Updates
and announcements
Another
week down! Students are really locking down our classroom procedures.
Thank
you for all of the classroom donations! The generous offerings of tissues, Clorox
wipes, and paper towels will keep our class clean for a while.
You are cordially invited to our 3rd-5th grade Curriculum
Night, taking place on Wednesday, August 30th (parents of students in
grades 3-5 only). The event starts at 6:00 pm in the Arete gymnasium,
with opening remarks from Mr. Gillingham, Ms. Pantalena, Mrs. Mason, and
Mrs. Wilson.
The purpose of this event is to acquaint you with the
school's curriculum and individual classroom procedures across all grade
levels. Teachers will give parents an opportunity to ask questions. We
look forward to seeing you there!
- 6:00-6:15 pm Gym
- 6:20-7:05 pm Individual classrooms to
hear from your child's teachers (last name A-L) or MPR to hear from
specialists (last name M-Z)
- 7:10-7:55 pm MPR to hear from specialists (last name
A-L) or Individual classrooms to hear from your child's homeroom teachers
(last name M-Z)
Our week in learning
This week,
students will review nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. They will add
definitions and diagramming guides to their notebooks--for diagramming help, be
sure to have them check out their grammar notes!
In literature, students will complete chapters 3-4 and practice
honing their summarization skills with a focus on crafting good sentences with
appropriate vocabulary words.
Our weekly roots
quiz will take place on Wednesday. Students will also be reciting the poem they
received two weeks ago, “The Eagle” on Wednesday for the class.
In science
this week, students will make foldables on the Scientific Method that serve as
study guides for their unit test on Friday, September 8. Students will review
vocabulary such as hypothesis, control variable, independent variable, and
dependent variable, and will take a short vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, August 29.
This week in
History, students will continue to learn about ancient Meso-American cultures,
this week focusing on the Aztecs and Incas. Please note that sections of this
chapter discuss the human sacrifices made by the people of ancient
Meso-America. Please discuss this at home as you see fit. We will also be
discussing the decline of the Aztec and Inca empires and the Spanish
conquistadors. Students will learn about the deceit of Pizzaro and Cortez.
This week in
Math, students will start the next unit, titled “More Calculations with Whole
Numbers”. We will be working on order of operations, the distributive property,
and mental math strategies. Weekly Math Groups will begin later in the quarter.
Open math tutoring will continue Monday, and by invitation only math tutoring
will continue on Wednesday.
