Newsletter

Newsletter

Thank you for all of your support this year! Please let me know if you ever have any questions or concerns. I am happy to help!

Upcoming Events

1.      October- November- Food Drive

2.      October 30^th- Apex Assembly from 11:15 to 12 pm

3.      October 31^st- Pajama Spirit Day

Our Learning

ELA

·         Continue reading In the Year of Miss Agnes

·         Continue working with consonant blends

·         Skits based on dialogue

·         Quotation Marks

·         Exclamation Marks Review

·         Change in character’s traits  

·         Test on Friday

Spelling Words - No Extra Credit Words

1.      splash

2.      throw

3.      three

4.      square

5.      scream

6.      strike

7.      street

8.      split

9.      splurge

10.  thrill

11.  strength

12.  squeak

13.  throne

14.  scratch

15.  squeeze

 Social Studies

·         We will be learning about the Pilgrims and how Thanksgiving started.

         Math

·         Recognize patterns for multiplication facts

·         Understand how to use a multiplication table

·         Find missing numbers in a multiplication table

   

Leadership

·         We will be continuing our discussion and activities on owning our actions.

Important Information

Question of the week- Posted on Google Classroom-Can be done on paper if you have trouble with Google Classroom

One paragraph on:
At the end of The Year of Miss Agnes, Miss Agnes comes back to Alaska. Why do you think Miss Agnes changed her mind about living in England? Use details from the novel to write a short fictional dialogue between Miss Agnes and an adult from the village. In the dialogue, have Miss Agnes explain why she came back. Use words such as first and then to show the order of events

Show and Tell

This week we will be doing Show and Tell. Please make sure your child brings in an item to share. No fragile items please. Thank you!

Respectfully, Johanna Katzman

9th Newsletter

9th Newsletter

Thank you for all of your support this year! Please let me know if you ever have any questions or concerns. I am happy to help!

Upcoming Events

1.      October 16^th- 20^th- Spirit Week

Monday-Multiplicity Monday

Tuesday-Tropical Tuesday

Wednesday-Western Wednesday

Thursday-Dress as your favorite staff member

2.      October 20^th- Safari Park Field Trip

a.      Arrival to school- 6:30am

b.      Departure from school- 6:45am

c.       Return to school- 4pm –depending on traffic

d.      Please bring the following items- walking shoes, ILCS shirt, water, 2 snacks , lunch, small backpack and sunblock  

Our Learning

ELA

·         Read The Athabascans: Old Ways and New Ways

·         Determine the main idea of a text and recount the key details

·         Use context clues to understand vocabulary

·         Compound words

·         Use research skills to form a narrative

·         Revisit character traits and motivations

·         Vocabulary

1.      Migrated

2.      Preserve

3.      Plentiful

4.      Traditional

5.      Absorb

6.      Efficient 

Spelling Words – Test will be given on Thursday

1. sunglasses

2. football

3. homework

4. haircut

5. popcorn

6. railroad

7. snowstorm

8. earring

9. scarecrows

10. blueberry

11. butterflies

12. lawnmower

13. campground

14. sandbox

15. toothbrush

Extra Credit

16. thumbtack

17. earthquake

18. scrapbook

19.courthouse

20. whirlpool

 Social Studies

·         We will be learning about culture and how our ancestors lived.

         Math

·         Multiplication Patterns: Even and Odd Numbers

·         Division involving 0 and 1

·         Practice Multiplication and Division Facts

   

Leadership

·         We will be continuing our discussion and activities on owning our actions and on acting safely.

Important Information

Question of the week- Posted on Google Classroom-Can be done on paper if you have trouble with Google Classroom

One paragraph on: How is your life different from the lives of your ancestors?  Give me specific details to support your answer. 

8th Newsletter

Thank you for all of your support this year! Please let me know if you ever have any questions or concerns. I am happy to help!

Upcoming Events

1.      October 12^th- Make up Picture Day

2.      October 16^th- 20^th- Spirit Week

3.      October 20^th- Safari Park Field Trip

a.      Arrival to school- 6:30am

b.      Departure from school- 6:45am

c.       Return to school- 4pm –depending on traffic

d.      Please bring the following items- walking shoes, ILCS shirt, water, 2 snacks , lunch, small backpack and sunblock  

Our Learning

ELA

·         This is our review week

·         We will be reviewing the following:

1.      Main Idea

2.      Theme

3.      Details to support Main Idea

4.      Verbs

5.      Nouns

6.      Irregular Verbs

7.      Text Features

8.      Synonyms and Antonyms

9.      Syllables 

Spelling Words 

1.      handle

2.      trouble

3.      simple

4.      people

5.      middle

6.      table

7.      little

8.      gentle

9.      poodle

10.  pickle

11.  noodle

12.  saddle

13.  juggle

14.  uncle

15.  riddle

Extra Credit

16.  example

17.  throttle

18.  obstacle

19.  miracle

20.  muscle

 Science

·         We will be learning about aurora borealis and how light travels.

