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November Conferences 19-23. Please make sure that you have a time that works for you

November Conference Reminders are being sent home the day before each child's conference, if you have any questions please fill free to call me.

NEW Math Links under the "links" tab ...and at the end of this page

Ecosystems science links:
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/exploring_ecosystems/index.html
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsc/activities/simulations/gr4/unitb.html
These links tell about an ecosystem and allows students to do some exploring. Have fun with it.

Greetings Families!

Greetings Families we are having a really productive month and lots of learning is taking place. I hope that you are enjoying the conversations with your child about all that is going on. We have taken reading, writing, math, and science assessments to show our growth and things are going well. In these next few weeks are going to start handwriting in print or cursive, depending on each child. Handwriting is something that you can always practice at home but you will want to sit and watch while it is going on so that if you see an error in the process you are able to identify it and help make the change.

The cold weather is coming around and I would like to remind everyone to make sure coats, gloves and hats are at least in backpacks. Putting your child's name on their items will help prevent the loss of clothing.

November News
This month there is a lot going on and things seem to fly by with all the assessments, day-to-day work and the short days that are due to conferences and holidays. If there is ever a question regarding your child please fill free to call and I will do my best to find the answer to your question(s), thoughts, or concerns. Thank you again for your support and your encouragement during this past year it is greatly appreciated.

Next Four Weeks at a Glance

Summarize and Synthesize:

Lessons-

1.  Read, Think, and React

Targets:

a.   Students will pull out important information that relates to key ideas and paraphrase it.

b.   Students will learn strategies for navigating challenging text, taking notes, and responding to the information.

c.   Students will monitor their understanding as they read.

2.  Think Beyond the Text

Targets:

a.   Students will respond to the information with questions, connections, and inferences that expand their thinking.

b.   Students will synthesize the facts to consider larger questions, issues, and ideas.

c.   Students will make with thinking visible and learn from each other as they share responses, questions, and ideas.

3.  Read to Get the Gist

Targets:

a.   Students will slow down and thing about the text, separating the ancillary details from the bigger ideas to get the gist.

b.   Students will summarize the big picture in a few words.

c.   Students will distinguish between text information and their thinking, to engage more fully with the text, and better understand the material.

4.  Reread and Rethink

Targets:

a.   Students will understand the difference between facts and opinions.

b.   Students will revise thinking and opinions in the face of new evidence and information.


What to talk with your student about when they say, "umm?" about their day.


Writing: Narrative Writing-

1. Students will identify strong leads in literature and create their own leads for a narrative writing piece.

2. Students will identify the components in a complete sentence.

3. Students will demonstrate understanding of how to use a dictionary to edit spelling errors in their sentences and leads.

ArtVisual Art – Observational Drawing

1. Students will observe 3-dementional objects and draw a 2-dementional drawing using line, texture, perspective and shading to replicate the real life image.
 

Unit A – Looking at Ecosystems

Lesson: Understanding Ecosystems
Week 8- What Are the Parts of an Ecosystem?
Objectives:
a.    Students will construct a model of an ecosystem.
b.    Students will explain how the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem interact.
c.    Students will define population and community.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsc/activities/simulations/gr4/unitb.html
Vocabulary: environment, ecosystems, population, community

Math: For math I have just attached the links that will take you to the work that we will be doing for the next few weeks. Use my email or phone if you have any questions or feedback.

Math: 4th grade- http://www.eduplace.com/math/mthexp/g4/mathbkg/pdf/mb_g4_u3.pdf

Math: 3rd grade- http://www.eduplace.com/math/mthexp/g3/mathbkg/pdf/mb_g3_u3.pdf