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2M News Friday, December 1, 2017

We have done a LOT of learning Ask your child:

this last week of November. We
What did you see during your
have a new addition to our
first observation of the
classroom: A model of a rotting
rotting log?
log! This model is complete with
creatures, moss and of course a Did you research Hopi men,
log! We also had a story teller women, or children? What
come in: Len Cabral. interesting facts did you
learn?
Updates
Look out for an email about our What parts of your small
upcoming family breakfast! Ms. moment story have you been
Boissoneaus last day is Friday, focusing on editing?
December 8th. We will miss her
but she will be joining us for our Where did your class go
Family Breakfast! Please make during the evacuation drill?
sure your child is dressed Writing
warmly as the cold weather is This week in writing workshop
we have been editing, editing
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rapidly approaching!
editing!. We have been using an @mrsmarsallo
Spelling Focus: editing checklist on our own
The spelling focus next week will and with our partners to make
be: Silent E (Magic e, King e) our small moment stories even
Math better and ready to publish!
This week we have been
interpreting data and creating Social studies
our own picture graphs, bar This week we have been
graphs, and pictographs. Next learning all about the Hopi
week we begin a unit on people! We listened to a guided
geometry. imagery and then painted the
desert environment that the Scholastic Book Orders
Science are Due:
This week we had a science talk Hopi people call home. We also
about what a model is and how worked together as research December 11th
we can use a model to learn teams to learn about Hopi men,
more about the rotting log. On women, and children. We then
Thursday we assembled our very presented what we learned to
own 2M rotting log that we will the class.
continue to observe!.

Upcoming Dates:
December 5: 12:40 Dismissal for conferences
December 13: 12:40 Dismissal for conferences
December 15: Family Breakfast!
December 25- January 1st: No School--Winter Break