Davis/Martin Peek at the Week
October 16-19
Dear Parents,
We had a great SPEAR-IT week and tailgate event! Thank you to everyone who helped out. The kids had a lot of fun!
On Thursday, October 19th, students will be dismissed 90 minutes early due to Parent-Teacher conferences from 2-8 p.m. If you have not signed up for a time to meet with us, please do so as soon as possible. If you cannot come in for a meeting, let us know when it would be best for a phone conference. Report cards will be passed out at conferences.
There will be no school on Friday, October 20th.
On Friday, November 17th, we will be having Mini-Course Day. If you or someone you know is interested in teaching a class, please let us know!
Mrs. Davis & Mrs. Martin
THIS WEEK
IN LITERACY & SOCIAL STUDIES:
- Reading: Students will use a variety of strategies to respond in writing to literary and nonfiction texts read. They will be working on using evidence in their answers and writing in complete sentences.
- Language: Students will be reviewing their understanding of nouns, verbs, and prepositions. No quiz this week.
- Spelling - No spelling this week.
- Read Aloud: Wonder by R.J. Palacio
SOCIAL STUDIES:
- Chapter 3 - Early European Exploration of the Americas
- Students will investigate both European and Native American perspectives of the European colonization of America. - They will look at this from Christopher Columbus's perspective, as well as the Taino people. They will learn about the Columbian Exchange, as well as Leif Ericksson.
IN MATH & SCIENCE:
- Students will continue to practice dividing by 2 digits and interpreting remainders.
SCIENCE:
- We will be exploring and researching "What is an Ecosystem?".
HOMEWORK:
- Weekly Reading Log: 20 minutes of reading, 5 nights per week, passed out every Monday and due the following Monday. Please initial your child's log on the days he/she reads.
- Weekly Math Log: 1 round of Fact Fluency and at least 10 minutes of Math, 5 nights per week (please initial your child's log on the days he/she works on Moby Max), DUE on MONDAYS (this is averaged into your child's math grade). When your student has mastered his/her basic facts they will no longer be required to work on Fact Fluency.
- Students will most always have math homework every night through the week, Fridays and weekends off.
UPCOMING TESTS:
NONE
REMINDERS
- Join our classroom Facebook page! Search Team Davis & Martin or enter the following url: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teamdavismartin/. We will upload photos from the week, as well as important information and reminders.
- If you are not a Facebook person, you can receive homework and test announcements from Remind. Follow this link to sign up for Mrs. Davis' homeroom and choose this link for Mrs. Martin's homeroom.
IMPORTANT DATES
Wed. October 18th: DREAM Team & Girls Club Meeting
Thurs. October 19th: Early Dismissal / Parent-Teacher Conferences (2-8 p.m.)
Fri. October 20th: NO SCHOOL - professional development
Fri. October 27th: STOP Ceremony
Thurs. November 9th: Bookworm Buddies
Tues. November 14th: Diabetes Awareness Day (Hat Day)
Fri. November 17th: Mini-Course Day
Mon. November 20th - Fri. November 24th: Thanksgiving Break
Mon. Nov. 30th - Dec. 1st: ACT Interim Assessments
Wed. December 6th: PBIS Store
Thurs. December 7th: NED Assembly
Thurs. December 14th: Christmas Party & A-State Basketball Game
Fri. December 15th: End of Second Quarter
Mon. December 18th - Mon. January 1st: Christmas Break