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Monday, September 22, 2014

newsletter 9/22/2014


This week in 5S:
ELA:  Diving deeper into prefixes. We are focusing on prefixes and their meanings. They will be having a quiz on five prefixes on Friday as well as the past two weeks’ prefixes. They have been provided with a list as well as flash cards. They will also we reading and writing during this time. They are focusing on writing a paragraph starting with a topic sentence, followed by three to four sentences with details to support the topic, and finally a concluding sentence. We are also talking about how to use the “SCORE” to help us check our writing is well done. Students should be reading an independent reading book at least 15 minutes at home. They are asked to finish a RRJ (Reading Response Journal entry) every MONDAY on a separate piece of paper. The requirements for the RRJ are posted on the salmon colored paper in their gold folder.
I also have a class mascot, Ellie the Elephant, and she will be going home with Emma this weekend. This student will complete a journal entry with all the activities s/he and Ellie did over the weekend INSTEAD of a RRJ. (They can provide pictures if they want as well).
Science:  Students are answering the questions “What are some types of investigations?” and “How do you perform a controlled experiment?” We will be completing another experiment Wednesday and Thursday where they will be more independent in caring it out.
Math:  Students will continue to work on Chapter 1 this week, which covers place value of whole numbers,, properties, exponents, and building multiplication patterns. There WILL be math homework coming home(evens on Monday and Wednesday)(odds on Tuesday and Thursday). They should also be practicing their multiplication facts at home. They should also be bringing their math notebook home to refer to it to do homework.

***ALSO I AM MISSING PHOTO RELEASE FORMS FROM SOME PARENTS PLEASE TURN THEM IN ASAP SO I CAN POST (OR NOT POST) PICTURES OF YOUR CHILD ON THE BLOG. THANK YOU***
Important Dates:

·      Picture Day- Wednesday, October 1st

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