Hello Parents,
Please sign up for a conference slot using the SignUpGenius link at the bottom of this page in the Upcoming Announcements/Events section. Having trouble? The link has also been sent to all parent email accounts (only 1 family should sign up per slot, so check in with your partner so that both parents don't sign up for a different conference). Thank you in advance.
ELA: we are reading/analyzing our literature book: By the Great Horn Spoon. In addition, we continue to honor our VIP each week and listen to presentations by students and practice writing friendly letters.
DRA2: we are completing the DRA2 testing this coming week for students who have been absent. This is a new version of the DRA that has been used in past years. It is aligned to the common core, thus making the assessment rubric very rigorous. Please remember that our students have not changed rather the measure that is being used has taken a steep climb upwards. That said, you may find that your student is reading at a lower grade level than before. This assessment weights reading fluency/rate heavily. It also puts an emphasis on comprehension--and the writing portion of the assessment. Example: if your student is a slower reader, we drop them down to a "good fit" book where they can read smoothly with 97% or higher accuracy. If your student is a smooth reader but struggles with written expression, that will also effect their score. We are doing a lot of reading and writing this year so students are getting instruction to boost them in proficiency, practice and skill. This is one measure of a student and works in part with all the other assessments we do to determine where they are. My advice, relax, we will look at the data together and discuss things to support your little doodle at conferences if that is necessary. All students in this class are intelligent, competent and working hard toward real attainable goals.
SC Symphony: daily musical compositions are introduced and enjoyed every morning.
Harmony: best practices school-wide curriculum for building a strong social-emotional community within our classrooms.
AR Reading: Accelerated Reader continues to be an important part of our reading program. Students are reading appropriate AR books found through the AR book find link and then quizzing on them within 24 hours of finishing their book. It is critical to support your child in book selection (most books are in our school and classroom libraries) and to remind them to read, read, read whenever the opportunity arises--in the car, while waiting for an appt., to and from school, before bed time, on a Sunday in your jammies, etc. These books should travel to and from the classroom in a daily fashion for classroom DEAR (drop everything and read) sessions as well as nightly reading homework and beyond. Students have a goal of 14 points for this first trimester. Each book has a certain amount of points it is worth. This information is listed with reading level and appropriateness (grade school, middle school, high school, for example). Points per book range from 3 to 5, generally, with longer books being worth more points. On an average this is going to mean your child is reading anywhere from 3-5 books by November 1. That said, help your child select books that are on their reading level, and have high interest for them. This will allow them to accomplish reading books from start to finish successfully.
Math: we'll keep practicing order of operations and then begin mental math strategies classwork and homework this week as we prepare for our test on this unit this Friday. Please check your child's planner for specific page numbers. We will continue to review these concepts. We have started a new POM (problem of the month).
In addition, students are expected to have their times tables memorized by Nov. 4. If your child isn't saying times tables in the car on the way to and from school and every night for a 5 minute run through (and driving you a bit crazy), something is amiss. These are goals that were set in early September. In order for your child to be successful with the math in this grade level, it is important to have these skills down. Please have some fun with these and have your child rehearse daily so that they can test on these math facts by the end of the month. The green folder has a checklist sheet to help you test your child on each 1 of the times tables (2's-12's) this week. As your child tests on each one, please check off and return this sheet by Nov. 4th. Thank you.
Science: experiments with electricity.
Social Studies: we have started our study of the Native American tribes. This historical study will be research for the first personal narrative essay we write. Students will write from the perspective of a Native American youth.
Writing and Grammar: we will work on summary writing this week.
Upcoming Announcements/Events:
Oct. 31--Halloween Parade 8:45 a.m.
and 4th Grade Halloween Celebration at 12:25
Nov. 1--staff development day, no school
Nov. 7--report cards
Nov. 7 - 10--parent Teacher conferences, sign up with SignUpGenius
Conference sign up click here
Nov. 9--board meeting
Nov. 11--Veteran's Day, no school
Nov. 18, 19, 20--Goodwill donation drive
Nov. 23-25--Thanksgiving break
Thank you for supporting me and the growth of your child in every way.
Warmly,
Mrs. Young
Monday, October 31, 2016
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Hello Parents,
A huge thank you goes out to all 4th and 5th grade parents. Our Coloma trip was such fun and really wonderful. We appreciate your contribution and generosity in chaperoning, driving, bunking up with, hiking, acting on stages with, and in general everything thing else you do!! Thank you, thank you for making this such an exceptional and memorable experience for everyone involved. We are so blessed to have such a loving and present community.
