October 29 Book Orders Due
October 31 Washington County Museum 9-11:30am (This is a Thursday, not our regular O&A day)
November 4 Picture Retakes
November 4 Library Visit
November 11 No School
Homework Due by Friday, November 1st
1. Read for at least 20 minutes every night.
2. Complete at least 30 minutes of math practice (click here for DreamBox).
3. Complete 20 minutes of typing practice.
4. Optional: Compete Paragraph of the Week writing assignment.
Prompt: Write about a time you felt scared.
Paragraph of the Week
Plovers can now earn bonus pay for completing extra writing practice at home! Every week, I will post a new writing prompt in the newsletter. Responding to these prompts will support the narrative writing we are currently working on in the classrooms, but this extra homework assignment is optional. If your student would prefer to type their essay instead of writing it, they can email it to me at [email protected] or bring in a printed copy.
Expectations for Paragraph of the Week:
- Write at least 5 sentences.
- Tell about one time you did something and include details.
- Your story should have a beginning, middle and end.
- Sentences have correct capitalization and punctuation.
- Neat handwriting.
Scholastic Book Clubs
Class Code: L79X9
Order Due Date: 10/29/19
First Time Ordering Online?
- Go to scholastic.com/bookclubs
- Enter our one-time Class Activation Code: L79X9
- Shop and submit your child's book order.
- As soon as your order is delivered to our classroom, I will send it home with your child.
Upcoming Out and Abouts
We will go to the Washington County Museum this THURSDAY, October 31st from 9-11:30am. Next Wednesday, we will use our Out & About time to work on our Native American project and writing.
Volunteer Opportunities
1. Breakfast Donations
2. Out & About Chaperones - Needed 11/13 for foam arrow archery!
3. Library Chaperones - Needed 11/4
Weekly Review
We visited the Portland Art Museum last week to see Native American artifacts. Students used a strategy called "See-Think-Wonder" as they explored the exhibits in the art museum. Each Plover chose 2 pieces of Native American art from different regions and answered the following questions:
- What do you see?
- What do you think about that?
- What does it make you wonder?