Weekly Update 10/27

MACY had a great week as our first "Special Week" student!  

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This week's quote-of-the-week was "There is great power in the word YET."

Our class nominated MARGOT after observing her work hard and learn new things!

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Curriculum Updates         

Reading: We practiced reader's theater scripts.  These fun Halloween themed stories were great for fluency and intonation practice.  The girls really got into character and enjoyed performing for their classmates.  We also discussed the value of curiosity.  I shared questions that I have gathered from students over the years to spark some thoughts.  We used the site Wonderopolis to further explore and stretch our brain with a new topic or idea.  The girls are gathering questions and we will work towards exploring those thoughts  to learn more.  

Math: This week we started the CUBES strategy in math where we focused on a word problem's parts to help us figure out what to do to solve it.  Ask your daughter if she can remember what the letters of CUBES represent.  We also completed a review of place value and are close to a chapter assessment.  As the homework starts to get more challenging, remind your daughter that they can watch me solve the problems and guide them as they work on their packet.  

Language Arts:  I am encouraging the girls to sprinkle figurative language into their writing and notice them when authors use them.  The class worked on a paragraph trying to persuade me to dress as a specific "powerful woman" for Halloween next week.  Some of them even suggested the correct person!  During our "quick write" time, we had our first THUNK.  Thunks are thought provoking questions to see the world in a different light.  This week's question was "What color is Wednesday?" 

Social Studies: As a class, we discussed the "Learning Pit".  This went over that uncomfortable feeling that can arise when you don't know something or you are tackling something challenging.  It's ok to not know something YET. This will be applied in our westward expansion exploration.  I am guiding the girls through resources to learn more about this time period and choose topics of interest.  They will research and create a book about the westward expansion. 

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Important Dates and Information:

• Carpool helper next week: Bella Douglas
• "Special Week" Student next week: Margot Callahan
• Students may wear costumes on Halloween and bring a change of clothes, if needed.
• Halloween parade on the Green at 8:15.
• Wordly Wise Dress-Up Day - Friday, 11/10
• Students need their bike helmets on Mondays and Wednesdays for the next three weeks.  
• Week of Oct 30th: Ask your daughter her class number to help you!
  1-7 are doing archery
  8-14/15 are biking
  Week of Nov 8th:
  1-7 are biking
  8-14/15 are doing archery
  Week of Nov. 13th:
  All are biking
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