Blue & Silver Newsletter
For the week of 11/6/17
Veterans Day Performance
This Friday (11/10) our 4th graders will be inviting all parents and Veterans to come to school for a special Veterans Day performance! We will be offering 2 times for veterans and parents to come! The first time will be from 9:00-9:25 for 3-5th graders, parents, and veterans. The second time will be from 1:00-1:25 for K-2, parents, and veterans.
We also want to honor any veterans in your families or extended families in a slide show! If you could please email Natalie.meredith@leanderisd.org (the performing arts teacher) with 1 picture attachment and the following information:
Name
Military Branch
Relationship to the student at RPE
For example:
John Doe
USAF
Father of Natalie Meredith
If you e-mailed Mrs. Meredith this information last year, you do not need to send it again. She has all the pictures and information saved from last year!
Thank you and we hope to see you Friday!
Introducing Imagine Math
Students may access Imagine Math from home by using the link on my "Math Links" page or using this link.
Clever log-in: the first 8 letters of their last name_student ID
The password is their date of birth YYYY/MM/DD
Imagine Math's adaptive content helps students focus where they need - filling in missing skills or pushing on to new skills.
Students should be actively paying attention while they are using the Imagine Math content not just passively clicking through the program. To assist with this, I will be assigning each student a Imagine Math journal to take notes as they learn and to provide them a space for solving problems.
Students will have an opportunity to access IM at school, but they may need to also access the program from home to meet our class goal of each student completing 2-3 lessons per week.
Spelling Bee
Study Words for all the grades
Scroll to grades 3-8
https://secure.spellingbee.com/sites/default/files/inline-files/009-2018_Combined_NSB_GWGW_List.pdf
Important Dates
11/10 Veterans Day Performance @ 9 & 1
11/15 Thanksgiving Luncheon @ 11:45
11/15 - 11/16 Book Fair
11/17 School-wide Spelling Bee
11/20 - 11/26 Thanksgiving Break
11/30 Picture Retakes
12/1 Green Apple Deposit Day
Our Learning Targets
Writing: We can write a well organized paragraph with a topic sentence and supporting details.
Social Studies: We can identify and compare ways of life of American Indian groups in specific Texas Regions.
Math: We can solve one and two step problems involving division, including interpreting remainders.
Science: We can solve problems involving division (up to a 4 digit whole number divided by a 1 digit whole number) using arrays, area models, or equations.
Homework
https://sites.google.com/a/leanderisd.org/mr-avirett-s-4th-grade-classroom/homework
Math Homework:
https://sites.google.com/a/leanderisd.org/mstorres4thgrade/homework
Spelling List for the week
strong, voice, probably, area, horse, board, course, worth, learn, thirteen, search current, return, record, sore
Bonus Words: biography, biodegradable, antibiotic, irreplaceable, irreconcilable
Second Step
Showing Compassion
Compassion means saying kind words or doing something helpful to show you care about how another person feels.
Having empathy helps you show compassion.
Looking for Second Step Home Links? https://sites.google.com/a/leanderisd.org/mstorres4thgrade/second-step