Davis/Martin Weekly Update
October 26 - October 30
Dear Parents,
We had a great turn out at our Parent-Teacher Conferences. Thank you for attending! It was nice to see you and discuss your child. Remember, this nine weeks your student will be required to read 6 chapter books (one will need to be non-fiction).
This week is Red-Ribbon Week. We have lots of fun things planned: Monday-wear red, Tuesday-Super Hero t-shirt, Wednesday-wear hats, Thursday-Black and Gold, Friday-Dress up like your favorite character. All week students will be able to purchase a "pie" to throw at a UHI Faculty member on Friday morning. Each pie will cost $5. Also, on Friday we will be having a ticketed event, for 20 tickets the students can attend GROSSOLOGY.
Mrs. Davis & Mrs. Martin
THIS WEEK
In LITERACY & SOCIAL STUDIES:
- Reading: Students will continue working on identifying and describing character traits of a variety of characters they read about. They will also compare and contrast characters and their traits.
- Vocabulary: amateur, rebellion, appease, partial
- Read Aloud: Maniac Magee written by Jerry Spinelli
- Social Studies: Chapter 4: The Age of Exploration - Building the First Colonies: The Spanish Colonies, the Virginia Colony, The Plymouth Colony, the French and the Dutch, Test will be the first week of November
In MATH & SCIENCE:
- Science: Students are working on identifying minerals. We had a lab working on physical properties of mineral, such as color, luster, streak. This week will will be studying Moh's Hardness scale and testing minerals, conducting acid tests, and checking minerals for fluorescence.
- Math: we are still working on decimals (place value, adding, subtracting, rounding, and estimating).
- We will continue to work on our individualized math program on Khan Academy. Students are allowed to work on it at home.
- The students are improving their multiplication fluency by working on Math Facts Pro. Practicing Math Facts Pro is now part of the students' homework,multiplication logs are due on Monday.
HOMEWORK:
- Weekly Reading Log: 20 minutes of reading, 5 nights per week, DUE MONDAYS (this is averaged into your child's reading grade)
- Weekly Vocabulary Page: This will go home every Tuesday, and needs to be completed and returned every Wednesday
- Weekly Multiplication Log: Math Facts Pro two times each night, 5 nights per week. These logs are also DUE MONDAY (this is averaged into your child's math grade)
- Students will most always have math homework every night through the week, Fridays and weekends off.
REMINDERS
- You can sign-up for text or email reminders of classroom events by clicking here for Mrs. Martin's Homeroom or here for Mrs. Davis' Homeroom.
IMPORTANT DATES
October 26-30 Red Ribbon Week
- Monday-wear red
- Tuesday-Super Hero t-shirt
- Wednesday-wear hats
- Thursday-Black and Gold
- Friday-Dress up like your favorite character
October 29...Raider of the Month Luncheon
October 30 ... Grossology (20 tickets)
November 25 - 27...Thanksgiving Break
December 21 - January 4...Christmas Break