Classroom News for the Week of August 18th

News and Upcoming Events:

* 8/26 First Early Dismissal Tuesday begins (1:30 p.m.)

* 8/29 Admissions Day (California admitted to the U.S.). School Closed.

What's Going On This Week In Class:

Class-building:

This week we will continue to learn the routines and procedures of room 17. We will think about our goals for the year and come up with a name for our class.

Learning Truths:

• Everyone need time to think and learn.

• We can do more and learn more when we are willing to take a risk.

• It's intelligent to ask for help.

• It's okay to make mistakes, that's one of the best ways we learn.

Math: 

Place value review continues; Comparing and Ordering Numbers;
Quiz on Friday

Multiplication madness (Fact Practice) 

English /Language Arts 

Review of Comprehension Strategies: Predicting, Visualizing, Summarizing, Asking Questions, Rereading

Beginning- of -Year reading assessments continue

Identifying the subject and predicate in a sentence

We will continue reading Scott O'Dell's Newbery-Award winning classic, Island of the Blue Dolphins. This week we will use Kaplan's Depth and Complexity Icons to help us dig deeper into the text. 

Greek and Latin Roots:
Prefixes: trans = across; sub = under
Please study the meanings and spellings of these ten words. You will have a quiz on Friday.

1. subject
2. subway
3. submerge
4. subset
5. subterranean
6. translate
7. transfer
8. transform
9. transparent
10. transplant

Arts:
Theater class with Ms. Beret Malmgren begins this Tuesday. Our class will have theater each week for the first semester; Contour Drawing

How to Donate to Upcoming Projects:

* AMAZON-Our class needs individual student copies of Bridge to Terabithia. If you shop on Amazon, use this link "Ms. Convey's Wishlist" to purchase copies of the book for our class. You can also access the list by searching "Wish Lists" with my email address  (slc5001@lausd.net). We are hoping to have a class set (33 copies) in place by 9/12/14. Thank you!

* DONORS CHOOSE I want to make sure my students have the materials they need to succeed, so I created a request for my classroom at DonorsChoose.org: Artists At Work Give to my classroom by August 19, 2014 and your donation will be doubled thanks to DonorsChoose.org. Just enter the code INSPIRE on the payment page and you'll be matched dollar for dollar (up to $100). If you chip in to help my students, you'll get awesome photos and our heartfelt thanks. Thanks so much, Ms. Convey P.S. If you know anyone who may want to help my classroom, please pass this along!