SCIENCE LAB FRIDAYEVER WONDER WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CANDY SOAKS IN WATER? THIS WEEK WE TESTED M&M’S AND SKITTLES TO SEE. WE FOUND THAT THE M&MS’ SHELLS DISSOLVED AND THAT THE SKITTLES DISSOLVED COMPLETELY BECAUSE THEY ARE PURE SUGAR!

LITERACYWe finished characterization this week by creating character trading cards and taking a formal assessment on Thursday. On Friday, we began learning about context clues. Context Clues are the words or phrases around unknown words that can help us determine their meanings. These can be key phrases, synonyms, antonyms and examples. We learned about the components of a friendly letters and then wrote them so that our mail carriers can deliver them at BizTown. We are still reading Wonder for our read aloud and using it to reinforce concepts we’re learning about during literacy rotations. For word work, we are alternating between two weeks of vocabulary study using Wordly Wise and two weeks of spelling patterns using Words Their Way lists.

MATH We learned about prime and composite numbers this week and reviewed the difference between factors and multiples. Prime numbers have only two factors, one and themselves. They can be odd or even. Composite numbers have three or more factors and can be odd or even. Factors are the numbers that you multiply to get products. Multiples are all the products for a given number. Please reinforce this at home.

Weekly Class Newsletter

October 19, 2015

IB UNIT OF INQUIRY

How We Organize Ourselves: Let’s Get Down to Business. Our central idea, economies are interconnected, is being taught through the following lines of inquiry:

- The impact of available resources on economies

- Causes of regional growth and decline

- The duty of a citizen in his/her economy

Key Concepts: causation, connection and responsibilityThis week we began lessons provided to us by JA BizTown to prepare us for our upcoming field trip on Wednesday, 10/21! Students learned about financial institutions, how to write checks and balance check registers. They also reviewed concepts of taxes and interest and learned what jobs they’d be doing at JA BizTown!

Important Information for Wednesday

- Students will not be allowed to go without both CMS and a Biztown permission slips.

- Please make sure your child arrives to school on time.

- Space for chaperones was limited and we could only accept the first 20 that were returned.

- If you’re packing a lunch for your child, it must be sent in a disposable paper or plastic bag instead of a lunchbox.

IB UNIT OF INQUIRY

How We Organize Ourselves: Let’s Get Down to Business. Our central idea, economies are interconnected, is being taught through the following lines of inquiry:

- The impact of available resources on economies

- Causes of regional growth and decline

- The duty of a citizen in his/her economy

Key Concepts: causation, connection and responsibilityThis week we began lessons provided to us by JA BizTown to prepare us for our upcoming field trip on Wednesday, 10/21! Students learned about financial institutions, how to write checks and balance check registers. They also reviewed concepts of taxes and interest and learned what jobs they’d be doing at JA BizTown!

Important Information for Wednesday

- Students will not be allowed to go without both CMS and a Biztown permission slips.

- Please make sure your child arrives to school on time.

- Space for chaperones was limited and we could only accept the first 20 that were returned.

- If you’re packing a lunch for your child, it must be sent in a disposable paper or plastic bag instead of a lunchbox.

Highlight of the Week: Phil Morgan Visit

REMINDERS

I am staying after school on Tuesday until 5:30 this week for anyone who wants literacy tutoring and Thursday until 5:30 for anyone who wants math tutoring. Please let me know the day before if your child plans on attending.

Our school goal is to have 100% attendance for parent teacher conferences. If you are unable to access the Sign Up Genius or need another time, please let me know.

Thank you to Blair Bryson and Derrick and Altavia Young for signing up to provide food for the fall party, to Emily Peterson for signing up to provide plates/napkins/cups, utensils , to Suzanne Campbell for volunteering to do an activity and to Bibi Mertson for coordinating. If anyone would like to volunteer to come in and do a second activity for the party, please email bibirocha@hotmail.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

10/21 Biztown Field Trip

10/22 Run for Change, ceremony at 9:30, 4th grade runs at 12:20

10/23 No School/Conferences

10/26 Fall Pictures (The original date was 10/15, it has been rescheduled.)

10/30 Fall Party, 2:00

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JALEN 10/9 VIC 10/20 ALICIA 10/31

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