News and Upcoming Events:
Hello, Rm. 12 Families!
We continue to have many students late to school each day. Students trickling in, even a few minutes late, is a disruption when the class is already underway. Please make sure your child is in line and ready to start the day by 8:06, so we can get to class and begin by 8:11. On Wednesday our drama class with Ms. Beret began with 8 students missing. Thank you for your help!
In addition, multiple students are coming to school without math books, homework logs, Bridge books, etc. Please help your child develop a system to ensure needed materials are at school every day. Your help with this is truly appreciated!
9/10 Unassigned Day - School Closed
9/11: Please make sure your child return's his/her (empty) Friday Folder.
9/19: Unassigned Day - School Closed
* If you have not already, please turn in your $35 field trip donation check asap. Thank you!
URGENT - Help us secure JPL field trip:
If you are able to be in front of a computer Monday (9/10) morning, tour dates for JPL trips in February become available at exactly 9 a.m. Over the past two years these have booked up by 9:04. Mrs. Paz and I could really use parent help to secure a better field trip date (we are currently scheduled for a Tuesday afternoon trip, but is not ideal since we won't get back to school until about 4 p.m. We are hoping to secure another dat and cancel the trip we have.)
This is the link: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/tours/views/
9/19: Unassigned Day - School Closed
* If you have not already, please turn in your $35 field trip donation check asap. Thank you!
URGENT - Help us secure JPL field trip:
If you are able to be in front of a computer Monday (9/10) morning, tour dates for JPL trips in February become available at exactly 9 a.m. Over the past two years these have booked up by 9:04. Mrs. Paz and I could really use parent help to secure a better field trip date (we are currently scheduled for a Tuesday afternoon trip, but is not ideal since we won't get back to school until about 4 p.m. We are hoping to secure another dat and cancel the trip we have.)
This is the link: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/tours/views/
- Select "educational group tour" and "80" for number of visitors and wait for the tour dates to go live.
- Wed., Thurs., or Friday 9:30 tour times are optimal, but we will take anything and make it work! (Monday, Feb. 18 is a holiday). You may use my email address (slc5001@lausd.net) or your own. You will be asked for the school name, address, phone number, and number of buses (1). Don't worry about the details-just fill in the form as fast as you can. Once we get a confirmed date, we will be able to edit and correct the information if needed.
- Please let me know if you were successful by sending me the confirmation number. If by chance we get multiple dates, I will cancel the extra tour. Thank you and good luck!
What's Going On This Week In Class:
Math:
Rounding word problems; Cognitively Guided Instruction; Accelerated Math
Reading:
Chapters 10-13 of Katherine Peterson's Newbery-award winning book, Bridge to Terabithia (realistic fiction). Our focus will be on drawing conclusions and making inferences about characters based on their thoughts and actions and identifying plot conflicts.
Students will take the book's AR quiz this week and begin a culminating project.
Genre Blackout: Students are challenged to read books from 9 different genres in the first reporting period. Ask your child about his or her progress.
Students will take the book's AR quiz this week and begin a culminating project.
Genre Blackout: Students are challenged to read books from 9 different genres in the first reporting period. Ask your child about his or her progress.
Writing:
This week we will begin our first unit of Writer's Workshop: The Arc of A Story. This unit focuses on the skills and concepts young writers needed to craft realistic fiction stories. Lessons this week focus on brainstorming: Imagining Stories from Ordinary Moments; Imagining Stories We Wish Existed.
Spelling & Vocabulary:
This week's prefixes are super, supr, sur (above, over, more) and pre (before).
- superhuman
- superabundant
- superb
- supervise
- surplus
- prehistoric
- predict
- prejudge
- precaution
- premier
Students should study both the meanings and spellings of these words. They will bring a study guide home on Tuesday. We will also complete activities and a pre-test in class to help them prepare for the quiz. The quiz will be Friday.
P.E.:
P.E. collaborative project: the Never-Before-Seen (NBS) Dance
Social Studies/ Science:
World Geography (Absolute Location, Longitude and Latitude, Hemispheres and Tropics) ; Rock Formation and Layers
Arts:
P.E. collaborative project: the Never-Before-Seen (NBS) Dance
Social Studies/ Science:
World Geography (Absolute Location, Longitude and Latitude, Hemispheres and Tropics) ; Rock Formation and Layers
Arts:
Drama with Ms. Beret on Wednesday- Workshopping our play
Visual Arts- Students will be introduced to the Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS). This is a way to look, think, and critically discuss media.
Visual Arts- Students will be introduced to the Visual Thinking Strategy (VTS). This is a way to look, think, and critically discuss media.
Reminders:
Contact me: slc5001@lausd.net
Donations: If you would like to make a donation to our class (this allows me to turn in receipts for purchases I have made for the students), you can write a check to "Mt. Washington El." In the subject line write, "Donation to Room 12". Any amount is appreciated! Thank you!
Contact me: slc5001@lausd.net
Birthday Celebrations: If you would like to send treats to celebrate your child's birthday, please email me a day or 2 in advance so that I can make time in our schedule for it. Treats must be something small and easy to pass out. Donuts, cookies, muffins, and mini cupcakes all work great. We currently have 33 students in our class. Your child will distribute them at the end of the day as his/her classmates are leaving the room.
Donations: If you would like to make a donation to our class (this allows me to turn in receipts for purchases I have made for the students), you can write a check to "Mt. Washington El." In the subject line write, "Donation to Room 12". Any amount is appreciated! Thank you!
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.
