Lee, Rogers, Wiley Newsletter
Week of November 12th
What's Happening?
United Way Spirit Week starts on Monday.
Have a happy Thanksgiving Break! We are thankful for each of your children and the families they represent!
We will NOT be having Field Day this week due to weather.
United Way Spirit Week
The themes are below:
Monday - Comfy, Cozy Monday - $1 to wear favorite sweats or warm PJs. Must wear outside shoes!
Tuesday - Change Collection - Classrooms competing to raise the most change
Wednesday - Guess the Teacher - $1 per entry to guess the teachers from their baby pictures
Thursday - Color War - Grade levels compete by wearing the same color. Fifth's color is black. Wear as much black clothing as you can!
Friday - Stuffed Animal Day - $1 to bring your favorite backpack sized stuffed animal
Reading and Word Study with Mrs. Lee
Reading: Students are focusing on nonfiction skills such as main idea and details and determining the meaning of unknown words using context clues.
Word Study: pon, pos, posit - work due and test on Friday
Writing with Mrs. Rogers
Grammar- We took a daily grade today for Titles of Works. Make sure your child is review the grammar notebook each week. We practice these skills in class, but they still need to study on their own as well.
Science and Social Studies with Ms. Wiley
Next week, we will being continue studying WWI. We will be learning about U.S. involvement in the war and post-war America. Our WWI test will be on 11/16. Students have received their study guide and know how to access the resources on eClass to be studying nightly for this upcoming test.
Science:
The Microorganisms test retake will be on 11/15. Students have reviewed their test in class and written the retake date in their agenda. In order to retake this assessment students must complete the Summative Mastery Ticket and submit all attached work to me on Thursday. Remember students are only allowed to retake 2 assessments per subject, per semester.
Looking Ahead:
Our next unit will be quick and focused on learned and inherited traits. We will begin this unit the Monday after Thanksgiving break and be testing on this unit that Friday, 11/30. The study guide and answer key are on eClass for students to begin studying nightly.
Homeroom Specials
Lee: PE Mon-Thurs, Fri Music
Rogers: Mon-Thurs Music, Fri- PE
Wiley: Mon-Thurs: PE, Fri: Science
Word Study
deposit
exposure
compost
pose
preposition
depose
proposal
composition
postal
Dates to Remember
11/15- Microorganisms Retake
11/16- WWI Test
11/19-11/23 - Thanksgiving Break
11/30- Learned and Inherited Traits Test
12/6 - PTA Winter Chorus Concert
12/19 - Winter Parties 1:00-2:00
12/20 - Last day of 1st Semester