What's Happening in Room 34...

Things You Should Know...

• If you have not reviewed, signed and returned your child's Mid-Quarter Report, please do so as soon as possible. Thank you!

• We will be going on our field trip on Thursday to Grant's Home.  Please make sure your child is at school on time because we will be leaving by 9:15.

• We will have an author visit on Thursday!  Here is more information about the author, Ryan Nusbickel, and his books.

• Looking for new ways to practice multiplication facts?  Click on the "FUN MATH SITES" above and scroll through to find multiplication games.

Dates to Remember... 
            Wednesday:  Library 
            Thursday:  Field Trip - a.m. 
                             Author visit at 1:15
            Friday: Math Test 
     
What's Going on in Our Classroom...

Shout-Outs!

• Ollie completed 18 topics on ALEKS last week!
• Cullen & Claire each completed 11 topics! 
• AND Isaac completed 10 topics!!

Keep up for hard work and determination!  I can't wait to see who our ALEKS topic leaders are this week!

Reader's Workshop:

• Your child should show you his/her completed Reading Log (the back of the Week in Review yellow sheet) for the week.  Please review, sign and return on Monday.

• As we continue reading Tiger Rising, we will focus on character change.  We will take a close look at the main characters and talk about how they are changing in the book.  We will also be reading a couple picture books, Chrysanthemum, Enemy Pie, and Recess Queen whose main character changes from the beginning of the story to the end.

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will begin publishing their personal narrative this week as they learn how to punctuate dialogue, learn when to start a new paragraph and edit for spelling and punctuation errors.  We will have our 1st Writing Celebration on Friday, October 12th at 9:10 - 9:45. We hope you can make it! Invitations will be coming home soon!

Math:

• We will continue working with multiplication this week as the students prepare to learn the process and steps to multiplying large numbers in the next chapter.  This week, the students will learn the properties of multiplication, how to find the factors and multiples of any given number, know how to identify a prime or composite number and work through word problems using multiplication.  The students will be prepared to take a test over this material on Friday.

• During math stations, the students are working on ALEKS, reviewing place value, addition and subtraction and mastering their facts.

• Many students will begin working with 5's this week as they master their multiplication facts.  If your child needs to be re-assessed on the 8's, 9's or 3's, or 6's, they will retake the test on Wednesday.  

Social Studies:

• We will continue to learn about the natural resources, climate, major landforms and landmarks of the West region.