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November 16, 2009
November 15 American Education Week November 18 - 19 CoCo's Family Fun Night November 19 - Mr. Bonenberger's Econ Presentation November 20 Grandparent's Day November 25 - 29 Thanksgiving Break In order for a classroom to run effectively, a behavior program must be established. Children need to know what is expected of them in terms of behavior, and they must understand the consequences when they have made the wrong choices. Your child's success is very important. To create and maintain a positive learning environment for all students, I will be following Westside's PBIS program. On a more positive note, I am always looking to promote and reward positive behavior. Students who demonstrate those positive behaviors will receive PBIS merits. These merits accumulate each marking term and those students who earn enough will be invited to participate in a grade level incentive. Homework is an important part of your child's school experience. Supporting good work habits requires a joint effort. I will support your child and encourage good work habits at school. Your child will benefit greatly from your support and encouragement at home. If your child has not completed his/her homework, I will be stamping their agenda with a MISSING HOMEWORK stamp as a quick means of communication to you. Please encourage your child to complete his/her homework as it is a reinforcement of the skills taught in the classroom. Reading: We will be using the Houghton Mifflin reading series where we will be concentrating on six themes this year: * Off To Adventure * Celebrating Traditions * Incredible Stories * Animal Habitats * Voyagers * Smart Solutions THIS WEEK IN READING: This week we will be wrapping up Theme 2: Celebrating Traditions. We will be Focusing on the Genre of Trickster Tales. We will be reading three stories: The Hungry Spider, Rabbit Races With Turtle, and Aunt Fox and the Fried Fish. We will be focusing on the strategy of Predicting and Inferring. Students should use what they have read, plus their own background information, to predict what might happen next. Some of the vocabulary words that your child will be introduced to this week are: boastfulness, clever, culture, folktale, greediness. mischief, qualities, and trickster. The skill that we will be focusing on is Understanding a Trickster Tale.
Characteristics of a Trickster Tale:
We will be using the McGraw Hill Math series this year. The units of study are as follows: * Place Value * Money * Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers * Time, Data, and Graphs * Multiplication Concepts * Multiplication Facts * Division Concepts * Division Facts * Multiplying by 1-Digit Numbers * Dividing by 1-Digit Numbers * Measurement * Geometry * Fractions and Probability * Relating Fractions and Decimals Your child will have Math homework each night, Monday -Thursday. THIS WEEK IN MATH: Our 5th Math chapter concentrates on proficiency with various multiplication concepts, including properties and strategies. Students will used repeated addition to solve problems. Students will also use arrays in multiplication. Some of the vocabulary terms that your child will be introduced to are: factor, mulitplication, product, multiplication sentence, multiple, array, Commutative Property of Multiplication, Identity Property of Multiplication, and Zero Property of Multiplication. The chapter 5 test will be on Tuesday, November 24th.
n B days your child will be visiting the computer lab in Math, where he/she will be taking the YPP (Yearly Progress Pro) test. This is a computer based test that monitors the mastery of individual math skills. This is a great means of assessment, as we can see which skills your child has mastered and which skills they need more practice with. Based on YPP results your child will have individualized computer based practice exercises to help them attain mastery of those skills which they may only currently have partial mastery. 3rd night - Write a paragaph using 8 spelling words. Be sure to use proper punctuation and capitalization. 4th night- Study for Spelling Test join joy boil noise spoil choice soil point foil voice coil broil enjoy rejoice loyalty destroy oyster employer Challenge Words: annoyance moisture
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