ELA: We are reading/analyzing our literature book: By the Great Horn Spoon. In addition, we continue to honor our VIP each week and listen to presentations by students and practice writing friendly letters.
SC Symphony: daily musical compositions are introduced and enjoyed every morning.
Harmony: best practices school-wide curriculum for building a strong social-emotional community within our classrooms.
AR Reading: Accelerated Reader continues to be an important part of our reading program. Students are reading appropriate AR books found through the AR book find link and then quizzing on them within 24 hours of finishing their book. It is critical to support your child in book selection (most books are in our school and classroom libraries) and to remind them to read, read, read whenever the opportunity arises--in the car, while waiting for an appt., to and from school, before bed time, on a Sunday in your jammies, etc. These books should travel to and from the classroom in a daily fashion for classroom DEAR (drop everything and read) sessions as well as nightly reading homework and beyond. Students have a goal of 14 points for this first trimester. Each book has a certain amount of points it is worth. This information is listed with reading level and appropriateness (grade school, middle school, high school, for example). Points per book range from 3 to 5, generally, with longer books being worth more points. On an average this is going to mean your child is reading anywhere from 3-5 books by November 1. That said, help your child select books that are on their reading level, and have high interest for them. This will allow them to accomplish reading books from start to finish successfully.
Math: homework on order of operations and and distributive property will continue each night this week as we prepare for our test on this unit this Friday. Please check your child's planner for specific page numbers. We will continue to review these concepts. We have started a new POM (problem of the month). Our first one, Sum Some Sums went very well. Students presented their posters last week to the class and did very well with the t
In addition, students are expected to have their times tables memorized by the end of October (2's through 12's). If your child isn't saying times tables in the car on the way to and from school and every night for a 5 minute run through (and driving you a bit crazy), something is amiss. These are goals that were set in early September. In order for your child to be successful with the math in this grade level, it is important to have these skills down. Please have some fun with these and have your child rehearse daily so that they can test on these math facts by the end of the month.
Science: Experiments with magnets and electricity.
Social Studies: We have started our study of the Native American tribes. This historical study will be research for the first personal narrative essay we write. Students will write from the perspective of a Native America youth.
Writing and Grammar: We are working on sentence variety, figurative language (similes, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia) and prepositions in grammar and will use the strategies we learn in our poetry writing this week. Sentence variety makes writing interesting to read. This skill will help students develop their writing as we begin writing projects like personal narratives, opinion, and expository pieces.
Upcoming Announcements/Events:
Oct. 27 and 28--3rd grade play at 7 p.m. and 11 a.m.
Oct. 28--Astronomy Night 7 p.m.
Oct. 31--Halloween Parade 8:45 a.m.
and 4th Grade Halloween Celebration at 12:25
Nov. 1--staff development day, no school
Nov. 7--report cards
Nov. 7 - 10--parent Teacher conferences
Nov. 9--board meeting
Nov. 11--Veteran's Day, no school
Nov. 18, 19, 20--Goodwill donation drive
Nov. 23-25--Thanksgiving break
Thank you in advance for supporting me and the growth of your child in every way.
Warmly,
Mrs. Young
A huge thank you goes out to all 4th and 5th grade parents. Our Coloma trip was such fun and really wonderful. We appreciate your contribution and generosity in chaperoning, driving, bunking up with, hiking, acting on stages with, and in general everything thing else you do!! Thank you, thank you for making this such an exceptional and memorable experience for everyone involved. We are so blessed to have such a loving and present community.
ELA: We are reading/analyzing our literature book: By the Great Horn Spoon. In addition, we continue to honor our VIP each week and listen to presentations by students and practice writing friendly letters.
SC Symphony: daily musical compositions are introduced and enjoyed every morning.
Harmony: best practices school-wide curriculum for building a strong social-emotional community within our classrooms.
AR Reading: Accelerated Reader continues to be an important part of our reading program. Students are reading appropriate AR books found through the AR book find link and then quizzing on them within 24 hours of finishing their book. It is critical to support your child in book selection (most books are in our school and classroom libraries) and to remind them to read, read, read whenever the opportunity arises--in the car, while waiting for an appt., to and from school, before bed time, on a Sunday in your jammies, etc. These books should travel to and from the classroom in a daily fashion for classroom DEAR (drop everything and read) sessions as well as nightly reading homework and beyond. Students have a goal of 14 points for this first trimester. Each book has a certain amount of points it is worth. This information is listed with reading level and appropriateness (grade school, middle school, high school, for example). Points per book range from 3 to 5, generally, with longer books being worth more points. On an average this is going to mean your child is reading anywhere from 3-5 books by November 1. That said, help your child select books that are on their reading level, and have high interest for them. This will allow them to accomplish reading books from start to finish successfully.
