Happy Halloween! A BIG THANKS goes out to our Room Parents Mrs. Dennis, Mrs. Luz, and Mrs. Sidhu. They provided the popcorn, juice, candy, and a movie for the fifth graders. Thanks to Ms. McIntosh as well for providing the gym mats and the movie screen. See you at Trunk or Treat!
Thank you again for the Hope House food donations!
What’s Up?
Math: Ordering decimals, understanding that decimals are a tenth, hundredth, or a thousandth of a whole, writing decimals in word form, standard form, and expanded form
Literacy: Students are finishing The Birchbark House and will begin new books on Monday. Students have taken their final reading comprehension exam. The new books they will begin next week are: A Year Down Yonder, Among the Hidden, and The Great Gilly Hopkins.
Writing: Descriptive writing. Students are finishing their “Greatest Fear” composition papers. Their goal was to write a paper that depicts their greatest fear in such a way as to paint an image in their readers’ heads and make their readers feel the fear. We are sharing some of the incredible October book reports of scientist/mathematicians.
Spelling/ELA: Short vowel sounds, compound vs. simple subjects, subject and predicate review. Ch. 5 test with a chicken theme…thanks to Terra.
Religion: Chapter 4 Sacramentals. Students read about sacramentals and how they help Catholics in our traditions, in our celebrations, and in our prayers. Students attended mass in the church, and they are working on their saints report.
Social Studies: Students are finishing their Causes of Conflict projects. They worked in three categories: The Navajo Code Talkers, Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, and Lummi Nation Salmon. They studied the causes of conflict within the lives of people who are currently working hard to overcome conflict or successfully overcame incredible conflicts in their lifetime.
STEAM: Students had a budget of $150 to purchase materials to make parachutes. Step 1: They watched humvees drop from military planes 2. worked in 2-3’s to draw blueprints of parachutes 3. did a gallery walk to view all of the groups’ blueprints and write comments/suggestions/questions 4. bought and made their parachutes that held plastic eggs with black beans inside to simulate the weight of real eggs 5. tested their parachutes to make sure that when they landed on the floor, the eggs didn’t break and release the beans. When all of the eggs have been tested, they will go back to the blueprints to make modifications and we will likely test real eggs. (Why am I doing this?!?)
Upcoming:
November 1st– All Saints Day Mass (K-8), 12:30 pm
November 4th– Early Release for Parent-Teacher Conferences (11:45 am dismissal)
November 5th– NO SCHOOL to accommodate Parent Teacher Conferences
November 11th– NO SCHOOL, Veteran’s Day
November 12th– Veterans’ Day Mass (2nd-5th), 8:15 am. Boy and Girls Scouts may wear scout uniforms.
November 22nd– Human Food Chain/Prayer Service 8:15 am, Pizza Lunch
November 24th– Early Release for Thanksgiving (11:45 am dismissal), NO EDP today
November 25th-26th– NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving holiday
November 29th– Boys’ Basketball begins (6th-8th)
