What's Happening in Room 34...

Things You Should Know... 

• This week, we will be collecting personal care items for Adopt a Family.  If you are able to send in shampoo, soap, toothpaste, or other personal care items, it would be greatly appreciated!  If you have any questions about the Adopt-a-Family program, please feel free to contact Melia Harris (314-406-1114 or meliaharris@att.net) or Ann Kleitsch (314-729-2400 x 3004 or annkleitsch@lindberghschools.ws).  
• You might have seen your child post word activities on Seesaw recently.  The students are participating in a spelling program called Words Their Way. Using the results of a preassessment, the program aligns the students' spelling development with specific spelling patterns and word study that are designed around these developmental stages. Each day, the students work with their given words for about 15 minutes with a different activity over a 5 day period.  

Dates to Remember... 
            Monday:  Counseling Lesson
            Wednesday: IdeaBuilding Workshop
            Friday:  Jingle for Jammies!  (wear your jammies to school and donate your                           loose change for Adopt a Family)
     
What's Going on in Our Classroom...

ALEKS Shout-Outs!

• Angela completed 14 topics!
• Esmat completed 13 topics!
• Mila & Isaac completed 10 topics!

Woo Hoo! Keep up for hard work and determination! 

Crestwood's word of the week is Thankful / Gratitude.  Look for a Gratitude Tree created by your child on Seesaw this week!

Reader's Workshop:

• The students are so into their book club books!  I LOVE it!   They are having great discussions with their peers and can't wait to keep reading.  Ask your child about the mystery they are reading.  

• This week, the students will learn how to use context clues to figure out the meaning of unknown words.  They will practice this with our class read aloud and with several online activities with their reading partners.

• The students will also be able to identify whose point of view the story is told from by looking at clues throughout the story.

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will begin planning their persuasive essay by choosing 3 strong and different reasons to support their opinion. The students will plan and draft their essay throughout the week on a google document.
• The students will learn how to combine two simple sentences to create a compound sentence using a comma and a conjunction (and, but, so).  They will practice this throughout the week through fun activities and incorporate this into their essay writing.

Math:

•  We will begin working with division this week. The students will learn how to use compatible numbers to estimate and divide with zeros.  They will use base ten rods to divide as they are introduced to long division.

Social Studies:

• The students will teach the class about the Southeast Region of the United States after researching, planning and creating a poster with a partner and present to their peers.

• They will be given a review packet on Monday to help prepare for a test over major land and water features of the United States.  The test will be given on Friday.