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