Unsung Heroes: I want to extend my gratitude to Kaleb and Yuri. When asked if anyone would help clean the library tables, they were the first to jump up and take the reigns…or the rags and spray bottle. I want to thank Dominic and Maddie for bringing the milk to class and composting the cartons. And I am appreciative of Sydney’s help in making sure that the contents of the closet are given to their rightful owners at the end of each day. Thanks to Ethan for consistently giving encouragement to his classmates for jobs well done! And a big shout out goes to Meleah for spraying and Darren for distributing rags to clean desks. There are many things that make the classroom run smoothly and helpfulness is appreciated!
Also, a big thanks to all of those students who worked to bring food for the Hope House bin. Parents, thank YOU for supporting our brothers and sisters in the community. Gratitude goes to Mrs. Lawrence for the huge bag of socks!
What’s up?
Math: Long division with remainders, test on Friday
Literature: Figurative language, reading comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, all tied in with social studies and social emotional learning about grief.
Spelling/ELA: /Ô/ sound, compound sentences and conjunctions
Writing: Essential Question- How do writers paint pictures with words? Students could tell a story by writing, “I am scared of spiders.” Better yet, they could create a picture of their story by saying, “When I see the hairy little beasts with eight spindly legs skittering toward me, my heart jumps up into my throat!”
Social Studies: Mrs. Town shared beautifully intricate Colville, Nez Perce, and White Mountain Apache beadwork, a White Mountain Apache burden basket, and a Yakima cradleboard that she actually used when her children were babies! Students are working mostly in pairs on their Causes of Conflict project. They have chosen their presentation mediums: Power Points, posters, or timelines. They will spend the next few weeks putting their projects together. In the end, they will see what people do when they are faced with conflict and how people persevere through it.
Religion: Second Step: Being assertive. Archdiocese Lesson: Protecting God’s Children- Safe Friends. Lesson by Deacon Kheriaty: The Saints, what is a saint, purgatory, heaven, free will, and sin.
STEAM: Students watched a video of a military plane dropping Humvees attached to parachutes. Students worked in trios or pairs to draw their own blueprints to design their own parachutes from which eggs will be attached and dropped.
| 5-PS2-1. | Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down. |
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Upcoming:
October 19th to 22nd– Holy Hoops 4-on-4 Tournament for Grades 5-8 this week
October 25th– Pizza Lunch (rescheduled)
October 26th– Picture retakes
October 27th– PTC General Meeting via Zoom
October 28th– Orange & Black Day; Pumpkin-Carving Contest (drop-off your submission after 7:30 am in the gym)
November 4th– Early Release for Parent-Teacher Conferences (11:45 am dismissal)
November 5th– No School to accommodate Parent Teacher Conferences
