November 16, 2018
Hi All,
Thank you to all of you who came out for our Thanksgiving feast. I know it meant a lot to your children. I am very thankful to be able to work with your families this year. Thank you for always supporting your child and me, so we can work together for the success of your child! You all are the best! I hope everyone has a blessed Thanksgiving!
Today, progress reports are coming home for the first 4 1/2 weeks of quarter 2! Many of the students have made great progress this quarter! Please note the goals and expectations for the end of the quarter in the comments section. Also, we are going to be revisiting the Distributive Property the week following Thanksgiving break (see the note under math).
Student Council will be collecting for a Cobb County school that has 300 students and 90% free and reduced lunch. The NEW clothes that are collected will be given as part of their holiday celebration on Saturday, December 15th. How cool!! Attached is the flyer that came home in the kiddos’ Tuesday Folders regarding the clothing drive: Student Council Collection Drive.
Lastly, the kiddos enjoyed researching, planning, and creating a presentation with visuals on the Southwest Native Americans. Today, we shared our findings and creations with the other classes while they shared their knowledge on the other regions Native Americans occupied. Enjoy some pictures of the creations and presentations on See What We’re Up To.
Upcoming Dates:
November 19-23 – Thanksgiving Break
November 27 – RGR Banquet at 6-7pm
November 29 – Reading Assessment (Asking and Answering Questions – We have worked on this all quarter in our small reading groups).
November 30 – Spirit Store
November 30 – PTA Holiday Craft Fair
November 30 – 4th and 5th Grade Spelling Bee
November 30 – SS Weekly Quiz **Study Guide to Come
November 30 – Distributive Property Quiz Take 2, along with Multiples of 10 Quiz
What We Are Learning This Week:
Reading/ELA: How do we describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in texts by comparing and contrasting ideas? (RI8)
How do we explain the function of verbs in general and in sentences? (L1d)
How do we form and use regular and irregular verbs? (L1e)
Writing: How do we write informational texts to examine a topic and convey information? (W2)
Must include:
Introduce a clear topic and group related ideas together
Develop a topic with definitions, facts, and details
Transition words
Sense of closure
Math: Yesterday, the students took a quiz on the distributive property. We still need to review the different ways the distributive property can be written, for example, 4 x (5+7) or (4 x 5) + (4 x 7). Therefore, we will review and reteach the week following Thanksgiving incorporating multiples of 10 and retake the quiz Friday, November 30th.
How do we multiply and divide within 100 using the distributive property? (OA.5,7)
How do we multiply one digit whole numbers by multiples of 10 in a range of 10-90 using strategies based on place value and properties of operations? (NBT.3)
How do we use multiplication and division within 100 to solve one-step word problems and writes the equation with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem? (OA.3, 8)
Social Studies: How do we explain why American Indian groups occupied the areas they did with emphasis on why some developed permanent villages and others did not? (SS3G3a.)
How do we locate the regions where American Indians settled in North America: Arctic, Northwest, Southwest, Plains, Northeast, and Southeast? How do we compare and contrast American Indians in each region used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter? How do American Indians continue to contribute to American life? (SS3H1)
Vocabulary Words:
Red: advantage / avoid / bold / coward / fierce / harsh / opponent / struggled / triumph / wit
Orange: annual / content / contribute / entire / fragile / heroic / indicate / permit / precious / reduce
Happy Thanksgiving,
Miss Griscti
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