October 17-21, 2016
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Our Crew on Spirit Day-Twin Day! See pics. |
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Liam, Finn and Auguste represented our crew at
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Nadia and Kaiden help Eliza celebrate her birthday! |
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Congratulations, Masha for earning an XtraMath certificate! |
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| Your hard work shows with this XtraMath certificate, Angela! |
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Way to go, Levi, for earning an XtraMath certificate! |
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Congratulations, Geoffrey! Speedy math facts with XtraMath! |
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| Awesome job on XtraMath, Owen! |
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Kaiden and Masha show our crew a new greeting! Thank
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| The crew is practicing "High Five" in French to prepare for the French high school students that are visitng next week. |
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Mrs. Wells-Sperry explains the Word Master poster to
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Ms. Sakai read Bone Button Borscht by
A. Davis , a version of Stone Soup. We
discussed characters, setting, type of food
made and the message. Students
chose their top three versions out of six and will read them with the French students. One version is also the French version.
Students are working on Daily Oral Language, editing and revising writing.
Students filled out a boxing or circle protocol (their choice) about the history
of America. Ms. Sakai read a book chosen
by Mrs. Russick called We Are America
by Walter Dean Myers to prepare students
for the upcoming Veteran's Assembly. During the story students filled in the next box or circle with what they learned.
Ms. Sakai's Math Crew started Math Workshop.
Mrs. Malloy's Math Crew reviewed and assessed.
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Auguste, Tristan, Owen and J.P. determine if minerals are
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Petra leads us in Mindfulness. See pics. |
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Nadia helps her K-4 buddy make a bat puppet. See pics.
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The Rookies enjoyed a wonderful trip to the Milwaukee
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Notes for Parents:
1. Reading Logs: Reading Logs are due totaled on Monday. The minimum amount of days is five and students should read at least 140 minutes. Please ask them to total their minutes before they bring it to school on Monday. An example reading log is in the Parent Orientation booklet.
2. XtraMath: Mrs. Malloy's and Ms. Sakai's crew-Please practice Xtramath three times (three different days) each week. The week runs Mon.-Sun.
3. Urban Ecology Field Trip: permission slip due on 10/27
4. Open House: Thursday, November 3, 2016 from 6:00-7:00 pm. Please come to school so your child can show you what s/he has been working on!
5. Word Masters: Your child should have brought home his/her Word Master packet on Friday with a note attached with important information and dates. Your child will have some time to work on the "word posters" at school and may also work on them at home. Some students are working spltting the words up so I'll give them time to teach the words to each other. Their packet should be kept in their binder so they can work on it at school. The practice is on Wed., Nov. 2nd during Guided Study. The challenge is on Nov. 28th during Guided Study.
6. Fall Party and Stone Soup: Thursday, Oct. 27: Please see the Stone Soup letter in last Thusday's bag. Your child will bring in one item to add to the Stone Soup. Please adhere to the measurements on the letter. Thank you!
7. Fall Party treats: Mrs. Travanty has emailed you if you are contributing to the Fall party. Thank you to Auguste, Jacoby, Eliza, Masha, Petra and Levi!
8. Picture Retake Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8th: If you would like a retake or didn't have a picture taken at Picture Day, Picture Re-take day will be Tuesday, Nov. 8th. If you already purchased a package, your child will need to bring the complete photo-package to have the picture re-taken and a new photo-package printed at no cost.
10. Infinite Campus: You have been given access to correct or update your child's information on Infinite Campus through the Parent Portal. You may also add nicknames or preferred names for your child.
11 . No School and Conference Dates: There is also no school for students on Thursday, March 9th and Friday, March 10th. The district calendar says differently.
12. Finding book levels: If students aren't sure about book levels, they need to search Scholastic Book Wizard, choose Guided Reading A-Z, then type in the name of their book. They saw this used in class and there is a computer in class for them to do this, also, (before the log is due on Mon.) You may also download the Book Wizard app and scan the back of the book for the level.
13. Urban Ecology Field Trip-Thursday, Nov. 3rd-Please dress for the weather-we will be outside part of the time
Calendar:
Monday, October 24-Reading log, XtraMath three times and Thurs. bag due
Tuesday, October 25- band lessons
Wednesday, October 26-
Thursday, October 27- orchestra lessons, Fall Party, Stone Soup vegetable due, Urban Ecology perm slip due, Monster Mash
Friday, October 28- No School-District Inservice for teachers
Monday, October 31-Reading log, Xtra Math 3 times, and Thursday bag due
Tuesday, November 1- band lessons, Vets: Junior Art Docents to art museum
Wednesday, November 2- Word Masters practice
Thursday, November 3- Orchestra lessons, Urban Ecology field trip am, Open House: 6-7 pm
Monday, November 7-Reading log, XtraMath 3 times and Thurs. bag due
Tuesday, November 8- band lessons, Picture Retake
Wednesday, November 9-
Thursday, November 10- orchestra lessons, Vets: Latino Arts Spanish field trip (9:00-12:00 pm)
Friday,November 11-
If you're ever up in the Grafton area, Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve is beautiful! The view to Lake Michigan is amazing!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Deb
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