Congrats to us for taking second place in the bake sale contest!
We win a doughnut party!!!
A big THANK YOU to all the families who donated baked goods.
Happy New Marking Period!!
I’m very excited about our DIA field trip on Nov. 20th. If you haven’t brought in your permission and money please remember to do it as soon as possible.
I hope everyone is hard at work on their mask book projects!! Don’t forget the due date is Nov. 23rd and you will be presenting your mask to the class on that day as well.
The entire class is studying space in science. The scope for each grade is different but we have much in common and can watch videos, read books, chart the moon, and sing songs together!! Get ready to sing the Phases of the Moon song!!
I’m excited that we are working on opinion pieces in writing! I can’t wait to see the thoughtfully written final products you will create!
Fifth grade-
Your Unit 3 Social Studies test on the settlement of the 13 English colonies is scheduled for Nov. 19th. Please make sure you are looking at all your materials and use the study guide to help you study each night.
Spelling List for 11/13-interpret, compartment, slender, miniature, gorgeous, obtuse, adjacent, diameter, variable, acute
I hope that your math unit on angles and quadrangles has you noticing them everywhere…and thinking about how they are related!!
Fourth grade-
Your Unit 3 Social Studies test on human Geography is scheduled for Dec. 16th. Please make sure you are studying your materials as we go through the unit. To the right is a link for the Follow the Drinking Gourd song!
Spelling list for 11/13-moisture, measure, sculpture, puncture, leisure, tens, hundreds, thousands, place value, millions.
Don’t forget to practice your multiplication facts for your math unit! Also, remember the word problems in our unit are good practice for the real world…where there are math word problems that need to be solved everyday!!
PTA Reflections
2015-2016 Reflections Theme:
“Let Your Imagination Fly”
The PTA believes all children deserve a quality arts education and encourages students to pursue artistic expression through participation in its annual Reflections Program. The program offers students in pre-school through grade 12 the opportunity to create works of art for fun and recognition. It celebrates the many skills of our students and encourages them to pursue artistic expression.
The categories are:
Film/Video Production, Dance Choreography, Musical Composition, Photography, Visual Arts and Literature.
Due date for entries will be Monday, November 30th, 2015!
Contact Amanda LeFranc, Reflections Chair, with questions or if you need entry forms (they are also available in the school on the PTA table near the cafeteria).
Amanda.LeFranc@gmail.com; 313-562-9228
Extra Credit
I will award two extra credit points to any student who comes to school tomorrow with an answer to the following riddle written on today’s page in their planner.
What do ghosts use to wash their hair???
The answer is Shamboo!!!
The students who participated in this activity got two extra credit points AND a Halloween pencil! Great job!!
Don’t forget to check the blog every day! You never know what may show up on it!
Halloween Celebration Reminder!!!!
Please click on the link to sign up to bring something to our Halloween Celebration on Oct. 30th at 2:00.
The sign-up sheet appears to be full however if your child wishes to bring something please feel free to send it in!!
****Please remember we are a peanut and tree nut free room!!!!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d45aeaf22a20-mrs2
Spelling Words! 10/26-10/30
Fifth grade- establish, although, challenge, homophones, whether, speed, contact, opposite, distance, reference
Fourth grade-fright, slight, wildlife, flight, twice, maximum, mode, minimum, data, median
