November 1, 2013

WEEKEND NEWS

NOV. 1, 2013

ELLIS MOTTO:   “I AM RESPONSIBLE AND ALWAYS LEARNING!!!”

ROOM 5 MOTTO:  “DO YOUR BEST!!!”

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• THANK YOU to all the parents who helped with our Halloween party!!!  We had a great time.  I appreciate all of your help.
• Please remember to keep sending in BOX TOPS and Campbell Soup labels.  Have your extended family members save them too. Our school is able to earn money to help in our classrooms.
• Donation of Candy:  If you would like to donate a bag of candy for classroom rewards/prizes for reading, homework, good behavior, etc. I would greatly appreciate it.  All of the Halloween candy will be on clearance soon. J

THIS WEEK’S HOMEWORK

*  Language:  Drops In The Bucket C11

*  Math:  Drops In The Bucket #35

*  Math: Subtracting Across Zeros  The students were taught a new strategy for this concept.  They subtract one from the top number in the problem and then add one to the answer.  This allows them to skip all of the regrouping which is confusing for many students.  They may use this strategy to solve the problems.

*  Reading:  read nightly and fill out your reading log.

                        

WRITING & IDAHO HISTORY

*         Students will be writing a research paper on an Idaho Native American tribe.  They will begin taking notes in class next week. 

*         They will be required to use at least 3 different resources and cite the resources used. 

*         They will then type their final draft.  This will be completed in class.

READING & LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR NEXT WEEK’S STORY

STORY:  A Very Important Day

COMPREHENSION SKILLS & STRATEGIES:

Categorize and Classify:  Readers will group items/details together to help build comprehension and to compare and contrast details in the story.

LANGUAGE:  Singular and Plural Possessive Nouns

MULTIPLE-MEANING WORDS:  words that have more than one meaning.  Students must use sentence context clues to identify the correct meaning of the word.

SPELLING WORDS:  /‫ûr/, /ôr/, /yoor/

VOCABULARY WORDS:  allegiance, chamber, citizens, citizenship, enrich, examiner, oath, petitioners

MATH SKILLS ADDRESS NEXT WEEK

SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION

*         Subtraction strategies, subtract across zeroes, subtraction into the millions

*         solve multiplication and division word problems

*         practice multiplication and division facts

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UPCOMING DATES

*         RECORD DAY NO SCHOOL:  Friday, November 15^th

*         THANKSGIVING VACATION: Wednesday, Nov. 27^th through Friday, Nov. 29^th

                                      

Have a wonderful weekend!

Denise Thompson