FANTASTIC WEEK!

I was impressed with our All-Stars all week.  They did a great job on our field trip and we caught up on all our creative work.  Thanks so much for those that attended Back to School Night/Potluck Night.  I can send home or email the PowerPoint I shared if you could not make it.  Also, I am happy to meet with anyone at school or digitally to answer any questions.  Below is a snapshot of our focus for next week.  Have a great weekend!

READING: I have finished listening to all students read and have a good idea of each child as a reader.  Next week, we will focus on how to pick just right books and students will get time to choose and read books for Book Shares.  We will also meet in small groups to read some nonfiction text about geography.

WRITING: We have two writing jobs to focus on next week.  First, we will make final drafts of our I AM poem and put them together with our sketches.  Also, we will be creating Gazetteers describing places on our islands.

MATH: In math, we will continue our work in the first unit.  The lessons have extended area into volume.  My goal is to finish the first unit next week and prepare for an assessment over the material.  I will let the class know when the test will be so they can prepare accordingly.

SOCIAL STUDIES: We will take a closer look at landforms throughout the week.  Also, students will be creating their Gazetteer for their island.  This writing will describe places on their island and help others locate them on the map.  

SCIENCE: We will keep working on our observations of Columbia to inform or science work for the year.  Next week, we will be observing the Daniel Boone Regional Library and learning about their resources, including how to read books on our ipads. 

CATTV: Another special project in 5th grade is our partnership project with CATTV. Our community TV station is training our All Stars on cameras and sound equipment.  Our students will then be capturing Grant School's transition this year.  We will be sending students in groups of 4 or 5 throughout this month and October to get trained.