         Math

·         Continue working on relating multiplication to division and on using multiplication to divide with 2 ,3,4 and 5

·         Use multiplication to divide with 6 and 7

·         Use multiplication to divide with 8 and 9

·         Recognize multiplication patterns

   

Leadership

·         We will be continuing our discussion and activities on owning our actions

Important Information

Question of the week- Posted on Google Classroom-Can be done on paper if you have trouble with Google Classroom

One paragraph on: List and explain how text features help you to better understand what you are reading.

Show and Tell

This week we will be doing Show and Tell. Please make sure your child brings in an item to share. No fragile items please. Thank you!

Respectfully, Johanna Katzman

7th Newsletter

7th Newsletter

Thank you for all of your support this year! I am greatly thankful to all of the amazing families who have signed up to bring in class donations and to all of the amazing families who come to help us every week.

Upcoming Events

1.      ILF Golf Tournament- 09/23

2.      September’s Assessment Data Log goes home- 09/29

3.      Lion’s Picnic- October 6^th at 4:30pm on the Field at CSC

Our Learning

ELA

·         Start reading The Treasure of the Trees

·         Point of View

·         Understand how to use details to talk about text

·         Continue to work on Explanatory Writing

·         Analyze Literary Characters

·         Identify and explain key events

Spelling Words - An award will be given to any students with a 100% on their test. This award counts as a Homework Pass for one day of Math Facts and Reading.

1.      proud

2.      shower

3.      hour

4.      amount

5.      voyage

6.      choice

7.      avoid

8.      thousand

9.      prowl

10.  employ

11.  bounce

12.  poison

13.  annoy

14.  appoint

15.  broil

Extra Credit

16.  however

17.  mountain

18.  coward

19.  turmoil

20.  chowder

Science

·         Understand the role of plants

·         Understand how plants are an essential key to our environment

Math

·         Continue our work on 6 and 7 as factors

·         8 as a factor

·         Practice multiplication facts

·         The Associative Property

·         Repeated Reasoning

        Leadership

·         Continue our discussion on self-respect and what a leader looks like

Important Information

Google Classroom

Question of the week- Posted on Google Classroom-Can be done on paper if you have trouble with Google Classroom

One paragraph on: Think about your favorite book. Whose point of view do you see in the story? Make sure to include the name of the book.

Fun Friday

We will be having Fun Friday as we conclude our day at school. Your amazing children are welcomed to bring in a fun item to share. Please make sure that the item that is brought in stays in a bag or in their backpack. No fragile items please, thank you.

Respectfully, Johanna Katzman

6th Newsletter

6th Newsletter

Thank you for all of your support this year! Please let me know if you ever have any questions or concerns. I am happy to help!

Upcoming Events

1.      Healthier School Challenge Bronze Medal Celebration Assembly- 09/19 from 10:30 to 11:00

2.      ILF Golf Tournament- 09/23

3.      Lion’s Picnic- October 6^th at 4:30pm on the Field at CSC

Our Learning

ELA

·         Start reading The Moon Seems to Change

·         Use details to understand Main Idea

·         Understand Text Features and how they convey the Main Idea

·         Understand synonyms and antonyms

·         Work on Explanatory Writing

Spelling Words  

1.      clean

2.      agree

3.      teeth

4.      dream

5.      coach

6.      display

7.      window

8.      shadow

9.      cheese

10.  peach

11.  braid

12.  Sunday

13.  float

14.  thrown

15.  entertain

16.  complain

17.  bleachers

18.  willow

19.  wheat

20.  grain

      

 Science

·         Discuss the changes the moon goes through

·         Understand how many people have walked on the moon

·         Understand the structure and the role of the moon

·         Do a Gizmo as a class

·         Gizmo- A fun and interactive way of looking and controlling the moon and the changes it goes through.

·         Introduce new vocabulary

Quarter

Crescent

Phases

         Math

·         Take our Topic #3 Pretest

·         Work on the Distributive Property

·         Apply Properties:3 as a Factor

·         4 as a Factor

·         6 and 7 as Factors

        

Leadership

   

Continue our discussion on self-respect

Important Information

This week in your child’s homework folder you will find the following items:

1.      Reading Log- (Due Friday)

2.      Multiplication Facts Reference Sheet

3.      Multiplication Facts Practice Sheet

4.      Spelling Words for the week

5.      Questions to Ask during Reading Reference Sheet

6.      Google Classroom- Writing Question for the week- (Due Friday)

To reach Google Classroom your child will need to take the following steps:

1.      Type ILCSweb.com in the browser

2.      Click on the box that says Google Classroom

3.      That will take them to the Cool Katz Google Class

4.      Click on Cool Katz , they do not need to put in the Class Code

5.      Click on Homework #1  

6.      Click on Create and Docs

7.      Click Submit when it is completed 

Question of the week- Posted on Google Classroom-Can be done on paper if you have trouble with Google Classroom

One paragraph on: Look at the moon and describe it. Use details and adjectives to describe how it looks and how it changes over time.

Fun Friday

We will be having Fun Friday as we conclude our day at school. Your amazing children are welcomed to bring in a fun item to share. Please make sure that the item that is brought in stays in a bag or in their backpack. No fragile items please, thank you.

Respectfully, Johanna Katzman