The Bettler Buzz
December 7-11, 2015
What We're Learning This Week
Reading- Comparing and contrasting two passages on the same topic
Word Study- Suffixes -ful (full of) and -less *without
*Students should be able to break apart a word into the base/root word and the prefix to deteming the meaning of the new word
Words to review with your child- joyful, beautiful, helpful, careful, helpless, careless, homeless
Math- Two step word problems, graphing review; Test Friday 12/11
Social Studies- Sequoyah, finishing our Cherokee technology project with Ms. Amolo; Test Friday 12/11 (study guide will go home on Wednesday in the homework folder)
Grammar- Reviewing context clues, contractions, possessive nouns, and past tense verbs; use last week's homework and past testing genres to study for Grammar grade on Friday 12/11
Writing- Unguided informational writing
Studying for math?
Monday - Big 20 Daily grade (review of 1st and 2nd nine weeks)
Tuesday - Bar graph review (creating bar graphs using given data as well as analyzing)
Wednesday - Test Review (daily grade) This will only be content covered since our last unit test
Thursday - Test review (I will plan the review based on results of Wednesday's daily grade)
Friday - Test
A review powerpoint will also be posted to eClass. However, the daily grades will be more specific to your child's needs.
On the Calendar
Math District Assessment Tuesday December 8 (8:30am)
Holiday Shop Tuesday December 8 (12:40-1:00)
Math Test Friday December 11
Sequoyah Test Friday December 11
Class Winter Party Thursday December 17 (1:00pm)
In-School Field Trip - Friday January 15
****Permission Slip Due Wednesday December 16
Winter Party
Even if you are not able to help, everyone is invited to come join the fun!
Specials Schedule
Monday 12/7: Art
Tuesday 12/8: Math
Wednesday 12/9: Math
Thursday 12/10: Math
Friday 12/11: Music
Monday 12/14: Music
Tuesday 12/15: Music
Wednesday 12/16: Science
Thursday 12/17: Science
Friday 12/18: 5th Grade Chorus Concert
About Ms. Bettler
My family means the world to me. We are all very close. We love going to Disney World - my brother and I are huge roller coaster junkies and nostalgic 20-somethings. We also love playing with our bichon frise puppy, Sophie. She is such a trouble maker! In June 2016 I'll add on an extension to the family when I marry my fiancee, David!
Music is a very important part of my life. I have been playing piano since I was six years old. I have also been involved in some sort of choir or band since fifth grade.
As a teacher, my goal is to make sure that students know how valuable they are! It's not about if a child is smart, but HOW a child is smart. I strive to help each child see their own potential to make a difference in this world and give them the tools to succeed.