Conferences
If you haven't had
a chance to sign up for conferences, here is the link http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4da9ab2ea7fb6-2015.
There are still some spots left. I also wanted
to encourage you to bring your child because I think it is good to involve
them in these things and they will have a good insight
into what we are learning.
If there are some concerns that you would rather not share in front of them, we can make time during the conference,
that they can sit in the hall and read.
Math
This
week in math students learned to add and subtract fractions. This was a
review for some but was complicated by the new negative numbers
information that was put
into play! Next week we will work with mixed numbers before moving on to
multiplication and division.
Reading
Students
are enjoying their work with science fiction! We have looked at setting
and how characters respond to setting. They are starting to look at
theme and common
character types in fantasy literature.
Science
We are still working with our stream tables but have begun to think of our own scientific questions. This week, students will formalize their group question and write a procedure for it. I have already heard some great ideas and I look forward to seeing them in action.
Writing
This week in writing we continued our exploration of poetry. The students are working on creating a poetry anthology of their own writing which is due Nov 16. This is an in-class writing assignment. My goal is for them to complete the whole thing at school. However, there may be students who want or need to work on it at home. However, it should be student only work. We are continuing to work on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and the students are really outstanding. I’ve booked a professional company to video tape the shows. They DVDs cost $35 each. I need to estimate whether it’s worth it for them to come by finding out how many of you might order the DVD. They need a total of 35 orders (over three classes) for them to come. They do any amazing job with professional sound equipment, etc. It’s an awesome keepsake of hard work.
Writing
This week in writing we continued our exploration of poetry. The students are working on creating a poetry anthology of their own writing which is due Nov 16. This is an in-class writing assignment. My goal is for them to complete the whole thing at school. However, there may be students who want or need to work on it at home. However, it should be student only work. We are continuing to work on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and the students are really outstanding. I’ve booked a professional company to video tape the shows. They DVDs cost $35 each. I need to estimate whether it’s worth it for them to come by finding out how many of you might order the DVD. They need a total of 35 orders (over three classes) for them to come. They do any amazing job with professional sound equipment, etc. It’s an awesome keepsake of hard work.
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