Parent/Teacher Conferences: Our second and final round of conferences will be taking place this week on Thursday, November 8th from 4-7:30 PM. Please use the link below to sign up for a conference if you haven't already done so.
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: Students learned a lot about Ancient Greece's major rival: The Persian Empire. We did a lot of investigation and researching in class this week and capped it off by graphing the populations of Persia, Athens, and Sparta. Next week we will take a step back and focus on Greek Mythology. Students will spend a few days in class reading Greek myths and ultimately will create their own myth!
Science: Check out students learning about cell membranes on our science blog. Ask your student why we used bubble membranes to figure out what cell membranes are like. Students will have a quick quiz on Monday on the 6 organelles that we've learned. Quizlet will help them study. We will put all of our investigations together next week and be able to answer our question, "Why are bones hard?" This means we'll have our final test at the end of the week.
Literacy: Latin root Unit 4 is a wrap! I'm quite pleased that students are finding that when they study the material, they do well on the tests! We are continuing to read The Omnivore's Dilemma, and are discovering that we are all eating a great deal of corn and we don't even know it!
English: Students submitted their first independent reading project this week!! There are still a few missing; please check to see whether your student turned it in! Students visited the library on Friday and chose a new book for their next IRP, which is due on November 30th. Be sure to ask what book they chose! All project requirements can be found on their orange handout. Lastly, students will have a quiz on Call of the Klondike and The Cremation of Sam McGee on Monday, November 5th. Vocabulary words can be found on my Quizlet page!
Thank you for all the book orders that came in this week! Orders were placed and should arrive within 7-10 days.
Thank you for all the book orders that came in this week! Orders were placed and should arrive within 7-10 days.
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