Weekly Update Sept. 29-Oct. 3

Announcements:

NEW Announcements:

-Scholastic reading catalogs have been sent home. On the catalogs you will find our class code. These orders need to be completed online by THIS WEDNESDAY, October 1st. I will be submitting the online order Wednesday evening. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Repeated Announcements:
- If you were unable to sign up for a parent-teacher conference time at the Open House last week, please email me 2-3 times that will work for you. Each conference will be 15 minutes. Times available are Thursday, Nov. 6th between 1pm and 3pm or Friday between 8am and 11am.

- Thank you for all of you who have signed up for Class Dojo. I will be using this app to keep you informed of your child's behavior progress this year. Through this app, your child will also be writing goals for the year (ex: participate more, be more consistent with homework completion, etc). It would be great if both you and your child could sign up for accounts. Please let me know if you would like me to send home another copy of the information sheet.


What are we learning???

Math: Last week, we learned about the unique and rarely seen step graph. As a class, we were able to identify it's specific purposes and create a few of our own along the way! We also began reviewing circle/percent graphs. This week we will continue to discover the purposes of circle graphs while making a few of our own. While trying to keep all of these graphs straight, we have created a Graph Museum where the students bring in real examples of the various graphs along with an explanation. Our first math test of the year will be next Tuesday, October 7th.

Science: In science, we will complete a helicopter experiment where they once again will walk through the scientific method. We will also be looking more closely at independent and dependent variables in experiments. We will have a quiz on the scientific method this Thursday, October 2nd.

Social Studies: In social studies we will continue to learn about early farmers, division of labor, and the first complex villages. Presentations of "yellow pages" will be on Wednesday, October 1st.

ELA: In writing, the students have completed many "flash drafts", 1/2 to 1 page writing entries about a topic that is important to them, in their Writer's Notebooks. We will use these writings to practice skills that they will then apply to their Personal Narrative assignment. In reading, we are reviewing how to discuss books with our peers and how to think about our reading in meaningful ways. The students have enjoyed reading Wonder and have been able to have some wonderful discussions about the theme and plot of the story. As a reminder, Spelling activities are due this Friday, October 3rd and the spelling test will also be given Friday.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Ball

mball@gibraltar.k12.wi.us