Next Two Weeks

Congrats to Jacob and London! They have been participating in Elite Soccer, a program after school, and they took on fourth and fifth graders who are in Later Gators in a soccer math. Elite Soccer students won the match up. 

Cookie Mining

Students pretended to be geologists and mine (with a toothpick) for minersls in their cookie (rock) this week. 

Math- We will continue to focus on Module 2, Place Value and Problem Solving with Units of Measure. We continue to focus on word problems with units of measurement, adding, subtracting and rounding. 

Please encourage your child to continue to practice their multiplication facts. Students can practice their fluency (addition, subtraction, multiplication division) on the following website.  https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-multiply.html

Language Arts-  We will wrap up summarizing texts with a test on Wednesday, December 4th. We will focus on sequenceing and questioning The students will also publish their persusasive writing pieces.  We will move into informtional writing. 

Social Studies- We will wrap up our unit on Early Exploration in SC with a test on Thursday, December 5th. 

Science- We will focus on different types of rocks. (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) 

A Look Ahead

Fall Pictures

Your child's pictures are in his/her folder. Please send them back if you do not want to purchase or send back what you do not purchase. Please read the envelope for further directions. 

Teacher Cadet
We have had a teacher cadet in our classroom this month. Mr. Caleb Mack is a student at Blythewood High School who wants to study teaching in college. He has worked with some of the students in our class and read to them. He will be with us until December 6th. 

Curriculum

Math- We will continue to focus on Module 2, Place Value and Problem Solving with Units of Measure. We continue to focus on word problems with units of measurement, adding, subtracting and rounding. Your child will have a quiz on Wednesday. 
Please encourage your child to continue to practice their multiplication facts. Students can practice their fluency (addition, subtraction, multiplication division) on the following website.  https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-multiply.html

Language Arts-  We will continue to focus on summarizing texts. The students will also finish writing their persusasive writing pieces.  

Social Studies- We will continue our unit on Early Exploration in SC.  We will also continue reading the book The Native by Ben Bache. The students are really enjoying this book. It ties in with Native Americans and Explorers. 

Science- We will focus on different types of rocks. (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) 

Exact Path Challenge

Edmentum (Exact Path) Challeng

Several students met the math and reading challenge I set for them last week with Edmentum. Students were challenged to earn one trophy in each subject. As a reminder, Edmentum puts each student on a path according to their MAP scores. The following students rang the school bell for meeting the challenge. Congrats!!

London, Dezmond, Lauren S.

Jonathan, Khloe M., Jason

Luna, Lauren B., Brooklyn

A Look Ahead

Veteran's Day Celebration

The students enjoyed the parade today! It looks like everyone enjoyed the yummy breakfast. Happy Veteran's Day! 

Nutcracker Permission Forms

Your child has a permission slip for The Nutcracker in their Friday Folder. The cost on the form is not the cost for the field trip, but is the remaining amount left for all the field trips this year. Most of you have paid on Parent Portal, but if you haven't please do so as soon as you are able. Thanks! If you would like to be a chaperone, please check that box on the forms.

Pictures from this week...

Brady and Sam working together to decompose a Liter in math. 

Comparing and Contrasting Native Americans with WICOR Buddies

Students observing soil after adding water to each vial. 

Curriculum

Math- We will continue to focus on Module 2, Place Value and Problem Solving with Units of Measure. We will focus on word problems with units of measurement, adding, subtracting and rounding. 
Please encourage your child to continue to practice their multiplication facts. Students can practice their fluency (addition, subtraction, multiplication division) on the following website.  https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-multiply.html

Language Arts-  We will focus on making connections while reading (text to text, text to self, text to world), using context clues in texts to figure out the meaning of words and summarizing. We will also continue writing persuasive speeches. 

Social Studies- We will start our unit on Early Exploration in SC.  We will also continue reading the book The Native by Ben Bache. 

Science- We continue to focus on Soil. We will observe different types of soil and focus on what it is made of. We will also discuss physical weathering. 

First Week of November

Report Cards

Your child's report card is coming home today. Please keep the papers in the envelope, but sign and return the envelope. Students who made the A or A/B Honor Roll will be recognized on the morning show on Thursday, November 7th.  

Superhero Day

Students and teachers wore superhero shirts on Thursday to celebrate our school earning Palmetto Gold this year and last and an Excellent Report Card Rating. We also celebrated raising over $50,000 during Boosterthon. Mr. Williams did a great job of singing karaoke at lunch for the students!

Soil Observations

We started our first investigation with Soil. Students observed soil types and recorded their observations. First, they amazed me with how much they enjoyed our mealworms/beetles and now with soil! 

Curriculum

Math- We will focus on Module 2, Place Value and Problem Solving with Units of Measure. This module will focus on rounding, time, word problems, addition, subtraction and more. The students will have a quiz over lessons 1-5 (Time) on Wednesday. Please encourage your child to continue to practice their multiplication facts. Students can practice their fluency (addition, subtraction, multiplication division) on the following website.  https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-multiply.html

Language Arts-  We will wrap up our discussion of theme with a test on Friday. We will also continue writing persuasive speeches. 

Social Studies- We will wrap up our unit on Native Americans with a test on Thursday.  We will focus on the Catawba, Cherokee and Yemassee. We will also continue reading the book The Native by Ben Bache. 

Science- We will focus on Soil. We will observe different types of soil and focus on what it is made of. We will also discuss physical weathering.