Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Classroom News for the Week of November 12th

Special Notes:

Voices Within Culmination:

November 15th at 9am is the culminating performance for the Voices Within program. The 9am performance has been reserved for parents. The 10:30 performance is geared to the student body and is slightly different. There is also very limited seating at the 10:30. Please try to come at 9am.

* WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL STUDENTS MEET IN THE MPR AT 8 AM ON THE DAY OF THE PERFORMANCE. STUDENTS SHOULD WEAR BLUE OR BLACK JEANS AND A PLAIN, LIGHT-COLORED SHIRT (WITHOUT ANY DESIGNS OR LOGOS). THANK YOU!

Parent Conferences:

Please scroll down to find the conference schedule.

Minimum and Shortened Days

Monday- No School for Veterans' Day Holiday
Tuesday - Early dismissal 1:30 p.m.
Wed., Thurs., Fri., - School gets out at 12:50 p.m. No lunch is served. Recess/Brunch is from 10:00- 10:30 a.m.

No Root/Vocabulary Words This Week

What's Going On In Class:

Math:

Grade 4: Topic 8 Geometry continued...

Grade 5: Topic 8 Geometry: Triangles and Quadrilaterals; Measuring angles using a protractor

Both Grades: Accelerated Math; Daily Fact Practice- We now have seven students who have completed the first 5 levels of Multiplication Madness and the 60 Second Sweep! 

Reading: 

Vocabulary and literary analysis comprehension questions for Bud, Not Buddy. We will be reading this Newbery Award winning book for the next few weeks in class. Students should make sure they have their book each day in class. This AR book is work 8 points.

Writing:  

Writing a fictional narrative- "My Dream Lunch with________"; Singular and Possessive Plural Nouns

Social Studies: 

Grade 4: Unit 2: The Birth of the Missions
  
Grade 5: Unit 2: European Settlers in the New World.

Book Orders:

You may now order Scholastic books online using the link below. Our class activation code is LN6CP. You may order books each month. Orders will be submitted by me on the 16th of each month, so please order prior to the 16th if you are interested. Your online orders generate points for our class which can be redeemed to add books to our classroom library. Thank you!

Scholastic Book Orders


Conference Schedule

Dear Families,
Due to the shortened week and the number of conferences, our schedule is fairly tight.  Conferences will be limited to 15 minutes. Please make every effort to be on time. I look forward to meeting with each of you.

Friday 11/9
  • 2:30 Elijah 
  • 3:00 Grace 
Tuesday 11/13
  • 7:30 Paulina
  • 7:45 Malia
  • 2:45 Etta
  • 3:00 Eamonn
  • 3:15 Vinca
  • 3:30 Nicole Lee

Wednesday 11/14
  • 1:30 Sameer
  • 1:45 Max
  • 2:15 Devin
  • 2:45 Madeline
  • 3:15 Thomas
  • 3:30 Janna

Thursday 11/15 
  • 7:40 Mason
  • 1:30 Maya
  • 2:15 Marco
  • 2:30 Rafael
  • 2:45 Kayla
  • 3:00 Carpenter
  • 3:15 Isabella
  • 3:30 Ethan

Friday 11/16
  • 1:30 Nicole Moguel
  • 1:45 Emilie
  • 2:00 Alex
  • 2:15 Judah
  • 2:30 Sonia
  • 2:45 Imani
  • 3:15 Ryan
  • 3:30 Matthew