Team Updates
Progress Reports close Thursday!
Grade Book: It's your job to keep track of your grades. Be sure to check weekly!
Class Updates
Social Studies: Despite the short week, we accomplished a lot in social studies. We completed our first in-class essay about Dark Ages and we officially started Classical Civilizations. We will go more in-depth covering the Spartans and Athenians next week. Exciting times are ahead for sure!
Science: This week in science we were very busy. We made scientific names for fish using Greek and Latin roots. We read an article about how skunks were reclassified and practiced using field guides. Our sand dollar students did an amazing job teaching the kindergarteners. I am very proud of all of them! Next week we will learn about the six kingdoms of living things. The Classification Test will be on Monday, October 24th. Students should be studying and using Quizlet. The Favorite Animal Slides will be due next Friday.
Literacy: Students began presenting their Google slide shows this week, and are doing very well! Because of the shortened week, the Latin root mastery test on Unit 2 was postponed, as we hadn't completed all of the activities that provide learning opportunities. The test will be Monday, October 17th, so I hope that everyone is studying! In addition to doing the foundation work for Latin root Unit 3 in the week ahead, students will finish making their Google slide presentations to their classmates, and should have their Aspiration writing assignments submitted in Google classroom.
English: This week we continued our Greek mythology unit in English. Students read and discussed two new myths, and we learned some of the Greek gods and goddesses. Ask your students to explain the reason we have seasons! They should be able to tell you the actual, scientific reason for seasons, but also explain the reasoning from "Demeter and Persephone." Next week we'll read the remaining two myths in this mini unit, and students will have a quiz on Thursday. In the meantime, students can use Quizlet to study.
Math: We finished up our first chapter on integers and are moving onto rational numbers. Before we get started, will be reviewing fractions. If you would like me to look over your Go Figure before starting your final, please make sure they are in Monday!
School Updates
Book Orders: Mrs. McGuire wants to thank everyone for the book orders this week! Between September and October, students on our team have ordered over $550 in books! THIS IS AMAZING! Every order gives us more book club points, so she went ahead and ordered 20 new titles for her classroom library! How awesome is that!?
Food Pantry: The school is collecting the following items: pasta, canned sauces, peanut butter, cereal, canned fruits and vegetables (or any other non-perishable items). Donation bins are located in the main office and guidance. Please consider making a regular donation to support our community!
Support Pennichuck Sports!: Come and support the Pennichuck teams when they play home games.