Math: homework on order of operations and and distributive property will continue each night this week as we prepare for our test on this unit this Friday. Please check your child's planner for specific page numbers. We will continue to review these concepts. We have started a new POM (problem of the month). Our first one, Sum Some Sums went very well. Students presented their posters last week to the class and did very well with the t
In addition, students are expected to have their times tables memorized by the end of October (2's through 12's). If your child isn't saying times tables in the car on the way to and from school and every night for a 5 minute run through (and driving you a bit crazy), something is amiss. These are goals that were set in early September. In order for your child to be successful with the math in this grade level, it is important to have these skills down. Please have some fun with these and have your child rehearse daily so that they can test on these math facts by the end of the month.
Science: Experiments with magnets and electricity.
Social Studies: We have started our study of the Native American tribes. This historical study will be research for the first personal narrative essay we write. Students will write from the perspective of a Native America youth.
Writing and Grammar: We are working on sentence variety, figurative language (similes, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia) and prepositions in grammar and will use the strategies we learn in our poetry writing this week. Sentence variety makes writing interesting to read. This skill will help students develop their writing as we begin writing projects like personal narratives, opinion, and expository pieces.
Upcoming Announcements/Events:
Oct. 27 and 28--3rd grade play at 7 p.m. and 11 a.m.
Oct. 28--Astronomy Night 7 p.m.
Oct. 31--Halloween Parade 8:45 a.m.
and 4th Grade Halloween Celebration at 12:25
Nov. 1--staff development day, no school
Nov. 7--report cards
Nov. 7 - 10--parent Teacher conferences
Nov. 9--board meeting
Nov. 11--Veteran's Day, no school
Nov. 18, 19, 20--Goodwill donation drive
Nov. 23-25--Thanksgiving break
Thank you in advance for supporting me and the growth of your child in every way.
Warmly,
Mrs. Young
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Hello Parents,
I hope you had a cozy weekend while we enjoyed all of the much needed rain. We will be heading to Coloma in just a few days for our wonderful trip! The weather is supposed to be very pleasant (70's).
Coloma: We depart from school this Wednesday morning. Please be in the PAC room at 8:30 (chaperones and students) to review itinerary schedules, car and cabin arrangements, and get everyone and their gear into vehicles. We leave the school at 9:00.
ELA: We are continuing our reading and study of the Gold Rush and various vocabulary and events to prepare for Coloma on October 19, 20, and 21. We are reading/analyzing our literature book: By the Great Horn Spoon. In addition, we continue to honor our VIP each week and listen to presentations by students and practice writing friendly letters.
SC Symphony: daily musical compositions are introduced and enjoyed every morning.
Harmony: best practices school-wide curriculum for building a strong social-emotional community within our classroom.
AR Reading: Accelerated Reader continues to be an important part of our reading program. Students are reading appropriate AR books found through the AR book find link and then quizzing on them within 24 hours of finishing their book. It is critical to support your child in book selection (most books are in our school and classroom libraries) and to remind them to read, read, read whenever the opportunity arises--in the car, while waiting for an appt., to and from school, before bed time, on a Sunday in your jammies, etc. These books should travel to and from the classroom in a daily fashion for classroom DEAR (drop everything and read) sessions as well as nightly reading homework and beyond. Students have a goal of 14 points for this first trimester. Each book has a certain amount of points it is worth. This information is listed with reading level and appropriateness (grade school, middle school, high school, for example). Points per book range from 3 to 5, generally, with longer books being worth more points. On an average this is going to mean your child is reading anywhere from 3-5 books by November 1. That said, help your child select books that are on their reading level, and have high interest for them. This will allow them to accomplish reading books from start to finish successfully.
Math: homework on factors, multiples and divisibility will continue each night this week as we prepare for our test on this unit this Friday. Please check your child's planner for specific page numbers. We will continue to review these concepts.
In addition, students are expected to have their times tables memorized by the end of October (2's through 12's). If your child isn't saying times tables in the car on the way to and from school and every night for a 5 minute run through (and driving you a bit crazy), something is amiss. These are goals that were set in early September. In order for your child to be successful with the math in this grade level, it is important to have these skills down. Please have some fun with these and have your child rehearse daily so that they can test on these math facts by the end of the month.
