The Week Ahead 10/16-10/20

It was great to get a chance to sit down and chat with each of you about your child! My hope is that you left with a clear picture of what your child needs to work on to be successful in our class.

Reading
Last week students used a rubric to assess themselves on a reading assessment. Then I met with each of them to make sure they understand what they can do to improve. The students will take another reading assessment in a few weeks, after we finish our unit studying characters in realistic fiction. I'm not concerned with their score on the first assessment, my goal is that they now understand what they can do on the next assessment to demonstrate improvement. 

Idiom of the week: playing with fire

Math 
Next week we will begin using rounding to help us estimate. Students will visually represent rounding using a number line. This skill will later be used in story problems as a way to prove that an answer is reasonable. 

Inquiry 
Students will wrap up their collage that represents one of their values, a piece of their culture, and a community they are part of. After they have completed their collage they will write an artist statement explaining what each piece of their collage represents. Students who get done early will also make a Seesaw video explaining their collage.

Continent Club 
The first Continent Club check will be on Wednesday, October 25th. Europe will be the continent that students are studying. To access the study maps go to the link below and view the October Maps.
 
http://wtvptc.org/continent-club/

Upcoming Dates
  • Tuesday, October 17th - Reading Logs Due - Picture Day
  • Wednesday, October 18th - Early Release 1:35 
  • Wednesday, October 25th - Continent Club Check
  • Thursday, October 26th - Family Math Night 6:00
  • Tuesday, October 31st - Halloween Party 2-3 

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