For Your Information:
Reminder about Grades
As mentioned in last week's news, you should be checking your student's current grades for 1st Trimester via ParentConnect. If you are having any trouble accessing your child's grades, please contact me for help or a paper progress report.
Upcoming Book Fair and Social Event
Please notice that the Book Fair and Social is Thursday, October 18th. I plan to attend this fun event to visit with students and parents - and perhaps find some great books for our classroom library. I hope to see you there!
Subject Update:
- Spelling - Lesson 7: Words spelled with ie or ei
- English/Writing - The students have reviewed about writing complete sentences and using correct capitalization and punctuation. Now the students will create an ABC book in order to put these skills to use in their own writing. The students will receive a hand-out with information about expectations and grading on Monday when the project is introduced.
- Reading - We are solving Puzzlers, or mini-mysteries, by making predictions, gathering important details (clues) from the text, and then changing our predictions based on new clues. Ask your student about "Zingles" and "Dangerous Stuff!"
- Science - The students will learn that plants get energy from the sun to help make their own food. They are producers because they produce, or make, their food. Animals get energy by eating plants and other animals. They are called consumers because they consume, or eat, to get energy.
- Social Studies - We are now touring the Northeast region of the United States. Chapter 4 will explore the land and water areas of the region. One beautiful water area is Niagara Falls. What do you think people can do with the power of rushing water? We will find out next week!
- Accelerated Math - The students will be learning about data and statistics in Chapter 3. The students will take gathered data and display it using a variety of tables and graphs.
Mark Your Calendar:
10/17: Early Dismissal (11:00 a.m.)
10/18: Prairieview Book Fair and Social (6:45 - 8:30 p.m.)
10/19: Crazy Hat Day!
10/19: Junior Achievement (Session 2)
