Nimbus plays an important role in preserving the species. Over the next few weeks, students will be learning about weather, biomes, and adaptations animals have that help them survive.

Odds and Ends

• Parent Teacher conferences will be held November 13-17. Click Here to sign up for your child’s student-led conference. Click Here for instructions on how to sign up. Make sure you sign up during a time that works for you and your child, since they will need to be present. We look forward to having 100% of our families attending a 1st trimester conference. Remember, November 13-17 will be early dismissal for all grades to allow for time to meet with each of our families.
• As we get closer to the rainy season, please make sure that you have your Pin Number if you will be coming to pick up in the Car Line. Please remember to make all changes in School Dismissal Manager prior to 2:10 PM. Also, If you do not have your Pin Number or need help logging into School Dismissal Manager, please email Tmendez@westlakecharter.com
• Please join us on Friday, November 3rd for Lawrence Hall of Science’s presentation of Solids, Liquids and Gases. You will be treated to a dynamic science show with demonstrations that will amaze all ages and exciting audience participation! The first show begins at 5:30pm and the second at 6:40pm. Choose the show that works best for your family and be sure to enjoy delicious food at the taco stand before or after the show. You won’t want to miss this event!
• Our class won for the highest percentage of participants in Career Day for 3-5 grade! Yay! Ms. Lotz took a picture of the class and it will go in the cafeteria trophy case.

Important Dates

• Thursday, November 9th: End of the 1st Trimester
• Friday, November 10th: NO SCHOOL - Veterans Day
• Monday, November 13th-Friday, November 17th: Parent/Teacher Conferences (All days are minimum days)
• Monday, November 20th-Friday, November 24th: NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break