Salutations Families!
It's November! I can't even believe how fast time is flying by. Thanks to all of the families who shared their students Halloween costume photos with me! We showcased them as a class and the kids were excited to talk about their costumes together. November begins the season of school-wide and classroom events. Be sure to mark you calendars, or print this email and leave it on the fridge to keep up with all of the amazing events and opportunities we will have at school. November dates to remember Friday, November 4th- Spelling Test (Students will take this on iPads); Fall Festival 6pm-9pm Monday, November 7th- Canned Food Drive Begins; Unit 2 Language Arts test (3 Days) Wednesday, November 9th- Topic 5 Math Test Friday, November 11th- OXI and Veterans Day Celebration; Mid-Terms sent home Tuesday, November 15th- Fall picture Re-takes Wednesday, November 16th- Great American Teach In Friday, November 18th- Kona Ice ($3-$5); Thanksgiving Reader's Celebration 1-3pm Monday, November 21-15- Thanksgiving Break (No School) What are we learning this week? Math- We will continue our math topic 5, learning various strategies for subtracting double digit numbers. Knowing addition and subtraction facts is paramount in mastering this topic. For practice in math facts, I encourage students to practice xtramath.org for 5 minutes each night. Topic 5 test will be on November 9th. Language Arts- This week we are reading "I wanna Iguana" from our text collections and studying the ways that authors state their opinions and reasons why. We will also be writing our own opinion pieces. Unit 2 Language Arts Assessment will be November 7-10. We spread it out across 4 days to ensure student completion. We will have a spelling Test will be on November 4th. Be sure to study the words and complete the activities on Spelling City. This week, all students will take the spelling test on their iPads. Social Studies- This week begins our unit on Explorers. Students will learn why people came to the United States throughout history and about the various contributions of African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, veterans and women. Students will have the opportunity to research an explorer and learn more about their contributions. Science- This week we will finish up our lesson on identifying and measuring properties of objects. Students will practice measuring objects using inches, centimeters, and feet. Health- Students will be able to explain why household products and medicines can be harmful if misused. Character Education- November begins citizenship month. Citizenship is defined as... (1) Being involved in trying to make the world a better place, engaged in big and small ways in helping others. (2) Actions and attitudes which reflect pride in being part of a community; showing good citizenship means being law-abiding and involved in service to school, community and country.
Books for class If you did not purchase and send in the books from the supply list Sarah, Plain and Tall or Who Was Sojourner Truth, please have those to class by November 14th. We will begin Sarah, Plain and Tall on November 14th and Who Was Sojourner Truth on November 28th. OZOBOTS! I am pleased to let you know that PTO has graciously decided to gift our class with a classroom kit of 18 Ozobots. I am so excited to get working with these wonderful classroom tools. The students will have the opportunity to use them during coding and math centers. THANK YOU PTO! Door Decor If anyone is interested in decorating our door for the month of November, please let me know. I was hoping to have the door decorated with a new design by November 4th or 7th. Please let me know if this is something you're interested in. As always, if you need anything... feel free to stop by or send me an email and I'd be happy to help. :) Comments are closed.
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