Junior Achievement
During session 4, Mr. Blocker taught the students about finding a job. He discussed the importance of choosing a profession that you enjoy, the ability to communicate your strengths to a potential employer, and a common set of skills that employers look for when hiring. Mr. Blocker also gave each student a CD with games and activities related to this week's concepts. We will have our final Junior Achievement session on Tuesday.
Your "Power Paws" Can Make a Difference!
Did you notice the flyer sent home about a POWER PAW opportunity for the whole family? Please consider making no-sew fleece blankets for the children at the Edward Hospital Pediatric ER and the elderly at Westmont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Details are all in the flyer!
Parent/Teacher Conference Schedule
Next week, I will send emails to parents to confirm conference dates/times. If you did not sign up for a conference at the beginning of the year, I will provide you with a date/time still available.
Your "Power Paws" Can Make a Difference!
Did you notice the flyer sent home about a POWER PAW opportunity for the whole family? Please consider making no-sew fleece blankets for the children at the Edward Hospital Pediatric ER and the elderly at Westmont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Details are all in the flyer!
Parent/Teacher Conference Schedule
Next week, I will send emails to parents to confirm conference dates/times. If you did not sign up for a conference at the beginning of the year, I will provide you with a date/time still available.
Subject Update:
- Spelling - The Lesson 9 pretest will be on Monday. Based on the pretest, students will be given either the regular or challenge word lists. Homework will be assigned during the week to practice their words. Both regular and challenge word tests are on Thursday since we do not have school on Friday.
- English - We will begin our unit on nouns. A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.
- Reading - The students will continue working in their assigned novels: The Kid in the Red Jacket or Night of the Twisters. We will also continue our work on summarizing and answering the three types of questions. READING TIC-TAC-TOE: Parents should be encouraging students to read at home to help students get "tic-tac-toe" by November 18!
- Science - We will learn how ecosystems change over time and how these changes affect the organisms living there.
- Social Studies - The students are learning about life in the English colonies in Chapter 6. We started with a look at the different jobs available to colonists. Students will be given information about a classroom trade fair on Monday. This activity will allow students to experience the skills involved in making and trading goods, and the concept of supply and demand. Our trade fair will be Tuesday, November 15!
- Mrs. Strong's Math Class - We are learning about plane geometry in Chapter 7. Next week, the students will learn how to name, measure, classify, and draw angles, understand relationships of angles, and classify lines.
Important Dates:
Nov. 8 - Junior Achievement (Final Session)
Nov. 11 - No School (Veteran's Day)
Nov. 14 - Robert Crown Parent Meeting
Nov. 15 - Classroom Trade Fair
Nov. 16 - Magic Story Teller Assembly
Nov. 18 - End of 1st Trimester
