You should have received an email from me regarding Parent/Teacher Conferences. Although this provides an opportunity to discuss the progress of your child, please remember that you may contact me at any time with questions, concerns, or celebrations about your child.
Junior Achievement Program to Begin Soon
Our class will be starting Junior Achievement on Tuesday, October 27. Our Junior Achievement volunteer, Mr. Blocker, will be visiting our classroom for five weeks to present lessons about creating and running a business. The sessions will teach students different concepts such as supply and demand, use of resources, cost of business, and profit. This program shows students real-world applications of several ideas from Social Studies.
Halloween Costume Parade and Party Reminders
Students need to bring their costumes to school on Friday. Please understand that costumes might need to be simplified for school purposes since students have a short amount of time to get ready for the parade. Also, students will be changing in classrooms designated for either girls or boys. Washrooms will not be available for costume changing. Finally, please remember that no weapons, even fake, are allowed at school. Refer to the party and parade times in the Mark Your Calendar section below - this is a change to last year!
Subject Update:
- ELA (English/Language Arts) - We will read the lyrics to "The Climb," to understand the metaphor it suggests about life. We will also begin working with List #4 word parts. Students will continue to incorporate simple, compound, and complex sentences in their narratives as they work through the writing process, and they will learn more about the conjunctions used in compound and complex sentences.
- Science - Whooooo has heard about the barn owl? We have, and we've learned about some interesting behaviors and structures of this bird of prey that help it survive. We will continue to look at this nocturnal creature in the week ahead.
- Social Studies - We will review Chapter 4 to prepare for the test scheduled for Wednesday, October 28. Students have started a "How to Study" sheet which can be completed and signed by a parent for 1 free point on the test!
- Mrs. Strong's Math Class - Topic 2 has begun with a look at several math properties. We are working to understand how the application of these properties might allow us to compute more efficiently. There will be an open-note homework review on Tuesday to review the properties discussed in Lessons 1-3.
Mark Your Calendar:
Oct. 30 - Halloween Party (1:10 - 2:10 p.m.) and Parade (2:10 p.m.)
Nov. 2-5 - Parent/Teacher Conference Week
Nov. 6 - No School
