SS PROJECT: The Social Studies field trip project is due on Friday, December 8. Time is flying here in 4K, and that due date is only 4 weeks away...and one of those weeks is Thanksgiving! Before your child turns the project in, please check to make sure that all elements listed in the packet are included!
MIDTERMS: We are about at the middle of second quarter. Grades were up-to-date as of last night...please check in to Progress Book to see how your child is doing.
MOVIE PERMISSION: To finish off our dog book unit, I would like to show the children a movie next week, Marley & Me: The Puppy Years. It is rated PG, so I need to know if you do NOT want your child to watch this movie. Please email me if that is the case. If I don't hear from you, that will mean that you are okay with your child watching the movie.
CORRECT & RETURN: Please check your child's take home folder daily, but especially on Mondays. Many children have been given papers marked "correct & return" and are not taking advantage of this opportunity to correct and learn from their mistakes, while at the same time improving the original grade. Correct & return papers are meant to be completed at home and returned to me so I can adjust the grade to reflect the corrections.
INSTAGRAM SURVEY: Please fill out the survey I sent home last week...I've gotten a positive response so far, but would like to hear from everyone! If you need me to resend it, just shoot me an email.
BOOK ORDERS: I am sending a set of book orders home today. This will be the only one between now and the holidays, and...BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS! For some reason, I have not received the order forms for December, but all books available are shown online. If you'd like to order books for your child as a gift, please send me an email and I'll keep it a secret from your child...I will email you to come pick up the books when they are in.
Here's what we've been up to:
ELA: We moved into a whole class novel, Because of Winn-Dixie. This is a great book and the kids are enjoying it. We are studying character traits and motivations while reading this book, as well as setting and plot sequence. Students are just about finished with their realistic fiction writing pieces. Next week we will have a sharing party to read each other's stories. Grammar continues to be woven in through our mentor sentence books.
MATH: Students in all classes are working on long division up to a 4 digit number divided by a 1 digit number. A test will be taken later this week on this concept. Your child should know which day his/her test is going to be.
SS: We have been learning about the historic Native Americans of Ohio. We study where they came from and why, what their traditions were, what they wore, their homes, food and clothing. We will take a break and head into science after this section is over.
Place Project: We had a great trip to Centennial Park! Thank you to Mrs. Brown for walking down with us! While there, students found their special spots and made some observations about man made vs natural things in their surroundings. Then, each child worked on writing acrostic poems about the nature they saw. Finally, we observed a specific area of the stream to look at weathering and erosion. It was a great trip!
Here are some pics from our Veteran's Day ceremony, our trip to Centennial Park, and COSI!
