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October 7, 2016
Edition 3
Dear Parents,
Another week has
flown by and we
certainly have been
working hard! We
have begun to get into
the Halloween spirit
with a change of
classroom
decorations.
Thank you for all of
you who signed up for
Conferences. If you
have not had an
opportunity to yet, and
you plan to attend,
please take a moment
to sign up. I have very
By drawing attention to
this, the students are
seeing what they do when
they read that helps them
to connect to the text and
their characters on a
deeper level.
In writing, we are
continuing to try to find
small moment stories to
write about. The students
learned what it is like to
write from their point of
view. They also got their
writing partners and
started to share their
stories and practice giving
constructive feedback to
one another.
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Continued
Science
"You can teach a
student a lesson
for a day; but if
you can teach him
to learn by
creating curiosity,
he will continue
the learning
process as long as
he lives."
Clay P. Bedford
pictures of their
observations. Now we are
investigating if it will
evaporate again and have
the same result.
Social Studies
We have just begun our
study of the American
Indians and their land.
The students will be
looking at the migration
routes of the first
Americans and how they
adapted to their new
environments. They will
learn about some of the
tribes that migrated here
as well as their origin
stories.
Math
In math, we have continued
our study of operations and
algebraic thinking. This
week we dove into the world
of Harry Potter and visited
Hogwarts to discuss
expressions and equations.
The students were sorted
into different houses and
were vying for the house
cup based on how well they
worked and applied their
Standards for Mathematical
Practice to their work. They
had to identify real world
situations where
expressions and equations
would be used. They are
really starting to be able to
write about their process
rather than just solve
problems.
Monday 10/11
Institute day
Monday 10/12
No School
1.
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