Starke's Social
October 14, 2016
Star Student- Malakye Tatum
I would also like to take this opportunity to tell a little story about Malakye. Last week, a first grade teacher came to me and told me Malakye walked his little brother to her classroom one morning. She said he explained to her in a very respectful manner that his little brother should not be playing with one of the other students in first grade because they get in trouble together. I was blown away to hear about this interaction. Not only does it take a lot of courage to go talk to an adult in such a mature manner, it shows how caring Malakye is of his little brother. Malakye, I wish I would have had a big brother as kind and compassionate as you, and I am so proud to be your teacher this year. You are a remarkable young man, and I see big things for you in your future. Just keep working hard like you did this week, and I think you will end up surprising YOURSELF this year! Way to go!
Blue Ribbon Character Trait Writing Award- Nevaeh Werdehausen
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Specials Schedule
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Important Dates
October 17- Flu Shot Clinic for Students
October 18- End of 1st Quarter
October 20- Parent-Teacher Conferences/Book Fair
October 24- Parent-Teacher Conferences/Book Fair
October 26- Brag Tag Assembly- 10:00-11:00
October 27- Fall Party- Bowling- 1:00-2:00
October 28- No School- Staff Compensation Day
What's Going on in the Classroom?
Math- The students were challenged with a Performance Task this week. Their task put their skills to the test! Each student was given $200 to "spend" on school supplies for the classroom. They were given supply catalogs and were required to create a list of supplies they would like to buy for the classroom. This list included the product's actual price and the rounded value of each price. Once their list was complete, the students had to add both the rounded values and the actual values and compare the two answers. If their total was greater than $200 they had to subtract items, and if it was less than $200 they had to add more items until they were as close as possible to $200. Finally, they had to explain the reasonableness of their two totals to describe the differences between them and why those totals are different. This is something you can do in the grocery store together to practice math skills in a real world scenario!
Next Week's Spelling Test Words:
often
use
kind
head
also
four
show
been
around
began
above
long
took
air
there
were
large
might
Language- We focused on compound words and how to use spelling patterns to help us spell other unknown compound words.
Writing- The students completed this month's Blue Ribbon Character Trait Writing. They had to write about a time they were responsible and about a time they were irresponsible. They had to include the outcome of both situations and explain how they felt after each experience. All of these writings go into their class binder to show how their writing improves throughout the year. There will be one for each month of the school year as long as your child completes all of them.
Reading- We reviewed skills this week and practiced them independently with our own books. We also completed and reviewed the weekly reading morning work. These are short passages that the students complete every morning. Each one has 6 questions. They come home with a score almost every day, but I do NOT put these scores in the grade book daily. The only one I usually enter is the Thursday, Day 4 passage, and I ONLY enter grades for questions that match standards that have already been taught. Keep in mind that] I do not enter every score into the grade book. However, I do grade all assignments to give students feedback about their work. Please let me know if you ever have questions about your child's grades.
Social Studies- We continued to learn about the U.S. Constitution and the Three Branches. The students should be able to identify the purpose of the U.S. Constitution, name the three branches, and explain the job of each branch! All the information they need to know is located in the song below! Enjoy!
Our Government Song
"Our Government"
Lyrics Written by Mr. Starke
Instrumental: Heathens by 21 Pilots
Video Production: Mr. Johnson A.K.A. Mr. J
Rap Vocals: Mr. Starke A.K.A Starkey Starke
Introduction and Singing Vocals: Mr. Ferguson A.K.A. Fergy Ferg
Our government is made of three branches
Executive and Legislative
And then there’s the Judiciary
They work for the people
You and Me
It all started back in 1776
When they were tryin’ to claim
independence
It was John, Tom, and Ben
And John Hancock
You know he signed it big
At the bottom of that doc
They wanted to be free
Didn’t want to be ruled by a king
Cuz Thomas Paine said it didn’t make sense
So they wrote to King George…the
Declaration of Independence
Sing it…
Our government is made of three branches
Executive and Legislative
And then there’s the Judiciary
They work for the people
You and Me
So then they thought
We need some laws
Keep our nation grounded
Fix our flaws
So they came up with a simple solution
Sat down and wrote the Constitution
It’s the Bill of Rights
Amendments too
They workin’ for the people
Me and you
They give us choice
And Freedom of speech
Divided up the branches
Into three
Listen to these words
Sing it Mr. Ferg
Our government is made of three branches
Executive and Legislative
And then there’s the Judiciary
They work for the people
You and Me
Enforcin’ laws
Executive's the President
Vetoin laws
The white house the residence
The legislative’s Congress
House and the senate
Writin' laws
Each state's representin’
Judicial makes em’ fair
Interprets the word
Checked and balanced
Sing it Fergy Ferg
Our government is checked and balanced
It spreads the power through the branches
And makes sure they are bein’ honest
Guess who’s writin’
It’s Francis Scott Key
The Star Spangled Banner
Oh say can you see?
Bombs bursting in air
Flag in the sky
Pride in his heart
And a gleam in his eye
Our national anthem
I’m proud. Can’t you see?
We’re the home of the brave
And the land of the free
Homework Options and Links to Websites
1. Read Every Night
2. Practice Math Facts with Flash Cards
3. Practice Spelling Words- New words and words missed from the previous week.
4. http://xtramath.org- Website or App for practicing math facts- Login information was sent home on Friday, August 26. Let me know if you lost the login information.
5. http://www.commoncoresheets.com/- Website to print off worksheets for any skill you want to practice. You can even choose the grade level to meet your child's needs.
6. http://www.k12reader.com/subject/reading-skills/reading-comprehension/- Website to print off reading comprehension passages, spelling, language, and writing worksheets. You can choose the grade level and skill you would like your child to practice.
7. http://www.k5learning.com/reading-comprehension-worksheets- Website to print off reading comprehension passages, spelling, language, writing, and math worksheets. You can choose the grade level and skill you would like your child to practice.
8. https://www.spellingcity.com/- Website to practice spelling at any level on your computer, laptop, or iPad.
9. http://www.adaptedmind.com/- Math and Reading Practice
Kid President Meets the President
Agreed! #leadbyexample