Science: Experiments with magnets and electricity.
Social Studies: We will continue our study of the Gold Rush through our Coloma trip and then turn back to earlier elements of American History like the Native Americans, the explorers, etc.
Writing and Grammar: We are working on sentence variety, figurative language and prepositions in grammar and will use the strategies we learn in our poetry writing this week. Sentence variety makes writing interesting to read. This skill will help students develop their writing as we begin writing projects like personal narratives, opinion, and expository pieces.
Upcoming Announcements:
Oct. 31--Halloween Parade 8:45
Nov. 1--staff development day, no school
Nov. 11--Veteran's Day, no school
Nov. 7--report cards
Nov. 9--board meeting
Nov. 7 - 10--parent Teacher conferences
Nov. 18, 19, 20--Goodwill donation drive
Nov. 23-25--Thanksgiving break
Thank you in advance for supporting me and the growth of your child in every way.
Warmly,
Mrs. Young
I hope you had a cozy weekend while we enjoyed all of the much needed rain. We will be heading to Coloma in just a few days for our wonderful trip! The weather is supposed to be very pleasant (70's).
Coloma: We depart from school this Wednesday morning. Please be in the PAC room at 8:30 (chaperones and students) to review itinerary schedules, car and cabin arrangements, and get everyone and their gear into vehicles. We leave the school at 9:00.
ELA: We are continuing our reading and study of the Gold Rush and various vocabulary and events to prepare for Coloma on October 19, 20, and 21. We are reading/analyzing our literature book: By the Great Horn Spoon. In addition, we continue to honor our VIP each week and listen to presentations by students and practice writing friendly letters.
SC Symphony: daily musical compositions are introduced and enjoyed every morning.
Harmony: best practices school-wide curriculum for building a strong social-emotional community within our classroom.
AR Reading: Accelerated Reader continues to be an important part of our reading program. Students are reading appropriate AR books found through the AR book find link and then quizzing on them within 24 hours of finishing their book. It is critical to support your child in book selection (most books are in our school and classroom libraries) and to remind them to read, read, read whenever the opportunity arises--in the car, while waiting for an appt., to and from school, before bed time, on a Sunday in your jammies, etc. These books should travel to and from the classroom in a daily fashion for classroom DEAR (drop everything and read) sessions as well as nightly reading homework and beyond. Students have a goal of 14 points for this first trimester. Each book has a certain amount of points it is worth. This information is listed with reading level and appropriateness (grade school, middle school, high school, for example). Points per book range from 3 to 5, generally, with longer books being worth more points. On an average this is going to mean your child is reading anywhere from 3-5 books by November 1. That said, help your child select books that are on their reading level, and have high interest for them. This will allow them to accomplish reading books from start to finish successfully.
Math: homework on factors, multiples and divisibility will continue each night this week as we prepare for our test on this unit this Friday. Please check your child's planner for specific page numbers. We will continue to review these concepts.
In addition, students are expected to have their times tables memorized by the end of October (2's through 12's). If your child isn't saying times tables in the car on the way to and from school and every night for a 5 minute run through (and driving you a bit crazy), something is amiss. These are goals that were set in early September. In order for your child to be successful with the math in this grade level, it is important to have these skills down. Please have some fun with these and have your child rehearse daily so that they can test on these math facts by the end of the month.
Science: Experiments with magnets and electricity.
Social Studies: We will continue our study of the Gold Rush through our Coloma trip and then turn back to earlier elements of American History like the Native Americans, the explorers, etc.
Writing and Grammar: We are working on sentence variety, figurative language and prepositions in grammar and will use the strategies we learn in our poetry writing this week. Sentence variety makes writing interesting to read. This skill will help students develop their writing as we begin writing projects like personal narratives, opinion, and expository pieces.
Upcoming Announcements:
Oct. 31--Halloween Parade 8:45
Nov. 1--staff development day, no school
Nov. 11--Veteran's Day, no school
Nov. 7--report cards
Nov. 9--board meeting
Nov. 7 - 10--parent Teacher conferences
Nov. 18, 19, 20--Goodwill donation drive
Nov. 23-25--Thanksgiving break
Thank you in advance for supporting me and the growth of your child in every way.
