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It’s hard to believe that we
are already upon the holidays and Thanksgiving is this week. We are looking forward to a short, but
productive week!
Math: The class as
a whole did very well on their unit 3 test.
I am especially proud of how well they are doing with using bar models
to solve word problems. This week we
will start dividing fractions by fractions.
I am also planning on having a few more quizzes in math throughout our
units. I feel it will help assess how
the students are doing throughout the unit and will also help me see who may
need extra tutoring.
Literature: We have reached
Chapter 7 of the Hobbit and the students are doing an excellent job of
practicing story mapping and pulling out main events. This week we will be doing a character study
based on one of the many interesting characters we have met thus far in the
book.
Writing: Everyone seems to be grasping our study of adjectives and their role in a
sentence. We are becoming grammar detectives
by looking for clues to help us find what job a word is doing. Ask your kiddo to tell you the four questions
that adjectives answer! We will be
having a short quiz on adjectives on Wednesday, so be looking for the grammar
spiral to be coming home.
Spalding: We had
a short word list last week as I unknowingly had worked ahead. This week we will have only fifteen words
which they will receive on Monday. We
also started taking the pre-test in class last week. If a 100% is earned then the students do not
need to take the test on Friday. If
words are missed the homework Thursday is to write only those words three
times. However, because of the short
week we will have only one test on Wednesday this week.
Science: We completed our unit on plant cells and started learning about Mitosis
last week. We discussed what mitosis is
and how it affects our bodies. This week
we will begin looking at the different phases of mitosis.
History: We have had
some great discussions as we have looked at the beginning of the
Reformation. This is a really
interesting time in history and the students seem to be really enjoying the
ideas. I am looking forward to reading
all of their newspaper articles on the printing press. We will be doing peer editing on these this
week and the final draft will be due Wednesday.
Reminders:
The winter uniform policy will go into effect once we
return from Thanksgiving Break. Students will no longer be
permitted to wear shorts to school. Girls must wear white or navy knee-high Masocks
or nylon tights with their skirts, skorts, or jumpers. Navy or black socks must
be worn with pants. Jackets and sweaters free of pop-culture icons may be worn
outside; however, only approved sweaters and pullovers with the logo may be
worn in the building. Spirit wear is not uniform-approved attire, so it is not
permitted in class.
Our service project has
begun!
2014 Archway Holiday Hope and Relief Effort
Our goal this year
collectively as an Archway Arete community is to provide relief to the town of
Hyder Arizona. The town of Hyder, located in Yuma County, was once a
World War II desert training ground for General Patton’s troops, but is now
known as a ghost town. It is populated today by hardworking shrimp,
tilapia, and date farmers. Income is very low and with only one general
store the people of the town face many challenges to meet daily nutrition,
housing, and hygiene needs.
The drive is being run
by the Veselovsky family, one of our own Archway families and we are asking the
rest of Archway Arete community if they can generously donate the following
items to the people of the town of Hyder, Arizona during this holiday season:
Kindergarten: Dental hygiene items such as
toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss, mouthwash
First Grade: Toilet paper & paper towels
Second Grade: Canned food
Third Grade: Dry rice, dry beans, dry pasta
Fourth Grade: Flour, sugar, oats
Fifth Grade: Hygiene items such as deodorant,
shampoo, conditioner & body wash
You may begin dropping
off collections to the classroom starting on Monday, November 17, 2014.
The collection will end on, Friday December 5, 2014. Thank you in advance
for your generous support and greathearted effort.
Wednesday, 11/26: Half Day, 11:45 am Release
11/27 – 11/28:
No School, Thanksgiving Break
Wish List:
Thank you so much for the
glue sticks and sharpies, as well as for all of the donations for our service
project. We appreciate your generosity!
If I don’t see you, have a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy the time with your family. I am so grateful to work in a school with such supportive and caring parents and for each of the amazing kiddos in our class.
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