SPIRIT DAY LIST!

We will be having a spirit day every month. Here is the link to the list of fun days that our RBE service club has come up with!  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NGSwzW3Hkwe-mriqUAnpOKt9RwhVK7-Di7iW7xE5TVo/

Book Project Due Dates:

October 28

December 2

January 27

March 24

Friday Newsletter 9/23/16

Good Afternoon! Happy Friday!!

We have had a wonderful week in Trailer C! We have learned so much about multiplying multi-digit numbers by other numbers. It has been awesome to see the students’ progress just from the beginning of the week until the end. WOW!

Here are a few updates:

MATH: We have been working really hard on multiplying whole numbers. We have used the regrouping strategy as well as the box method. I will post some practice sites (under resources & handouts tab) that students can reference for extra practice next week and over the weekend if they choose! I am planning to have our topic 3 test next Friday, September 30.

SOCIAL STUDIES: We have started our Native American unit. The students have been assigned a group and region to study. They have enjoyed researching their region and coming up with information. We have used our social studies textbooks, guided reading texts, and kid-friendly links provided to research.

READING: We have worked on summarizing this week. We also started a mock book project about our first read aloud book. All students are completing the mock project at school to learn about the expectations for the independent book projects that are due throughout the year. The individual book projects are to be completed at home. There will not be time allotted in class to complete the book projects. As a reminder, the due dates for those projects are listed below. I will also post the Book Project ideas page under “Handouts and Resources”.

WRITING: We are still working on our narrative writing pieces. Students will begin publishing next week! We will be typing these pieces on Google Docs and printing them off to showcase them! After the personal narratives are finished, we will be writing Monster Narratives in lieu of Halloween coming up.

WORD STUDY: Thank you to the parents that have helped their students study word study words. I can tell that the students are learning and improving in spelling. Thank you for the support.

MISCELLANEOUS:

• If you are able to donate AAA batteries, please have your student bring them in next week. These will be used for our class set of wireless keyboards to type our narrative writing.

Thank you for reading!

-Mrs. Sanders

msanders@cpsk12.org

Important Dates to Remember:

-Sept. 26: No school, Teacher Workday

-Sept. 27: PICTURE DAY (we will be taking pictures before we have PE, FYI)

-Sept. 30: Favorite Color Day-Students wear their favorite color to school for a spirit day

-Oct. 3: Student flu vaccine clinic 8:00-10:00 AM

-Oct. 4: McTeacher Night at the Nifong McDonald’s 4-8pm

-Oct. 15: RBE Chicken BBQ 4-8pm

Math Test TOMORROW!

Here are some fun math games we played to review in class that may be helpful at home!
Rounding Numbers Soccer Game
Adding Decimals Dog Bone Game

We didn't use these, but they may be helpful for your student!
Subtracting Decimal Practice
Subtracting Decimals Basketball
Rounding Soccer Game #2

Thank you for taking time to study with students!
Math tests will be sent home later this week for a signature.

-Mrs. Sanders

News from Trailer C: Sept. 9 Edition

It’s been another great week!

This week we have accomplished so much in so little time! I am so proud of all of my hard working students! In math, we’ve been working on rounding numbers and adding decimals. We also took the STAR math test this week. I am pleased with the effort and progress that we have overcome this week in math. During reading, we have been working on questioning this week. Students have been practicing asking questions of all kinds as they read. We talked about thin questions (who, what, where) and THICK questions (why are the characters upset? What is triggering that specific behavior?). Encourage your student to ask questions as they complete their reading activities for homework this week.

In writing, we have been working on planning out our narrative writing. We worked on “hooking” our readers this week in a variety of ways. We have discussed the importance of grabbing the attention of the reader and pulling them into the text. Students have been enjoying building their narratives. We have also been using our spelling words in writing during word study choice time. The class tends to enjoy choice time because it allows a chance to be creative with the words they are using by writing a story, making a grocery list, writing a letter, or making a book cover.

In social studies, students have been working on states, abbreviations, and capitals of the midwest region. Please note that all students are on the same states and capitals map. The quizzes will come home the following week in Friday Folders. Although we have time in class to practice these facts, please make sure your student is studying the states and capitals each evening as part of the homework packet. Practice makes perfect!

In science, we’ve been focusing on variables and experimental design. This week we were able to do a few experiments that the students enjoyed including the bubble gum experiment and a paper towel absorbency experiment. If your students begin telling you what brand of paper towel to buy, don’t blame me. :)

As always, please let me know if I can do anything to make your student’s experience better at school. It is important that we communicate regularly to solve any problems that may exist.

Have a great weekend, Go Tigers!

-Mrs. Sanders

Important Dates to Remember:

-Tuesday, September 13: PTA Meeting 6:00 pm

-Thursday, September 15: International DOT Day, Make your Mark!- Wear your polka dots!, Choir Practice 2:45-3:45

-Friday, September 16: Walking School Bus 2:40-3:15

-Monday, September 26: No School