The Jones / Wolf Connector
Week of April 3, 2017
This Week's School Wide Learning Outcome (SWLO)
Expert Learners are resourceful & knowledgeable:
I can choose the best means of getting information in order to reach the goal.
This means I know which way of getting information works best for me (e.g. book, digital resource, video, graph, listening, etc.)
This Week's Life Skill
PERSEVERANCE
the act or power of continuing to do something in spite of difficulties
Conferences
This Week's Learning Focus:
- Math - Unit 8: Perimeter & Area
- Social Studies - Revolutionary & Civil Wars (test next week); Intro to Famous Hoosier Project
- Science - Chapter 5: Earth's Changing Surface
- Writing - Persuasive; Research Report
Vocabulary This Week:
dizzy - feeling of spinning
experiment - test used to discover or prove something
genuine - real and what it seems to be
hilarious - very funny
mischief - behavior that causes annoyance or minor harm
nowadays - present day
politician - person who holds or runs for a government office
Language Arts Focus:
Comprehension Skill: Text Structure (Problem & Solution) - Identifying the problems and the steps or actions taken to solve them can help you understand the main idea of the text. To find problems and their solutions in a text, look for signal words like consequently and as a result.
Genre: Biography
Vocabulary Strategy: Greek Roots
Grammar: Adjectives that Compare & Punctuation in Letters
Information from previous newsletters...
PTO Information - Bookstore & more!
Parents - Are you struggling for time to run to the local big box store for supplies?
The Southside Corral Bookstore has you covered! We carry most of the basic school supplies that students need each day for a comparable price.
The following are items from our current inventory:
*Folders *Glue *Earbuds *Scissors
*Spiral Notebooks *Protractors *Index Cards *Clipboards
*Crayons *Rulers *Tri Fold Boards *Dry Erase Markers
*Colored Pencils *Pencil boxes/pouches *Poster board *Highlighters
*Markers *Binders *Calculators
We are open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:45-8:10 to accommodate your school supply needs!
Remember, your purchases support Southside PTO – which in turn helps your school!
Our Mustang Corral Bookstore is open:
- 7:45-8:10 on Tuesdays for PreK-Grade 2
- 7:45-8:10 on Thursdays are for Grades 3-6
Don't forget to clip those Box Tops and submit in a Ziploc Bag labeled with your teacher's name!
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PTO Webpage - http://www.bcsc.k12.in.us/southsidepto
Southside PTO Email Address - southsidemustangspto@gmail.com
Collect Your Pop Tabs for Ronald McDonald House at Riley Children's Hospital!
No Breakfast on 2 Hour Delay Days
Birthday Packages from the Mustang Cafe
Pat Jones, 4th Grade Teacher
Laura Wolf, 4th Grade Teacher
Email: wolfl@bcsc.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.bcsc.k12.in.us/Domain/1047
Location: Southside Elementary School, West 200 South, Columbus, IN, United States
Phone: 812-376-4423
Twitter: @SSWolfDen