We made it through week two! I know there are still some technology glitches.   Please do refer to the troubleshooting guides I sent out last week or call the school if you need someone to work with you one-on-one during the instructional day hours.  Rest assured your child has access in our daily folders in Schoology to everything that is presented or shared and can go back to review information or watch videos again at any time.

 

I sent out a SignUp Genius this week about reading assessment times after school from 1:30-3:00.  Please sign your child up if you have not done so already.  These are required start-of-year assessments that help me gauge what skills your child needs help with this year.  These sessions help me best support your child and identify areas for growth this year.  It also helps me form small groups so I can work with children in a capacity outside of whole class instruction and tailor mini-lessons to their needs.

Important Dates  

9/22 Math quiz (prime/composite; odd/even; computation review)

9/23  Henrico Maps due

9/24 Science Quiz on weathering, erosion, deposition

9/25  Word Trek Quiz Lesson #2

9/28  Student and staff holiday

Math: We will have a quiz on prime and composite numbers, even and odd numbers, and word problems on Tuesday, September 22nd.  Please continue to review those multiplication facts as they are the building blocks for most of our math lessons!  We will also continue our study of integers with absolute value.

We will then move on to order of operations.  Please have your child refer to their Math Study Guide, either the paper copy from their Learning Kit or the digital version in the Student Resources folder when completing homework.  Don’t forget you can always get a preview of our math topics using the PortaPortal!  Here is an Order of Operations song from our PortaPortal: Order of Operations Rap

Writing:  We will begin practicing cursive.  A cursive guide was sent in the Learning Kit for them to reference while practicing.

Reading:  We will focus on conflict and how character conflict affects plot this coming week in Reading.  Towards the end of the week we will discuss character traits.  I will also continue reading aloud Because of Mr. Terupt as time allows.  The students are so excited to learn what happens next in his classroom!

The students will receive their next lesson of Word Trek words on Monday.  The homework for this lesson is due on Thursday and then spelling and vocabulary quizzes on Friday.  Please encourage your student to take time reviewing word meanings and spelling each night in order to be prepared for the quizzes on Friday.

Science:  We will continue our Earth Unit by learning how weathering, erosion, and deposition impact the earth.  It’s an amazing part of our unit as we can immediately apply these lessons as soon as we step outside and begin to notice these concepts in our own neighborhoods.  There will be a quiz Thursday, September 24th on weathering, erosion, and deposition.

Social Studies:  We will be focusing on the early history of our county.  The students will continue working on their Henrico STEAM maps on Monday in class.  If they do not finish in class it will be up to them to complete for homework.  The maps are due on Wednesday, September 23rd.  The students will create a postcard this week about the settlement of Henricus.  I can’t wait to see what they come up with. 

Enjoy the weekend!