FRIDAY FOLDER: This week's folder has a family conference form to fill out. Yes, it's almost conference time! Please fill out the form to let me know what time works best for your family.
CHILLY: With the weather cooling down, I am asking families to helps kids be prepared with proper clothing. When it gets below 40*, I ask kids to have a jacket and long pants. They can choose to wear them or not on the playground, but I ask they have them just in case we need to be outside for a long period of time. Feel free to send in an extra coat or pants or hat an gloves to keep in your child's cubby.
TRAVEL SHOW: I included another Travel Show invitation in the Friday Folder. This is a full day of learning celebration next Thursday, October 25th. Geographers will be planning their show to share their island work with guests. Please know you are welcome to join us at any time. Also know students may be bringing extra "props" to support their island theme. This could include things like toys or music or sports equipment, and with special permission, maybe something electronic just for this awesome day. Please let me know if you have any questions.
HALLOWEEN: It's almost party time! We will have our annual Halloween parade and party on Wednesday, Oct. 31. 5th grade parties are a little different than other grades because we celebrate as a whole grade level since it is their last year together. To help plan such an awesome event, Susan Schopflin is organizing a Sign-Up Genius to gather support and materials. I will send the link in an email and post it on the blog as well.
PORTFOLIOS: Today, each student will come home with newly graded work in their portfolio. Please look over the work and send it all back in on Monday with the Friday Folder. During conference time, students will be choosing their best work to share from the Trimester.
LEARNING UPDATE
READING: In reading, we wrapped up our work on questions which led us to story elements. We are using our new read aloud, The Island of Blue Dolphins, to model describing elements such as setting, main problem, plot, solution, and theme. We will be applying our reading response work and story element practice in book clubs with Native American themed books starting after Halloween.
WRITING: Our writers did an amazing job drafting ideas for their island Travel Brochure. Between this work and the I AM poems, we have solid evidence of each student as a writer. They are spending each day working on the final draft of their Travel Brochure which you will see at the Travel Show next Thursday.
MATH: Before moving on to division, we spent time reviewing our multiplication skills and making up any missing or possibly not best work. Each student had a chance to revise work now that they have had more experience with the multiplication algorithm. Next, we will have a few lessons on division before testing over Unit 2, which will likely happen soon after Halloween.
SCIENCE: We finished our current work with the sundials by describing patterns of shadows. Then, we went back to matter and we are currently doing hands on activities and demonstrations to describe physical and chemical changes. This will lead into setting up some plant labs in the Ecoschoolhouse. We will use the plants as examples of photosynthesis (an amazing chemical change within itself) and use the plants to introduce some experimental design.
SS: It's all about the Travel Brochure and Travel Show! We have already started discussing some Native American culture and history through our read aloud and sun temples of the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas. Native American history will be our focus after the Travel Show.
Please enjoy these pics of our trip to Capen Park and our Arts Trip.
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