Peek at the Week of November 8-12

The weather is getting colder...please remind your child to wear jackets/vests.  It's a good idea to write your last name inside the jackets since so many of the coats look the same!

Thank you for all of the great books from my Wish List.  I sent Thank you cards home with students last week, but am mentioning it here as well just in case a card didn't make it home.

This week we will learn about Veterans and will be able to watch the 5th grade assembly on thesmartboard while the show is happening live in the Common Room. 

Math:  Counting with coins is a BIG challenge!  Please practice counting with coins at home.  Starting with 1 nickel and adding on pennies (ie: saying "5-6-7-8) and then try the same with 2 nickels ("5-10-11-12-13...).  This week we will be measuring the length of many different items.

Reading Workshop:  We are going to continue to look for patterns in books.  Last week we explored "word patterns".  We were able to find many examples of this in our books.  This week we will look a little deeper at the concept of patterns in a story's plot.  This will include noticing things like characters and how he/she solves the problem.  Many of our favorite books follow the pattern of a character facing a challenge, trying to fix it and ending with the problem solved. 

Writing Workshop:  We had a great time writing descriptions of some objects last week (shoes, backpacks).  This week we will write descriptions of places.  Basic sentence structure of beginning with a capital and ending with a period is being reinforced and reviewed. 

Homework

Monday 11/8
1.  Read for at least 15 minutes
2.  Fall Word Work Homework

Tuesday 11/9
1.  Read for at least 15 minutes
2.  Book Report:  Falling for a Good Book

Wednesday 11/10
1.  Read for at least 15 minutes
2.  Math:  Counting Coins "Nuts for Sale"

Thursday 11/11
1.  Read for at least 15 minutes
2.  Review for tomorrow's spelling test

Have a great week!

Highlights of the Week November 5

• CF was a great captain.  (KE)
• JF is the next captain.  (CH)
• We had a pacer test in gym.  (LMD)
• In art we finished our pictures that we made out of leaves.  (MC)
• At snack time we started a new book called "The BFG".  It was written by the same author who wrote "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". (MM)
• We started writing snapshots in Writing Workshop.  (AK)  It is when you describe what something looks like.  (LMD)
• In Reading Workshop we learned about book patterns.  When you see a pattern in a book it helps you be able to read it better and you become a stronger reader.  (EW)
• EW was very excited this week to tell us that she has a new baby brother.  She brought in pictures and the new baby is very cute.  (Miss D.)
• We had gym.  We ran laps.  (AK)

Mystery Reader

LD's mom surprised our class when she came in to be the Mystery Reader.  LD was so happy to have her mom here at school.

Mystery Reader

MM's mom came and read a great book to our class.  It was a fun visit.

Publishing Celebrations

A few weeks ago we finished writing and illustrating our 'Small Moment' stories.  The stories were so great that we decided the Kindergarteners would want to hear them.  Here are some pictures of us reading our published stories to a Kindergarten class.

Mystery Reader

JF was so happy and surprised to have his mom come in to be the Mystery Reader.  It was his birthday too!  What a lucky boy!

October Superstars

MM, JF and MC were selected as our class Citizens of the Month for October.  They have a lot to be proud of!