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