Warmly,
Mrs. Young
Monday, October 10, 2016
Hello Parents,
Thank you to all those who supported our field trip to the Tech Museum. It was an informative and educational experience that closely aligns to our common core science standards on electricity and magnetism. The Imax movie was "Our Beautiful Planet" and the topics discussed were important issues like global warming and studying our planet from space.
Coloma Chaperone Meeting: There is a chaperone meeting scheduled on Wednesday Oct. 12th at 5:30 p.m. Please put it on your schedule so that you do not miss this important informational meeting.
ELA: We are continuing our reading and study of the Gold Rush and various vocabulary and events to prepare for Coloma on October 19, 20, and 21. We are reading/analyzing our literature book: By the Great Horn Spoon. In addition, we continue to honor our VIP each week and listen to presentations by students and practice writing friendly letters.
AR Reading: Accelerated Reader continues to be an important part of our reading program. Students are reading appropriate AR books found through the AR book find link and then quizzing on them within 24 hours of finishing their book. It is critical to support your child in book selection (most books are in our school and classroom libraries) and to remind them to read, read, read whenever the opportunity arises--in the car, while waiting for an appt., to and from school, before bed time, on a Sunday in your jammies, etc. These books should travel to and from the classroom in a daily fashion for classroom DEAR (drop everything and read) sessions as well as nightly reading homework and beyond. Students have a goal of 14 points for this first trimester. Each book has a certain amount of points it is worth. This information is listed with reading level and appropriateness (grade school, middle school, high school, for example). Points per book range from 3 to 5, generally, with longer books being worth more points. On an average this is going to mean your child is reading anywhere from 3-5 books by November 1. That said, help your child select books that are on their reading level, and have high interest for them. This will allow them to accomplish reading books from start to finish successfully.
Math: homework on factors, multiples and divisibility will continue each night this week as we prepare for our test on this unit this Friday. Please check your child's planner for specific page numbers. We will continue to review these concepts.
In addition, students are expected to have their times tables memorized by the end of October (2's through 12's). If your child isn't saying times tables in the car on the way to and from school and every night for a 5 minute run through (and driving you a bit crazy), something is amiss. These are goals that were set in early September. In order for your child to be successful with the math in this grade level, it is important to have these skills down. Please have some fun with these and have your child rehearse daily so that they can test on these math facts by the end of the month.
Science: Experiments with magnets and electricity.
Social Studies: We will continue our study of the Gold Rush through our Coloma trip and then turn back to earlier elements of American History like the Native Americans, the explorers, etc.
Writing and Grammar: We are working on sentence variety, figurative language and prepositions in grammar and will use the strategies we learn in our poetry writing this week. Sentence variety makes writing interesting to read. This skill will help students develop their writing as we begin writing projects like personal narratives, opinion, and expository pieces.
Thank you in advance for supporting me and the growth of your child in every way.
Have a stellar week!
Warmly,
Mrs. Young
Thank you to all those who supported our field trip to the Tech Museum. It was an informative and educational experience that closely aligns to our common core science standards on electricity and magnetism. The Imax movie was "Our Beautiful Planet" and the topics discussed were important issues like global warming and studying our planet from space.
Coloma Chaperone Meeting: There is a chaperone meeting scheduled on Wednesday Oct. 12th at 5:30 p.m. Please put it on your schedule so that you do not miss this important informational meeting.
ELA: We are continuing our reading and study of the Gold Rush and various vocabulary and events to prepare for Coloma on October 19, 20, and 21. We are reading/analyzing our literature book: By the Great Horn Spoon. In addition, we continue to honor our VIP each week and listen to presentations by students and practice writing friendly letters.
AR Reading: Accelerated Reader continues to be an important part of our reading program. Students are reading appropriate AR books found through the AR book find link and then quizzing on them within 24 hours of finishing their book. It is critical to support your child in book selection (most books are in our school and classroom libraries) and to remind them to read, read, read whenever the opportunity arises--in the car, while waiting for an appt., to and from school, before bed time, on a Sunday in your jammies, etc. These books should travel to and from the classroom in a daily fashion for classroom DEAR (drop everything and read) sessions as well as nightly reading homework and beyond. Students have a goal of 14 points for this first trimester. Each book has a certain amount of points it is worth. This information is listed with reading level and appropriateness (grade school, middle school, high school, for example). Points per book range from 3 to 5, generally, with longer books being worth more points. On an average this is going to mean your child is reading anywhere from 3-5 books by November 1. That said, help your child select books that are on their reading level, and have high interest for them. This will allow them to accomplish reading books from start to finish successfully.
