It’s hard to believe that we’re wrapping up our first month of school! I was excited to see you all at Back to School night this week! If you were unable to attend, you can head to this link for the presentation. Be sure to check your students folder for other important papers that went home that night as well.
Also, agendas were given out at Back to School night. Students will be given time to copy homework in the morning and afternoon. Please contact me if you did not receive an agenda and would like one.
In Reading, we explored character traits and the parts of a plot.
We read a very fun book titled The Plot Chickens that helped us explore and understand what makes up the plot of a story. While reading at home, ask your child to explain the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, or resolution of their text.
We also reviewed how to summarize a text by using our SWBST (Somebody Wanted But So Then) strategy. After finishing a text students should be able to state in few sentence what the story was mainly about.
This week in Social Studies, we enjoyed working together in groups to create a tableau or living picture to show the seasons we experience in Henrico county. Students had fun creating props and freezing in place to demonstrate their season! Check out our work from start to finish!
We started working on a couple writing projects this week! In stations, we discussed what it means to be a veteran and why these men and women may be considered American Heroes. We will continue working on these prompts in the next few weeks. Once finished, some of the best prompts will be chosen to be entered in to a writing contest!
Visit Ms. Capano’s blog for more information on what we did in math and science this week!
A GLANCE AT NEXT WEEK:
- MATH: Numeric and Geometric Patterns
- SCIENCE: Rock Unit Test, Ecosystem Review, Start Oceanography
- READING: Main Idea, Inferring, Synonyms/Antonyms/Homophones
- WRITING: Roots and Affixes, Contractions
- SS: Henrico History
Upcoming Dates:
- Monday, October 2
- Great American Fundraiser
- Rock Test
- Orange Reading choice grid– 6 total assignments (3 Fiction/3 Non-fiction)
- Wednesday, October 4
- Afterschool Enrichment Clubs Begin
- Thursday, October 5
- Henrico History open note quiz
- Friday, October 6
- Market Day Slip due
- STEAM Day Forms due
- Monday, October 9
- STEAM half day (see below for more information)
News & Reminders:
- New Homework Expectations Begin Monday, Oct 2: Click the “Homework” tab to review the homework expectations shared at Back to School Night. These begin this upcoming week on Monday, Oct. 2. Students will receive math homework (due Friday) and should begin logging 60 minutes of reading practice in Study Island for the week (due Monday, Oct. 9). Studying science each night is also expected. Contact me with questions!
- STEAM half day: Our next STEAM half day is already fast approaching! For our next STEAM day we will be exploring the impact of oil spills in the ocean to enrich our oceanography unit in science. A blue STEAM day letter was sent home today with information about what we will be investigating, items to be donated for our project, and a space to sign up to join us while we create, design, and explore! Thank you for your support!
- Conferences: In an effort to plan ahead, we are asking that you please sign up for a conference now. Our goal is to meet with everyone to share the wonderful progress that is being made in our classrooms! Please sign up here! Please be mindful of the slots that have already been selected and do not erase any times that have been already taken. If the time you would like has already been filled, please contact me (via email or Remind) so that we can arrange to meet at another time or date.
- Take-Home Folders: Please be sure to check your child’s take-home folder every night, as new information may be put in that could require signatures or other info.