Report Cards: The end of the trimester is quickly approaching. Grades close November 30th. Students, please check the grade book and ensure your work is submitted. You only have a few weeks left!
Team Donations: Our team supply of tissues and hand sanitizer seems to be dwindling, especially as we approach flu season. If you would like to donate these items, please send them to school with your child. Thank you to the families who have donated supplies thus far! We are most appreciative!
Class Updates:
Social Studies: This week we took a break from researching and discussing Persia and the Ancient Greeks and learned a little bit about Greek Mythology. Students spent the majority of the week writing their own Greek myth. This was due on Friday. Ask your child about it! Next week we will begin to answer the question: How did the Greeks successfully prevent a Persian invasion?
Science: We finished our unit and answered our question..... Why are bones hard? Ask your students to explain it to you. Next week we will introduce our new phenomenon.
Literacy: It will be a very busy, short week ahead! Students will finish Latin Root 5 independently, and prepare for the test on Monday, November 19th, while spending the week in the Library with Mrs. Sand and me, and in the computer lab with Mrs. Kauffman, learning some wonderful tech tools! Students will begin their Atlas Obscura projects, using all the cool, new tools they learned!
Meanwhile, to build upon our Growth Mindset Passport theme, ask your students about the Famous Failure stories on the Badger Board!
Meanwhile, to build upon our Growth Mindset Passport theme, ask your students about the Famous Failure stories on the Badger Board!
English: We shifted gears a bit this week and reviewed grammar exercises, specifically those relating to subjects, predicates, and fragments. Next week we will continue practicing and expanding upon these skills. Additionally, students should be reading 30 minutes per night for their November independent reading projects. Ask them what they have to do this month on their projects!
Math: Last week we learned how to convert a fraction into a decimal. Students learned that decimals either terminate or repeat. This week we will be reviewing multiplying and dividing fractions and decimals with negative numbers. The unit test will be Friday, November 16th, study guides will go home early this week. Check the Google Class for extra help.
