News From Room 207
Week of November 3, 2011
Important Dates To Remember
10/5 Wednesday Math Club 8:00am 10/10 Monday No School Columbus Day 10/11 Math Club Tuesday 8:00am
News and Announcements
I really enjoyed having the opportunity to touch base with all of you at Curriculum Night. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for wanting to be involved and supportive of your childs academic life. I am looking forward to a great year! Please note the following change. Math Club will typically be on Tuesday mornings at 8:00am. Since I have Jury Duty this T uesday, Math Club is being moved to W ednesday morning for this week only. Math Club is for children wishing further opportunities to practice previously taught skills. The math help will begin promptly at 8:00am. Please let me know if your child is planning on attending. Our top readers for September were Sasha Brownstein with 1,700 minutes, Katelyn Buckley with 1,452 minutes, and Cecilia Lim with 1,009 minutes. As a class, we read 16,919 minutes in September. Way to go everyone! I am encouraging all of your children to read an additional 100 minutes this month. That is only 25 minutes more a week. I will be meeting with Literature Circle groups this week. Groups 1 and 2 will meet on Monday. Groups 3 and 4 will meet on Tuesday and Group 5 will meet on Wednesday. Please check in with your children to see if they are prepared to meet with their group to discuss their completed Think Cards and the weeks reading. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. Warmly, Sandra Travers
10/14 Friday Rock Man Cometh 10/18 Math Club 10/25 Math Club Tuesday 8:00am Tuesday 8:00am
11/1 T uesday No School Parent Conferences 11/11 T hursday No School Veterans Day 11/23-25 Thanksgiving Break 12/24-1/1 December Break
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Quote of the Week
what the author is telling us. In writing, we will continue to focus on the story critical setting in our stories and how using a variety of senses to describe our setting will help our stories come to life. Additionally, we will begin planning our student council speeches. Math We will complete Unit 2 this week. I have placed a review Jeopardy game on our Classroom Blog. In order to play, download the game from the site and then click on View Slideshow or run the slideshow. Be sure to check it out. Additionally, practice your math facts as time allows. Read Aloud Mark is ready for the adventures that the Week in the Woods will bring. How many of you think it will be positive experience for Mark? Social Studies We will review and assess mapping concepts before heading out to begin our East Region adventures! Science We will observe and describe 4 minerals this week. Three of the minerals are white and our next challenge will be to determine which mineral is the hardest by performing a scratch test.
Specials Monday-Music Tuesday-PE Wednesday-Art Thursday-Health Friday-Chorus Media Dates 10/11, 10/25, 11/8, 11/22, 12/6, 12/20, 1/3, 1/17, 1/31, 2/14, 2/28, 3/13, 4/3, 4/24, 5/8, 5/22 Snack/Recess daily at ~10:45am Lunch 12:05-12:40pm October Birthdays
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English Language Arts (ELA) Our focus this week will be on creating images in our minds as we read to better understand
