- Canned Food Drive until November 20th: I will give students money in their bank account for every can they bring in. :)
- Tuesday, November 6th: No School - Voting Day
- Friday, November 9th: Picture Retake Day
- November 13th, 14th, 15th: Scholastic Book Fair held during conference time. We will be shopping as a class on November 14th.
- Thursday, November 15th: Half Day - Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Wednesday, November 21, - 23rd: No School - Thanksgiving Break
- Friday, November 30th: Half Day - Records Day
- Monday, December 3rd: Reading Logs Due
Multiplication Timed Tests: Our multiplication timed tests are going quite well! The kiddos meet about once a week with their multiplication buddies and work on facts that they need for the following week. On Wednesday, I will be giving the 5's to some kids and 4's to others. Thanks for your support with this! The facts have been essential for unit 2 so we're glad to have them in our back pockets!
Math: We're rolling right along with our Multiplication and Geometry unit. The important highlights of this unit have been factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers, and characteristics of triangles and quadrilaterals. This week, we'll be wrapping up unit 2 and will be reviewing and gearing up for a test. Once I have a more firm timeline of the test, we'll write that in our agendas.
Language Arts: In Reading, we'll continue to focus more on types of inferences which focus on small ones like meaning of words to larger ones like inferring theme and character emotions. We have been working together on the rug and I've showed the class how to look for "clues" so they can make a proper inference. Soon, we'll be moving through our character unit and continue inferring traits, emotions, and theme using action and dialogue. We'll also be using some of our reading time to focus on reading genres.
In writing, we have been working hard on our narrative strategies. We've been working hard to add transitional phrases to help our writing flow better as we move from one part of the story to the next. The kiddos are also working hard to add sensory details to their writing pieces. This week, we'll begin publishing our current writing piece on the computer so I can begin giving feedback on their strategies.
Language Arts: In Reading, we'll continue to focus more on types of inferences which focus on small ones like meaning of words to larger ones like inferring theme and character emotions. We have been working together on the rug and I've showed the class how to look for "clues" so they can make a proper inference. Soon, we'll be moving through our character unit and continue inferring traits, emotions, and theme using action and dialogue. We'll also be using some of our reading time to focus on reading genres.
In writing, we have been working hard on our narrative strategies. We've been working hard to add transitional phrases to help our writing flow better as we move from one part of the story to the next. The kiddos are also working hard to add sensory details to their writing pieces. This week, we'll begin publishing our current writing piece on the computer so I can begin giving feedback on their strategies.
Social Studies: Over the last few weeks, we have been discussing the Constitution, Preamble and democracy. This will set us up nicely for our study of the different levels of government and the 3 branches. I have some fun activities I will do with the students as we learn about these interesting concepts.
Science: We just wrapped up our first investigation on magnetism and next, we'll be doing some fun experiments on electricity. Electricity is always a fan favorite!
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