Welcome to Trencenseptia!

Trencenseptia Times 1/9-1/20/23

Important Information

  • Library Books Due! ~ Just a reminder—-library books that were checked out on our field trip the week before break are due tomorrow (1/11)!


  • Character Matters ~ Your kiddo brought home a letter with lots of information about the play, including costume information and a permission slip to stay the evening of the play (Feb. 9). Please note these key dates:

    • Lines and songs fully memorized (off book) ~ Tuesday, Jan.. 17

    • Permission slips and $20 due ~ Tuesday, Jan. 17

    • Costumes due at school ~ Monday, Jan. 23

    • Set Crew ~ Friday, Feb. 3, 2:40-4:30

    • School Performances ~ Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 9:00 am and Thursday, Feb. 9 at 2:00 pm

    • Evening Performance ~ Thursday, Feb. 9 at 6:00 pm


  • Save the Date ~ On March 17 we'll be heading to the Sierra College Science Center, and on March 29 our class will be participating in the in-school field trip/presentation Walk Through the American Revolution. We'll need parent chaperones for the field trip, and parents are invited to experience the Walk Through. More information on both of these events will be coming home soon.


  • Sanitizing Wipes Needed Please ~ In an effort to keep our class healthy, we wipe down our desks daily and are diligent about sanitizer. It's working pretty well so far! We are getting low on wipes though, and we're not even halfway through the year. If you could please send in a few containers, that would be great. Thank you so much!


  • Absences ~ If your child is going to be absent, please let me know. I worry about them when they're gone! I am happy to livestream our lessons whenever kids are out using code mandel307 on Google Meet. When I know your child is going to be gone, I can assemble work for them and let you know the times for that day's meets. Also, if you know in advance that your child will be absent, please let me know as early as possible so that I can get everything they'll need together. I really appreciate your help with this!


  • Paper Bags Please! ~ Ms. Tara is seeking over 700 paper grocery bags (the kinds with handles) so that every student can have an art portfolio. If you could send any extras her way (your child can bring them to class and we can deliver them to the art room), that would be wonderful! Thanks! :)




Celebrations

  • Our trip to Waffle Farm and the library was a huge success! The kids had a blast, their behavior was awesome, and we were lucky to have beautiful weather and incredible parent chaperones! Thank you again to all the parents who made this trip possible by joining us!


  • We had a great first day back at school. Many of the kids told me that their highlight of the day was being back at school. :) They were excited about their new seats and got right back into the groove!






What We're Learning

  • Puzzling (aka Math) ~ Fourth grade will be working with fractions for the next few weeks. In Topic 11, they are learning about fraction equivalence and ordering. This group of fourth graders came in with a pretty strong understanding of fraction concepts, so we're off to a very strong start with this topic! Fifth grade is working on adding and subtracting mixed numbers with unlike denominators. They'll be testing on Topic 10 next Wednesday, and in their next topic we'll be learning how to multiply and divide fractions and mixed numbers. Both grades are doing regular fact practice to improve fluency, reviewing skills through spiral review, and engaging in challenge activities and projects.


  • Language Arts and TTWE (Time Travel and World Exploration, aka Social Studies) ~ Our current unit of study in TTWE is called "The Fight for a Continent" and explores the cooperation and conflict between American Indians and new European settlers. We are starting a new class novel, Tuck Everlasting, and will be learning about figurative language, theme, determining the meaning of words from contex, and inferring. We're continying our weekly spelling practice and will be working on grammar and map skills as well. Students are wrapping up a big writing piece, a memoir about our first trimester. Last, but not least, we'll be rehearsing for Character Matters!


  • PE ~ Most of our PE time this month will be spent in rehearsals. Less than a month until the big show!



Thank you for all you do to support your child's education!