We had a really fun week!

In writing, we wrapped up publishing of our first piece! Most students chose to write a new ending to a classic fairy tale. Some decided to rewrite this story from a different character’s point of view. This led to some awesome discussions about point of view. We spent the last few days working on revising and editing. We each worked on an editing checklist and discussed how we could make our writing better. One goal for each student was to include at least one simile or metaphor in their writing. A printed copy of each story will come home next week so you can see!

In reading, fourth grade finished Wishtree! This ended up being a really special book with a great message. Students worked to determine the theme of this text and supported it with text evidence! We also started our study of nonfiction text with a musical books. Students got to explore different nonfiction texts around the room. We also read a fun piece about Monopoly! Ask your student what they learned from this discussion. Fifth grade continues to read Because of Mr. Terrupt while talking about summarizing and point of view. We discussed the difference between a story told by a narrator and a character in that story.

In VA STUDIES we started learning about Jamestown! We did an Escape Room today. Ask your child how it went for them. Some still need to “escape” on Tuesday! Fifth grade social studies continued working on our in class project. We each picked a topic to research and share with the class. Click here for more information (Henrico Awareness Project using Henrico County Booklet) but students should not have to worry about working on this at home unless they want to!

• STEAM DAY MONDAY! THIS IS A HALF DAY!! Dismissal will begin at 10:55. If you would like to join us to work on our projects, plan to come around 8:45!! We will have resource on Monday morning from 8:00-8:40. 
• It is also the last day to order a Papa John’s pizza to support our school at Book or Treat! Order here: www.pjcheese.com/mtes. You will pick up at the school on Tuesday October 29^th between 6:00-8:00 pm. This fund raiser is to help us keep our BrainPop subscription!
• Sign up for Breakfast with the Principal October 25. Sign up here.
• On Tuesday, 10/29, our class will celebrate the season with Halloween Paper Circuits!  Students will apply their knowledge of electric circuits to make spooky drawings light up!  We are seeking donations of:
  – Conductive copper tape (example from Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/y5h4nuzk)
  Both are available Prime from Amazon but brand does not matter if you happen to be at the store and see them.  Please contact us if you are able to send either item in!   Thank you!
• CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR A STUDENT LED CONFERENCE on November 4^th from 3:00-8:00 pm.