10 + 2 Update
10-14-16
IMPORTANT DATES AND REMINDERS
10-17-16 to 10-21-16 Canned Food Drive
10-19-16 Early Out 12:45PM
10-27-16 Jefferson City Field Trip
10-28-16 Fall Classroom Parties 1:45-2:30PM (please note the change in ending time)
10-31-16 NO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Thank you for putting in your conference requests. I have created a schedule and listed each child's individual conference time in the comments section of the Friday folder checklist. I have also sent a paper copy of the conference confirmation page. Feel free to confirm this time via paper, email, or text. Please let me know if that time does not work for you and I would be happy to reschedule. I am really looking forward to meeting with you. Thank you in advance!
Communication Board Challenge
In our current read aloud, the main character utilizes a communication board. On Monday afternoon students were challenged to use a communication board instead of talking for approximately five minutes. They experienced frustration, stress, and upset. It helped them gain understanding about what Melody experiences everyday of her life.
Multiplication Games
This week we played a variety of multiplication games including First to 500, Roll Array and 5 in a Row. Most of these games only require a deck of cards or dice. I included a copy of 5 in a Row in this week's Friday folder. Challenge your child to a game and enjoy!
Math Strategies
Right now we are exploring how large multiplication works. In order to do this we are breaking apart larger multiplication facts and numbers to solve them. Using the distributive property allows students to use what they know to solve what they do not know. Building understanding is important and vital to being able to problem solve as mathematicians. After we understand the concept of large multiplication, we will move on to using more efficient and more traditional strategies.
Welcome to the Fiction Factory!
This week we branched out and started realistic fiction. We started by taking everyday events and thinking "what if..." Some ideas included: What if you were left overnight in an amusement park? What if you got sucked into a video game? What if you won a million dollars? and so on.
We then experimented with how setting can completely change a story. We started with a common prompt such as write about a time you were lost, but then we spun a virtual spinner to decide the setting of the story. We brainstormed and wrote pieces of stories about being lost in a restaurant, at the zoo, and underwater. It was fun and allowed use to explore our creative writing skills.
Scholastic Book Order
If you wish to place an order for new books, please follow the directions listed below.
- Visit scholastic.com/readingclub
- Enter our one-time Class Activation Code - GRQ93
- Shop and submit your child's book order.
- Your books will be delivered directly to the classroom.