November 27- December 1

We hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. What a beautiful weekend it was to celebrate.  Here is a look at the week ahead.

In writing, we will continue with the persuasive unit.  This week, students will decide on whether it is better to give or receive gifts. They will be writing their introduction and body paragraphs to support their opinion.

Last week, our social studies unit came to a close. We will be switching gears back into science. The next science unit revolves around Ecosystems. This week students will learn about the role of living things and how they depend on one another.

We will be back to a normal week for spelling words. This week is list 9 and the test will be on Friday, December 1st.

In math, a new unit will be introduced. Patterns and order of operations will be our main focus.

In reading, we will be working on summarizing versus retelling. A skill that we will be focusing on is identifying theme. By the end of the week, we will begin reading The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

November 13-17

Happy Monday!  We would like to thank everyone who helped by donating items for the silent auction and your support for two of our teachers here at school.  The Green/Pollard benefit was a huge success, thanks to you.  They are both very thankful for our loving community.

Here is a look at our week ahead:

In spelling, we will be using our week to prepare for the Spelling Bee.  Our classroom Spelling Bee's will be in your child's classroom on Thursday beginning at 8:10.  You are welcome to attend.  There will be no additional spelling list this week.

Math we will continue to work on division.  This is a struggle for some of our students who are not comfortable with their multiplication fact.  Please continue working on these at home.  We will have a math test on Friday, November 17. 

In reading, students will work on reading and understanding nonfiction by reading the book Pilgrims.  They will use their skills on internet research to compare and contrast any information.  Keep in mind that students have received their new book project for the second quarter.  This will be due by the end of December.  Please encourage any reading with your child at home.  They are to be to 50% of their goal by Monday, November 20.

In writing, we are working with students on writing in a persuasive way. 

This week, we will be wrapping up our social studies unit on the first Missourians.  We will have a test next Tuesday, the 21.  Your child is encouraged to take their packets home with them and study throughout the unit.

Nov. 6-10

First of all, we would like to thank the parents who helped plan and execute the Halloween party. The kids had a wonderful time! Now, let's take a look at the week ahead.

In writing this week, we will begin looking at different formats of opinion writing. By the end of the week, students will have the opportunity to create their own advertisement in order to persuade customers to buy a product.

In reading, we will also begin a new unit. To kick off the unit, students will be identifying and comparing facts versus opinions. Later in the week, we will be taking a closer look at nonfiction text features and structures. Last week, students took home the quarter two book project information. An important date this week regarding the book project is Wednesday, November 8th. Students need to have the book approved by their teacher by this date.

In math, we will dive deeper into division. Students will work on interpreting remainders and dividing by greater numbers.

In social studies, students will continue learning about Native Americans.

The spelling test for list 8 will be this Friday (11/10).

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Have a great week!