Room 24 News
December 11, 2015
Important Notes & Upcoming Events
Publishing Party: Next week Rm. 24 will host its second publishing party. We are finishing our second (and last) personal narrative of the year. The students are so excited to share these pieces with you! Hot cocoa and cookies will be provided by our fabulous room mom.
5th Grade Holiday Party: The 5th grade classes will be having a joint holiday party on Friday 12/18. We will be watching a movie in the AC and enjoying treats together as a grade level from 1-3pm. The students can wear their pajamas to school.
Winter Vacation: There will be NO school beginning 12/21/15. We will return to class Monday, 1/4/16. I cannot believe how quickly this year is flying by!
Crickets: Thank you to those of you who so quickly signed up to feed our geckos! We still have dates available so if you have not yet, please go to our sign up genius and find a date or two that work for you. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4eaaa82daaf58-feed
Website: Please visit our website for updates: http://sbsd.schoolwires.net/Page/1697
There is a link to my email address as well as the school's phone number. There is also a link to our homework page. I try to be very diligent about updating the weekly homework.
Next Week at a Glance:
Monday: Music & Tech Buddies
Tuesday: Discovery Labs
Wednesday: Library & Module 2 math test
Thursday: Publishing Party
Friday: 5th Grade Movie Party
5th Grade Holiday Party: The 5th grade classes will be having a joint holiday party on Friday 12/18. We will be watching a movie in the AC and enjoying treats together as a grade level from 1-3pm. The students can wear their pajamas to school.
Winter Vacation: There will be NO school beginning 12/21/15. We will return to class Monday, 1/4/16. I cannot believe how quickly this year is flying by!
Crickets: Thank you to those of you who so quickly signed up to feed our geckos! We still have dates available so if you have not yet, please go to our sign up genius and find a date or two that work for you. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4eaaa82daaf58-feed
Website: Please visit our website for updates: http://sbsd.schoolwires.net/Page/1697
There is a link to my email address as well as the school's phone number. There is also a link to our homework page. I try to be very diligent about updating the weekly homework.
Next Week at a Glance:
Monday: Music & Tech Buddies
Tuesday: Discovery Labs
Wednesday: Library & Module 2 math test
Thursday: Publishing Party
Friday: 5th Grade Movie Party
What We Are Learning
Math
Multiplying & Dividing Large Numbers & Decimals
We are coming to the end of Module 2. The students have come so far with their multiplication and division. I am so impressed with their conceptual understanding of these operations. Many of them still love to use the standard algorithm but now they understand why the algorithm works!
We are coming to the end of Module 2. The students have come so far with their multiplication and division. I am so impressed with their conceptual understanding of these operations. Many of them still love to use the standard algorithm but now they understand why the algorithm works!
Language Arts
I cannot believe that our first book club is over. We are so thankful to all of our book club volunteers! The students absolutely loved discussing their books with you. The students are working on completing their iMovie trailers.
When we return from break we will start a whole class book club that also ties in with social studies. We will be reading Blood on the River which is all about the first settlement at Jamestown.
When we return from break we will start a whole class book club that also ties in with social studies. We will be reading Blood on the River which is all about the first settlement at Jamestown.
Science
The students are still learning about matter. We are discussing properties of matter as well as solutions, mixtures, and compounds. In the photo, the students are working on a density lab.
Leopard Geckos for the Holiday
We need a family to house or wonderfully, adorable class pets over the holidays. If you are interested please email me! If you can only host them for one of the weeks, maybe you can find another family to share the time with :)
The Cortez Hill Family Center
I cannot thank you all enough for the incredible outpouring of love and generosity for the families at the Cortez! You touched so many children's hearts by donating your books, toiletries, toys, and time!
The faces of the children as they got to enjoy delicious hot chocolate while holding their new stuffed animal tight was so rewarding for all of our students.
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The faces of the children as they got to enjoy delicious hot chocolate while holding their new stuffed animal tight was so rewarding for all of our students.
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4-6 Buddies
This morning our buddy groups made place mats for Meals on Wheels. When they serve their holiday meals they will serve them on our place mats!