What We're Doing....

Always busy around here!!  Students have been working hard and continue to do so.

In these past few weeks we have ended some units and started some new ones.  Students were also asked to research a President and have some fun transforming a pumpkin into its likeness.  We celebrated Halloween, ran at Masuk, honored veterans and had "Dinner with the Smileys."  

In math, we started our new unit on unit conversions and problem solving using metric measurement.  Students will be assessed this Friday on their knowledge of the concepts.  Students will also be tested again on their fluency of facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.  The results will be shared with you at our upcoming conferences at the beginning of December.

In writing, we completed our Realistic Fiction unit and have moved on to how to write a personal and persuasive essay.  A trainer from Teacher's College came and worked with students one morning in October and students have been working on taking their opinion and backing it up with supporting details. 

In reading, we are currently focused on informational texts and text structure.  This study should have helped your child when researching their President.  The projects were wonderful to listen to and many interesting facts were shared.  I have two bulletin boards filled with pictures and information of the Presidents that were researched.

Yesterday, we had a wonderful visit from Bridget's grandfather who talked to us about his years of service in the Air Force during the Korean War.  He also shared his father's decorated shirt which included many ribbons and even a purple heart for his work and bravery.  It was a wonderful culminating activity to the work done in class.  Students came away having a better appreciation of our veterans and the work done to protect our country and freedoms.

Today, we had a visit from the Smiley family.  Mrs. Sarah Smiley is the author of Dinner with the Smileys, the uplifting true story of a wife and mother's yearlong experience inviting one new guest (from senators to school teachers, artists to professional athletes) to dinner for each week that her husband was deployed overseas.

I hope your child is sharing with you all of the great things they learn and we talk about daily.  Thank you for your continued support and I look forward to discussing your child's progress at our upcoming conferences.