Weekly Update 10-4

I can’t believe it’s already October! I am happy to say good-bye hot weather, hello hooded sweatshirts, pumpkin picking, and chili!
Looking ahead at our calendar, we have a very busy month. We will be participating in Pioneer Day on the 21st and will be taking a field trip to the Magic House on the 28th. Also, Parent-Teacher conferences are just a few weeks away!


Math -
We just completed our chapter on algebraic relationships (equations, expressions, variables) and will now be learning about time.  We will be discussing different ways to read a clock (minutes before and after an hour) and we will look at a calendar.  We will also be discussing the concepts of decades and centuries.  This is a very short chapter, and we will be testing on Friday. One sheet has been sent home for bonus points, this sheet is also due on Friday.
Hint: Hide the digit clocks at home and make your child use an analog clock! Exposure is key!

Reading:
Now that we have a strong understanding of questioning, we are moving on to point-of-view. We will continue to spiral back to questioning and inferring throughout the year. The reading response is due on Friday, our focus is point-of-view.

Writing:
We are working on our first quarter choice pieces. This writing piece is the first piece that we are taking through the ENTIRE writing process. We are learning to reread (reading to the wall) and edit this week. The choice piece was originally slated to be due October 12th, but I am moving the due date to the 15th to allow more revising and editing time. This will primarily be done in class, but students may be bring home their pieces to complete next week if they need more time. If they bring them home PLEASE do not edit their stories, I want the students to learn this process....I know it is hard to not correct every little mistake for them  :-)

Please remember that the grades you see in Reading and Writing in SIS are not true reflections of your child’s abilities and progress and may not “match” the final grade for the quarter.