Weekly Update - September 15

Good morning!  Our fifth week back at school was a busy one.  Also, Monday we are celebrating Constitution Day!  We will be wearing red, white, and blue!

Math
This week we wrapped up our Addition, Subtraction, and Place Value unit by reviewing and assessing our knowledge!  Major concepts we focused on included:

• place value relationships
• adding and subtracting using the algorithms
• reasoning through and solving multi-step word problems that included addition and subtraction

Students worked on concepts they still needed to master based on their data.

Please remember to practice math facts nightly with either cards or Xtra math at home.  Our next unit is Multiplication and Division.  Basic facts are the foundation of success in this unit!

Also remember that students are assigned Online Practice Buddies.  Although optional, these are great ways for students to practice concepts that are being taught at school.

Science

Students continued to work on their Motion and Design Unit with Mrs. Wood!

Social Studies

This week we started our first unit, Government!  Our Social Studies tab is updated with resources, games, and videos.  Check it out!  This week we...

• reviewed the powers and responsibilities of the three branches of the federal government
• reviewed checks and balances

Writing

In our fiction writing unit we focused on elaborating in our stories this week!  This means we thought about important and vivid details to add in to get our readers into the world of the story.  We also focused on elaborating on our characters by thinking about gestures, facial expressions, and actions!

Reading

In our Interpreting Characters unit we focused on developing strong ideas about characters!  We did this by:

• looking for repeated details and asking, "What could this symbolize or represent?"
• using precise language to describe characters and their traits
• looking for complexities within our characters

Please remember to read 30 minutes nightly!

Upcoming Dates

• 9/20 - Bobcat Dash Fundraiser, click here for more information.
• 9/29 - Field Day!
• 9/29 - Flexible Seating Fundraiser at Kendra Scott and Evereve.
• 10/4 - Late Start, Building opens at 10:50am.
• 10/9 - No School
• 10/10 & 10/11 - Parent Teacher Conferences (Nagy)
• 10/10 - 10/12 - Scholastic Book Fair
• 10/18 - Missouri Day!