Newsletter-Oct. 26-30, 2015
Mrs. Wells and Mrs. Reim
Look who was caught exhibiting our ethical principle of pursuit of excellence! Congratulations, Seryna!
Please visit my webpage for more information-
Look under the NEWSLETTER tab to find "view" or "downloads" of the spelling word list, the spelling dictation sentences, the xtra math pins, and the RAZ kids login cards.
For xtra math website, students use my email: belinda.wells@leanderisd.org, then use the pin number from the download. Most students are now successful in getting into RAZ Kids.
Report cards go out on Wednesday!
A note from Mrs. Wells
We are so grateful to Kristen Sloas for decorating our door for "Red Ribbon Week." The students selected the theme of "Itune out Drugs" from a group of suggestions she provided. Thanks for allowing the children to have input on the choice.
Next week, we have the following scheduled to call attention to the choice to be drug free:
1. Monday is PJ Day with the message "Put Drugs to Sleep."
2. Tuesday is "Sock it to Drugs." Wear your most colorful and outrageous socks.
3. Wednesday is "Team up against drugs." Wear your favorite team t-shirt.
4. Thursday is "Thumbs up to respecting ourselves" and we will wear RED.
5. Is go crazy for good choices and design that CRAZY hair.
Also, Wednesday is early release day and I look forward to seeing many of you for conferences.
AND Oct. 30th is Monster Math Night from 6-7:30. Come and find out that math isn't so scary after all or is it?!
What is Prodigy? A math site to practice skills-
Just doing a little coding!
How many ways can you say, "40?" We had 17 different ways!
Math Homework
Oh my, the kids love using Prodigy to practice their math skills. AND, it helps me see what they need to practice. So, it is a win-win!
1. Students have online homework this week.
30 minutes of Prodigy Game
(students should have their username, but all passwords are math)
Reading
1. Students are getting proficient at writing digital diary entries. This week that I want the students to focus on the "B" character traits. I have the list of traits and an example on the homepage of my website. This is the last week we will work on the "B" traits.
2. RAZ Kids, I am not posting a new assignment for this week's homework, because I think they have projects to complete...
Spelling
Spelling Words (Unit 9) are focused on the suffixes: -ed and -ing.
Spelling words and sentence dictation are downloads on my website.
1. Students should practice writing the sentences at least 3 times during the week. They should focus on neatness and using capital letters at the beginning of sentences and the correct end punctuation.
Social Studies
Science
Working on organizing our facts on Google Classroom and Padlet. The kids have been working with their "energy."
1. Each student need to have 20-25 facts posted on Google Classroom for their energy.
We have been working on it all week in class and most have completed this assignment. If they haven't found enough facts, have the google their energy's name FOR KIDS.
Example: Hydroelectric power explained for kids-
Refining their search in this way will ensure that the information they find is academically appropriate for them.
GREEN Energy Celebration is Thursday, November the 19th!