Math: homework on factors, multiples and divisibility will continue each night this week as we prepare for our test on this unit this Friday. Please check your child's planner for specific page numbers. We will continue to review these concepts.
In addition, students are expected to have their times tables memorized by the end of October (2's through 12's). If your child isn't saying times tables in the car on the way to and from school and every night for a 5 minute run through (and driving you a bit crazy), something is amiss. These are goals that were set in early September. In order for your child to be successful with the math in this grade level, it is important to have these skills down. Please have some fun with these and have your child rehearse daily so that they can test on these math facts by the end of the month.
Science: Experiments with magnets and electricity.
Social Studies: We will continue our study of the Gold Rush through our Coloma trip and then turn back to earlier elements of American History like the Native Americans, the explorers, etc.
Writing and Grammar: We are working on sentence variety, figurative language and prepositions in grammar and will use the strategies we learn in our poetry writing this week. Sentence variety makes writing interesting to read. This skill will help students develop their writing as we begin writing projects like personal narratives, opinion, and expository pieces.
Thank you in advance for supporting me and the growth of your child in every way.
Have a stellar week!
Warmly,
Mrs. Young
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Hello Parents,
I hope you all had a relaxing weekend. The kids did such a nice job with the play. Thank you to all the parents who contributed to this wonderful event and our cast party. We are so fortunate to have the arts so visibly supported here at Mountain. The kids really shine with these opportunities.
Field Trip: Tech Museum this Wednesday, 10/5
ELA: We are continuing our reading and study of the Gold Rush and various vocab and events to prepare for Coloma on October 19, 20, and 21. We are beginning our literature book: By the Great Horn Spoon this week.
Math: homework on factors, multiples and divisibility will continue each night this week as we prepare for our test on this unit this Friday. Please check your child's planner for specific page numbers. We will continue to review our concepts.
Science: Experiments with magnets and electricity continue.
Social Studies: We will continue our study of the Gold Rush through our Coloma trip and then turn back to earlier elements of American History like the Native Americans, the explorers, etc.
Writing and Grammar: We are working on sentence variety and prepositions in grammar and will use the strategies we learn in our poetry writing this week. Sentence variety makes writing interesting to read. This skill will help students develop their writing as we begin writing projects like personal narratives, opinion, and expository pieces.
Have a great week!
Warmly,
Mrs. Young
I hope you all had a relaxing weekend. The kids did such a nice job with the play. Thank you to all the parents who contributed to this wonderful event and our cast party. We are so fortunate to have the arts so visibly supported here at Mountain. The kids really shine with these opportunities.
Field Trip: Tech Museum this Wednesday, 10/5
Simplicity of Electricity Lab and IMAX
You must be sure that all DMV paperwork is current in the office to drive on this field trip. We have selected drivers and will assign students to cars Monday. Look for an email Monday afternoon. We will meet at school at 8:00, and I will hand out directions and information to drivers/chaperones about the students who will be traveling with them. We need to leave school at 8:15 sharp so that we arrive at the museum in San Jose at 9:00. Drivers will have to pay for their own parking. We will gather on Park Avenue and then go into the museum as a group. A brief orientation will follow where we will receive our wristbands and tech tags. Our Simplicity of Electricity Lab begins at 9:30 and runs 90 minutes. The "Forces of Nature" IMAX starts at 11:00 and has a 45 minute running time. We will have a quick lunch in Venture Hall inside the museum and then head back to school. Because it is a short day, I would like to get back to school in a timely fashion so that pick up will not be too delayed.
For tech parking and info
For tech parking and info
ELA: We are continuing our reading and study of the Gold Rush and various vocab and events to prepare for Coloma on October 19, 20, and 21. We are beginning our literature book: By the Great Horn Spoon this week.
Math: homework on factors, multiples and divisibility will continue each night this week as we prepare for our test on this unit this Friday. Please check your child's planner for specific page numbers. We will continue to review our concepts.
Science: Experiments with magnets and electricity continue.
Social Studies: We will continue our study of the Gold Rush through our Coloma trip and then turn back to earlier elements of American History like the Native Americans, the explorers, etc.
Writing and Grammar: We are working on sentence variety and prepositions in grammar and will use the strategies we learn in our poetry writing this week. Sentence variety makes writing interesting to read. This skill will help students develop their writing as we begin writing projects like personal narratives, opinion, and expository pieces.
Have a great week!
Warmly,
Mrs. Young
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