EPIC House November Newsletter
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Happy November Amazing EPIC Families!
Avery and Payton in Pumpkin Math!
Brenna, Karina, Race, Kayla, Max and Rebecca at the Fraction Fiesta
Daelyn, Joe, Sam and Jake
What's Up In the Classroom?
Core Subjects
Language Arts:
Writing:
We have continued to focus on grammar in writing, but have also started our narrative writing pieces! We started personal journaling, then moved into writing about small moments in our lives. Students had the option to expand those small moments into their narrative writing piece, or they could choose a new topic. We have been working on great beginnings and leads into our stories and will continue working on our endings and editing our papers. The EPIC House has GREAT authors! I cannot wait to read their final copies! :)
Science:
Students are still learning about Solids, Liquids and Gases in science. Within the coming weeks, students will be having many more experiments, since we have the bulk reading completed and can move into the hands-on learning experiences! Which is not only the students favorite part, but mine as well. :) Students are currently learning about the states of matter and physical properties. We had our first quiz in science on our vocabulary and key concepts. Students also took part in a mini-experiment making Root Beer Floats. Students identified the solid, liquid, and gas within the float and “dug” to discover what the gas was within the float. It was exciting to see how many scientists we have in the EPIC House. We will be continuing with this unit for the next couple of weeks. I believe that science is an inquiry subject, therefore, students will continue to have hands-on learning experiences that allow them to be an active participant in their own learning and discoveries.
Math 1st Hour: Students have finished the units on fractions, line plots, and our first month of Math Quest where we focused on the math strategy of guess and check. Your students continue to amaze me at their strong desire to learn and deepen their understanding of the skills being taught. We will continue on with a new Math Quest math strategy in November. In addition, students will be moved into new Math Quest groups in order to allow them the opportunity to work with other students and gain new insight from their math thinking. We have already started our next unit on decimals and the students seem very excited to solidify their understanding of how decimals work and how they are related to fractions and division. To wrap up the success of a great month of learning, we celebrated with Pumpkin Math and it was a great success. Students were engaged with pumpkins as we made a hypothesis in the class that the size of the pumpkin does not impact the number of seeds in the pumpkin. We will discuss the pumpkin math results when we return from our fall break.
After explorers, students will be working on creating a lap book in order to develop strong map skills. This would include understanding the different types of maps, advantages and disadvantages of maps and globes along with covering latitude and longitude. This unit will take approximately 2 weeks to complete. Then, we will begin working on a simulation on colonization which the students last year loved! It is an excellent way for the students to feel like they are really traveling by boat to America and have to settle and deal with all of the dangers and experiences that the early colonists had to deal with.
Upcoming Important Dates
Friday, November 3rd: PBIS RAVE Assembly to set November goal.
Monday, November 10th: 10:15-11:00am Veteran's Assembly. (All veterans are welcome to attend the assembly and join us for a complimentary lunch)
Friday, November 14th End of Day: Report cards available on-line for first quarter.
Wednesday, November 26th: Half Day, Lineville done at 11:40
Thursday, November 27th: No School Thanksgiving
Friday, November 28th: No School