October 28, 2019
Dear Parents, It is hard to believe the first quarter will be ending on October 30. I have truly enjoyed teaching your children during these first nine weeks and look forward to the wonderful learning experiences that lie ahead! CURRICULUM Reading – Students have previously written a four-paragraph reading contract stating two reading challenges they have, as well as strategies to overcome these challenges. Students will give and receive peer feedback as they edit one another’s contract this week. They will also use the chrome books to design an eye-catching bookmark that highlights their challenges and strategies to overcome them. We recorded our audio books of Rain School and Nasreen’s Secret School this past Friday. Students will share all their work with you on Thursday as part of our end of Module 1: Overcoming Learning Challenges Near and Far celebration. Math – Students have been practicing strategies such as place value drawings and expanded method to add and subtract. This past Friday they took an assessment that involved applying these strategies to add and subtract when solving word problems. This week, during the second half of this unit, we will focus upon using the number line strategy to add/subtract, as well as using estimation skills to assess reasonable answers. Science – We kicked off our study of “Earth in the Solar System” last week with a fun read aloud about the planets. We also made a model of earth’s solar system using our different size fingerprints and paint as representations of the planets. Our field trip to Morehead Planetarium was a success, and I think students thoroughly enjoyed the two shows we viewed in the dome theater. Both programs were very informative and gave students additional facts on our solar system. READvolution – This is a partnership between Wake County Public Schools and the Carolina Hurricanes to support a community-wide literacy campaign around daily reading outside of school. Please see the info included in today’s folder. Fall/Learning Celebration – Our class will have a celebration to showcase the hard work your children have done during the Module 1 reading/writing unit. On Thursday, October 31, we would like to invite you to join us in Room 3124 (Ms. Underwood’s classroom) at 1:30 p.m. to see the amazing work your children have produced. Students would like to share their reading contracts, eye-catching bookmarks that state their personal reading challenges/strategies to overcome them, and audio books. We look forward to seeing you if you can attend. UPCOMING DATES Tuesday, October 29 – PBIS Assembly (Positive Behavior) – 11:15 – 11:45 am – You have received notification if your child will be receiving an award this quarter. Wednesday, October 30 – STEAM with Mrs. Sollars – 12:40 – 1:25 pm Wednesday, October 30 – Fall Pictures – 2:20 pm Thursday, October 31 – Fall/Learning Celebration – 1:30 pm – Ms. Underwood’s classroom – Room 3124 Friday, November 1 – Teacher Workday – No school for students Monday, November 4 – NC Check-Ins Testing (Math) – see letter in today’s folder Thursday, November 7, Friday, November 8, and Tuesday, November 12 – CogAt Testing – see letter in today’s folder Respectfully, Ms. Underwood
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