Next week is our “Spooktacular” Halloween Party! Our class will be having out classroom party starting at 2:30-3:30. We will be celebrating the haunting season.

I know there have been several donations asked of you lately and I do apologize. However, listed below is our Sign Up Genius for our Party. If you could please donate we would greatly appreciate it!

Robey Halloween Class Sign-Up

Good Evening Parents!

I just wanted to give a heads-up that I have now added a Unit 1 Study Guide Tab to our web page. Please click on this tab at the top of our website to see the links to all of the study guides that your child will get this unit. Feel free to print off or use online. Students will be getting a paper copy later on this week and next to take home to use. I just wanted to give you a head start if you so choose!

In addition, I have updated our Multiplication Fact page as well. It now has the counting by 3s, 4s, 5s, and 6s videos. These are used in class, and are a class favorite.

Lastly, today we learned about how the Mackinac Bridge was built. Feel free to watch this educational video about the process of making the bridge! I have also included a link to some facts and kid activities to discuss Mackinac.

Mackinac Bridge Facts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HErlqVtos3w

Thank you to all of those parents who volunteered or came out to support Haunted School! It was truly a success! I loved seeing all of the creative costumes too.

Since we are beginning to wrap up the first card-marking, you are going to start receiving some study guides this week to help prepare your child for their upcoming tests. Please make sure to review these items with your child and work on concepts we have been discussing in class. I will be uploading all of the study guides under a new tab on our blog. So, make sure to keep an eye out for that! On that page, you will also find videos and helpful hints to help your child with our curriculum. Please let me know if you ever need any more support.

Reading- Book Study on Stellaluna and Nonfiction book study on Bats!

Writing- Continuing narrative stories

Social Studies- Human characteristics of Michigan, using natural resources in Michigan, regions, and movement to and from Michigan.

Unit 1 Social Studies Test (Tentative)- 10/30

Math- Using the Distributive Property to decompose units, solving two-step word problems using all four operations, and reviewing for the test

Module 1 Math Test (Tentative)- 10/29

Science- Designing the best sliders (friction) and magnets!

Science Test- This Friday! 

This week’s lesson on forces was about the force of friction. Specifically we considered friction in the context of solving the mystery, “How can you slide faster down a slide?”

One fun thing you can do with your child to help support this week’s learning is to watch a video of this new invention, called “liquiglide.” This is a situation where removing friction would make your life easier. The grape jelly video is impressive: https://liquiglide.com/videos/

Spelling: content words: view, nonfiction, magnet, resource, and adapt 

word pattern /r/ syllables: brother, purple, whisper, teacher, and barber

Leader in Me: Establishing clear expectations is a key concept for Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind. Communicating clear expectations when working with a team greatly increases the ability to work effectively. Ask your child, “Why do clear expectations help a team be more effective?”

Upcoming Events

Friday- Science Test and Boo Grams Due

Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow will be Haunted School. It will be taking place from 6:30-8:30. Feel to dress up and support our school PTA !

In addition,  if your family has decorated a milk jug to look like a ghost  please make sure to send it into school tomorrow with your child.

Thank you!

Today in class we talked about physical characteristics of Michigan. We discussed the five Great Lakes and sang a catchy song. Here is the video of the lakes. Your child will have to know all five Great Lakes for our social studies test. Please review it with your child!

In addition we are going to be discussing how humans build human characteristics to get around or through physical characteristics. Tomorrow we will be building bridges in class. Here are some videos and links to article about building bridges to help brainstorm ideas!

Article about Bridges

Hi families!

Here is the video from tonight’s homework. We reviewed the distributive property of multiplication today and our 4s times tables. I have also included our counting by 4’s song we usually have a Brain Break to. Enjoy!

Today we practiced skip-counting objects in models to build fluency with their 4 times tables! For today’s homework if you are struggling, please feel free to watch the video below!

Happy Monday parents! Can you believe that we only have three weeks left of this marking period?! Wow, time flies! This week we will be continuing our units of study. Please take the time to continue reading for 20 minutes a night at home! Your child should be bringing home reading books from our guided reading groups. Please make sure that you read with them their book! This is crucial to helping your child succeed! Listed below are some topics we will be covering this week.

Math- Relating arrays to tape diagrams to model the commutative and distributive property of multiplication, and discussing the relationship between multiplication and division

Reading- Book study on the book Stellaluna. Discussing character’s actions and words, summarizing, and asking questions of the text.

Writing- Narrative writing

Social Studies- Describing Michigan’s location, natural characteristics of Michigan, and human characteristics of Michigan and their connection to the natural characteristics.

Science- 

This week’s lesson on forces was about the force of friction. Specifically we considered friction in the context of solving the mystery, “How can you slide faster down a slide?”

One fun thing you can do with your child to help support this week’s learning is to watch a video of this new invention, called “liquiglide.” This is a situation where removing friction would make your life easier. The grape jelly video is impressive: https://liquiglide.com/videos/

Spelling- content words: perch, clumsy, friction, climate, and product

spelling pattern (consonant digraphs): chop, three, fish, thin, and shell

*see spellingcity for ways to practice these words

Leader in Me- Transition Person is a key concept of Habit 1: Be Proactive. A Transition Person replaces reactive, unhealthy, and harmful behaviors with proactive, helpful, and effective behaviors. A transition person models positive behavior and passes on effective habits that strengthen and build others in positive ways. Ask your child, “What does it mean to be a Transition Person?”

Upcoming Events 

Wednesday- Late Start

Friday- Haunted School 6pm-8pm

Yesterday your child brought home our Made in Michigan Project! This project is a project that you will be completing with your child at home. Your child will be asked to research at home a product or item that is made or produced in
Michigan. This product can be anything large, small, edible, etc.. They will have to fill out the attached worksheet regarding their research. Following their research, they will present their information and their product to the class. This will help students become familiar with different locations within our state, but also help them learn
about the different exports that are produced here.

Lastly, if you are able to, we would like it if every student could bring in the product or item that they researched on the day of their presentation. All items that are brought in by the students would be placed into our Made in Michigan
Holiday Boutique basket. This basket helps fundraise for our entire school and the donation would be greatly appreciated!
Our Made in Michigan Project will be due on Monday, November 4th . Listed below you will find some examples of Michigan Made products.

Faygo Products
 Better Made Potato Chips
 Vernors
 Kellogg Cereals
 Post Cereals
 Bigby Coffee
 Jiffy Mix
 Mackinaw Island Fudge
 Motown Music
 Detroit Sports Teams
 Big 3 Car related apparel/items
 Detroit Popcorn Company
 Sanders
 Little Caesars
 Dominos
 Jets Pizza

Detroit made crafts

Feel free to use them or think of one on your own! If you have any questions feel free to email me at
robeym@dearbornschools.org.

Thank you for your support!