Classroom News for the Week of November 14th

News and Upcoming Events: 

• Monday is Orchestra. Remember to bring your instruments!
• Monday 11/14 is a shortened day. Students will be dismissed at 12:54
• On Thursday students will receive instructions on a social studies project related to California Missions to be completed at home. The project is not due until Jan. 13th, but I want to give families plenty of time to complete it either on the upcoming breaks or during the school weeks. Please review the instructions with your child and email me with any questions. Thank you!
• 11/21-11/25 School Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

Donate to Our Class: 
We need-

• Swiffer duster refills. Thank you!

 Also-
 We are in need of printer ink. If you would like to help out, use this link to shop for items for our classroom on Amazon. You can have items sent directly to the school c/o Ms. Convey. Please be sure to include your name, so I can thank you!  Ms. Convey's Class Supplies

What's Going On This Week In Class:

Math: 

This week we will use the standard algorithm for multiplication to complete multi-step word problems. Students will be solving 3 and 4 digit x 1 digit. There will be a multiplication assessment on Thursday.

Reading:

This week we will finish reading Island of the Blue Dolphins. Students will complete a short writing assignment based on what they've read and will take the Accelerated Reader quiz for the book on Friday.

On Tuesday, students will be co-creating a new Genre Genius. Ask your child about his/her selections.

Spelling & Vocabulary:
This week's words are:

• support
• export
• deport
• import
• portable
• structure
• destructive
• instructor
• obstruct
• construction

Writing:

Creative Writing - A Day on Mars continued; Writing about theme in Island

Arts:

Using the Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS) to build meaning from visual text.

Project-Based Learning:
Student teams continue working on our class project. Our driving question is: What makes our state special? Students have received a letter from the California Director of Tourism asking them to research a particular area of California and create a 2 to 3 minute presentation designed to encourage visitors to visit that region. Ask your child about the project and check the blog frequently for presentation dates. This interdisciplinary project addresses standards for research and inquiry, speaking, language arts, visual literacy, social studies, and science.

Lesson Focus: Script Writing, Visual Aides, Rehearsal
 

Social Studies/Science:

Social Studies: The Birth of the Missions; History of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving

Earth Science: Rock classification and Fossils

Reminders:

Tardies:

 Please make sure your child is at school and in line by the 8:06 bell. We try to start the school day at 8:11 promptly. Thank you for your help!

Homework:

Please check your child's Homework Log nightly and sign or initial after the work has been completed. Remind your child that completed homework and the HW log are due in class daily.