Avirett & Torres 18-19
Week of 10/15/18
Spelling Bee Change
New dates for the classroom Spelling Bee now October 24th AND school-wide Spelling Bee now November 14th.
Study words are located here.
Math Homework Change
Looking for pictures of Veterans for Veterans Day
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The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment Field Trip Oct. 31st
Important Dates
10/19 End of the 1st 9 weeks
10/19 Fall Family Picnic (fun begins at 5:30)
10/24 Report Cards go home
10/24 Classroom Spelling Bee
10/26 Meadows Center permission slip due
10/29 Wildflower Stomp
10/31 Field Trip to Meadows Center
11/14 School-wide Spelling Bee
Our Learning Targets
Math: We can represent the quotient of up to a four-digit whole number divided by a one-digit whole number using arrays, area models, or equations. We can use strategies to divide up to a four-digit dividend by a one-digit divisor. PACE: We can solve with proficiency for quotients of up to a four-digit dividend by a two-digit divisor using strategies.
Science: Time to "show what we know" about properties of matter!
Reading: We can identify how the author uses similes and metaphors to produce imagery in a variety of poems.
Writing: We can create images using description, similes, and metaphors.
Social Studies: We can identify and compare ways of life of Native American groups in specific Texas regions.
This Week's Homework
This week's spelling words
Spelling Words: hold, person, bald, fault, claw, hawk, proud, stalk, tower, drown, faucet, couple, allow, amount, cause
Bonus Words: minute, minuscule, miniature, microscopic, meager
Second Step
People can have different perspectives about other people, places, and situations. Perspective taking is a central component of empathy.
Students will be able to:
Identify differing perspectives in given scenarios
Generate prosocial responses to scenarios in which different perspectives could cause a conflict
An important note from Nurse Jenny
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A note on grades
Students who score below a 60 will be retaught the skill to improve their understanding of the concept. After a reteach, students will have an additional opportunity to demonstrate their new understanding. This grade will also replace the original grade.