Meng's Memos
October 5th, 2015
A Busy Day of Learning
Volunteering in our Classroom
-Reading with Students
-Helping with a Clerical Task
-Talking to Students about your Work Skills or Hobbies
-Being an Expert who Teaches us a Lesson during a Science or Social Studies Unit
then please contact me through emeng@hse.k12.in.us, and we will work to find an available date for you to come in. We love learning from our volunteers!
Our Focus this Week
Our Questions
· Writer's Workshop: How can we identify simple and compound sentences? How can we use synonyms to deepen our word choice in our writing?
· Reader's Workshop: What do we know about story elements? Can we analyze a book's character, setting, plot, mood, theme, and character traits?
· Math Workshop: What are the ways we can SUBTRACT two, two-digit numbers? What addition and subtraction strategies can we use to increase our math fact speed?
· Science: What do we know about sound and light? What do we want to learn about these topics? Can scientists create invisibility cloaks through bending light? (This is our current class wonder.)
Homework Ideas
Math: Subtraction regrouping is tricky, especially if there are zeros involved. Practice some tricky problems together this week, such as 502-346.
Reading: Finding and supporting the main idea of a story is an important skill we will be working on next. After you read a paragraph or chapter, can you work with your child to write a sentence that tells the most important components of the section?
Try out MobyMax by going to https://www.mobymax.com/signin and entering the log in information students brought home in the front covers of their agendas!
Important Information
Our Schedule
8:45-9:00 Morning Procedures
9:00-9:30 Learning Clubs
9:30-10:10 Writing
10:15-10:50 Specials
10:55-11:05 Snack and Read Aloud
11:05-12:35 Reading
12:35-12:55 Recess
1:05-1:35 Lunch
1:40-2:55 Math
2:55-3:30 Social Studies/Science
Specials Classes this Week
Tuesday: Day 2 - PE
Wednesday: Day 3 - Computer
Thursday: Day 4 - Art
Friday: Day 1 - Music / No Library Due to Book Fair
Please order books online through the link below. Our classroom code is L9MT8. Thank you!
What's Going on Here at Cumberland Road Elementary School?
Upcoming CRES Events
October 13th-October 21st: Parent/Teacher Conferences
Tuesday, October 20th: Picture Retake Day
October 22-23: Fall Break
**Get this Special Event on Your Calendar**
April 22nd: CRES Fest
Lunch Visits and Background Checks
For more information on background checks and the anti-bullying webinar, please visit:
Elizabeth Meng
Email: emeng@hse.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.hse.k12.in.us/CRE/home.aspx
Location: 13535 Cumberland Rd, Fishers, IN 46038, United States
Phone: 317-594-4170 (1112)