The Jones / Wolf Connector
Week of April 10, 2017 -- Unit 5 Week 4
Boxtop Contest WINNERS!
No School Friday, April 14
Lunch
This Week's School Wide Learning Outcome (SWLO)
Expert Learners are strategic & goal oriented:
I can choose the best tool(s) to navigate and interact with the learning experience.
This means I can choose the best learning tools to reach my goal and display what I have learned.
This Week's Life Skill
PRIDE
a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements
This Week's Learning Focus:
- Math - Unit 8: Perimeter & Area
- Social Studies - Revolutionary & Civil Wars (test this week); Famous Hoosier Project research & note taking
- Science - Chapter 5: Earth's Changing Surface
- Writing - Persuasive; Research Report
Spelling This Week: (TEST ON THURSDAY)
Vocabulary This Week: (NO TEST THIS WEEK)
cling - stick closely
dissolve - pass into a solution with liquid
gritty - contains very small bits of sand
humid - moist or full of water vapor
microscope - too for looking at things that are too small to be seen with the eye
mingle - come together
typical - usual or showing qualities of a certain type
Click HERE to study with Quizlet.
Language Arts Focus: (NO READING TEST THIS WEEK)
Comprehension Skill: Sequence - Authors use sequence to organize information in a text. You should look for words that signal order, such as first, next, last , and finally, as well as dates and other time phrases.
Genre: Expository Text
Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues: Antonyms
Grammar: Comparing with more and most, and combining sentences
Information from previous newsletters...
Conferences
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