Miller Weekly Reminders

Happenings at Miller Elementary and throughout the district:

Gleaners Food Bank Tuesday 11 a.m.
Wednesday Late Start, school begins at 9:35 a.m.
The Miller Newsletter is attached in addition to important informational announcements 


February 2020 Newsletter.pptx
Influenza Fact Sheet (arabic) (1).pdf
Influenza Parent Letter (Arabic and English) (1).pdf

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Focus for the week of February 3, 2020

Reading: Student will learn to recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. They will include transitional words in their recount.

Math:  Students will use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing with unknowns in all positions, e.g. by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

Writing: Students will understand how to write a narrative paper. They will work on the steps in the writing process from drafting, revising, editing to publishing.

Science: Students will learn about the structure and properties of matter. They will learn that different kinds of matter exist and many of them can be either solid or liquid, depending on temperature. Students will learn that matter can be described and classified by its observable properties Students will learn that different properties are suited to different purposes.

Social Studies:  Students will understand the duties of state and local government by comparing them to the national government. They will make a t-chart explaining all the duties of different governments. Students will learn about different branches of government, council, court, and mayor.

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Spelling Homework for the week of February 3, 2020

                        pause
                      crawl
                      launch
                      draw
                      hawk
                      shall
                      six
                    today
                    wrote
                     show
Daily Homework: Complete daily assignments and return each day. *Read for 20-30 minutes every day.
Monday: Math: in your folder and Math Bag games.Spelling: Write your words in ABC order.Read for 20-30 minutes from Reading Bag
Tuesday: Math: in your folder and Math Bag games.Spelling : Rainbow spellingRead for 20-30 minutes from Reading Bag
Wednesday: Math: in your folder and Math Bag games.Spelling: Write your words 5 times each.Read for 20-30 minutes from Reading Bag
Thursday: Math: in your folder and Math Bag games.Spelling: Have someone give you a pretend test.Read for 20-30 minutes from Reading Bag
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: Read 20 minutes
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PTA Pizza Sale

PTA Pizza Monday, $1 a slice $8 pizza.

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Focus for the week of January 27, 2020

Reading: Student will learn to recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

Math:  Students will add up to four two-digit numbers using strategies based on place value and properties of operations. They will add and subtract within 1000, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method. Understand that in adding or subtracting three-digit numbers, one adds or subtracts hundreds and hundreds, tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose or decompose tens or hundreds.
Students will mentally add 10 or 100 to a given number 100-900, and mentally subtract 10 or 100 from a given number 100-900. They will explain why addition and subtraction strategies work, using place value and the properties of operations.1

Writing: Students will understand how to write an opinion paper. They will work on the steps in the writing process from drafting, revising, editing to publishing.

Science: Students will learn about the structure and properties of matter. They will learn that different kinds of matter exist and many of them can be either solid or liquid, depending on temperature. Students will learn that matter can be described and classified by its observable properties A great variety of objects can be built up from a small set of pieces.

Social Studies:  Students will use components of culture (e.g., foods, language, religion, traditions) to describe diversity in the local community.

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Spelling/Homework for January 27, 2020

Spelling Words- #18 Week of January 27, 2020
                            root
                          chew
                           clue
                          canoe
                          fruit
                          work
                          made
                          pick
                          own
                          long
Daily Homework: Complete daily assignments and return each day. *Read for 20-30 minutes every day.
Monday: Math: in your folder and Math Bag games.Spelling: Write your words in ABC order.Read for 20-30 minutes from Reading Bag
Tuesday: Math: in your folder and Math Bag games.Spelling : Rainbow spellingRead for 20-30 minutes from Reading Bag
Wednesday: Math: in your folder and Math Bag games.Spelling: Write your words 5 times each.Read for 20-30 minutes from Reading Bag
Thursday: Math: in your folder and Math Bag games.Spelling: Have someone give you a pretend test.Read for 20-30 minutes from Reading Bag
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: Read 20 minutes
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Focus for the week of January 21, 2020

Reading: Student will learn to recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

Math:  Students will add up to four two-digit numbers using strategies based on place value and properties of operations. They will add and subtract within 1000, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method. Understand that in adding or subtracting three-digit numbers, one adds or subtracts hundreds and hundreds, tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose or decompose tens or hundreds.
Students will mentally add 10 or 100 to a given number 100-900, and mentally subtract 10 or 100 from a given number 100-900. They will explain why addition and subtraction strategies work, using place value and the properties of operations.1

Writing: Students will understand how to write an opinion paper. They will work on the steps in the writing process from drafting, revising, editing to publishing.

Science: Students will learn about the structure and properties of matter. They will learn that different kinds of matter exist and many of them can be either solid or liquid, depending on temperature. Students will learn that matter can be described and classified by its observable properties A great variety of objects can be built up from a small set of pieces.

Social Studies:  Students will use components of culture (e.g., foods, language, religion, traditions) to describe diversity in the local community.

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Important Testing and Days off Information

NWEA and i Ready testing will take place during the next two weeks

Friday, January 17, 2020 Half Day in the morning and school dismissed at 11:45 a.m.

Monday, January 20, 2020 No school due to Martin Luther King observance.

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Half day in the morning and school dismissed at 11:45 a.m.

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Focus for the week of January 13, 2020

Reading: Student will learn to recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

Math:  Students will use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.They will fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.They will mentally add 10 or 100 to a given number 100-900, and mentally subtract 10 or 100 from a given number 100-900. Students will be able to explain why addition and subtraction strategies work, using place value and the properties of operations.

Writing: Students will understand how to write an opinion paper. They will work on the steps in the writing process from drafting, revising, editing to publishing.

Science: Students will learn about the structure and properties of matter. They will learn that different kinds of matter exist and many of them can be either solid or liquid, depending on temperature. Students will learn that matter can be described and classified by its observable properties A great variety of objects can be built up from a small set of pieces.

Social Studies:  Students will use components of culture (e.g., foods, language, religion, traditions) to describe diversity in the local community.

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Spelling Homework 1-13-20

                       shook
                       soot
                      could
                     should
                      crook
                       light
                       laugh
                       upon
                        buy
                       kind
Daily Homework: Complete daily assignments and return each day. *Read for 20-30 minutes every day.
Monday: Math: in your folder and Math Bag games.Spelling: Write your words in ABC order.Read for 20-30 minutes from Reading Bag
Tuesday: Math: in your folder and Math Bag games.Spelling : Rainbow spellingRead for 20-30 minutes from Reading Bag
Wednesday: Math: in your folder and Math Bag games.Spelling: Write your words 5 times each.Read for 20-30 minutes from Reading Bag
Thursday: Math: in your folder and Math Bag games.Spelling: Have someone give you a pretend test.Read for 20-30 minutes from Reading Bag
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: Read 20 minutes
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