Thank you so much to all parents who made it out to parent-teacher conferences. I enjoyed meeting with each of you and appreciate you taking the time out of your day to come in. I would also like to thank everyone who donated items, as well as their time for our Halloween Party. The students had a great time!
The cold weather is beginning to arrive. Students will still have outdoor recess whenever the whether allows. Please make sure children are dressing for the weather, and wearing coats. Thank you!
Leftover Halloween candy? Our classroom candy supply is beginning to get low. Any donations would be appreciated. The students look forward to earning a piece of candy at the end of the week if they have all assignments turned in fully completed and on time.
Class Updates:
In math, we have been reviewing chapters 6 and 7. The students completed an activity called The Great Graphing Project where they made posters that included five different graphs we have been studying. The children were able to survey each other and conduct experiments with dice to record data for some of their graphs.
In reading, we are learning how to summarize both fiction and non-fiction texts. We learned the difference between a summary and a retelling and found out lots of interesting facts about Charles Lindbergh while writing "5W" (who, what, when, where, why) summaries. In writing, we have been making final edits and revisions to our realistic fictions stories. Several students are publishing their final drafts. We hope to be able to wrap up this unit by the end of next week.
For social studies, the students have been exploring famous people who have contributed to the culture of Missouri, including Mark Twain and Scott Joplin. We have learned about the importance of jazz music to our state and listened to a few examples of this type of music. Students should be studying the vocabulary words for Chapter 2 nightly.
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