14- Weekly Updates (August 16th, 2019)

Parent Conference Sign-Up: There are two options for Fall Conferences Click Here for Conference times at SCHOOL Parents and Student should attend Click Here for Conference times at YOUR HOUSE Parents and student should attend A computer connected to the internet is necessary for the conference. Friday August 23rd Writing Celebration- YOU ARE INVITED You’re Invited! To a Writing Celebration. You- the parents- are invited to come to school on Friday, August 23rd, from 10:45-11:20 to celebrate your children publishing their true stories. Come to school and hear kids read their stories that they have worked so hard on and celebrate their excellent stories. Don’t forget to give yourself a little time to check in at the office on your way in. If you are attending please RSVP here. Did you know we play board games on Tuesday in class? It’s a fun way to play without screens or electronics and get to know classmates. We play games like UNO, Jenga, Spaceteam, cards and more! Reader’s Workshop We just began a new short unit on Notice and Note Signposts. These are places where readers should stop and ask themselves a question about what the author is trying to tell the reader. Writer’s Workshop We will finish our full Unit on Narrative Writing with a celebration on Friday, August 23rd. You are invited! See above. Math We will finish the Unit on Area and Surface Area with an End of Unit Assessment on Wednesday. This will cover the second half of the Unit (Lessons 12-18). We will also begin the next unit: Introduction to Ratios History We will finish up learning about Early Humans and specifically looking at the Agricultural Revolution. We may start on our first civilization: Mesopotamia. We will continue watching CNN 10 each day. Science We will begin looking at the next section for science: Body Systems. Thank you, Mr. Gray