The Jones / Wolf Connector
Week of March 27, 2017 - Unit 5 Week 2
Simmon's School House Field Trip
- Monday, March 27 - Jones' class trip (this is our first day back from Spring Break)
- Thursday, March 30 - Wolf's class trip
Spelling This Week
This Week's Learning Focus
- Reading - Unit 5 Week 2: On the Move - What are some reasons people moved west?
- Math - Unit 8: Perimeter & Area
- Writing - Persuasive
- Social Studies - Simmons School House
- Science - Chapter 5: Earth's Changing Surface
Vocabulary This Week
shrivel - shrink or wrinkle
plunging - falling down quickly
prospector - person who looks for gold, silver, or other minerals
scoffed - expressed dislike or ridicule
settlement - place where people live when they first move to a new area
territories - large areas of land where people in a region live
topple - fall or collapse
withered - dried up from the heat or lack of moisture
Language Arts Focus
Comprehension Strategy - Visualize - When you visualize, you form a picture in your head. Visualizing help form inferences and draw conclusions.
Comprehension Skill - Character, Setting, Plot: Cause & Effect - The events in a story form its sequence, but cause and effect helps demonstrate the relationship of each event in the sequence to the others.
Genre - Tall Tale
Vocabulary Strategy - Homographs
Grammar - Articles & Demonstrative Adjectives
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!
"LIKE" us on our Southside PTO Facebook Page
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