November 16th ~ Weekly Happenings!

Hi Parents and Students!

Welcome to a full week of school!!! Things are really moving quickly this month. It is hard to believe Thanksgiving is next week! Please enjoy reading about what is going on in room 6 this week. :)

Home Room Group...

Health~
We are very excited to begin our first health unit of the year! Students will be working with Evan to analyze how the media persuades the public through advertisements. This topic will continue over the next three weeks. Hopefully you can have some wonderful discussions at home about commercials and printed ads you encounter as a family.

Social Studies/Literature Circles~
Students are continuing our integrated study of the Trail of Tears and the Navajo Long Walk. Most will be completing their literature novels during the next two weeks. At home I hope you are having a wonderful learning experience with your student as you research a Native Culture of your choice.

Writing ~
Welcome to Sentence Fluency Week! This week students will learn the meaning of 'sentence fluency'. They will be learning strategies using sentence fluency to improve their writing. So you can be 'in the know' here is a quick definition of sentence fluency ~
SENTENCE FLUENCY is the readability of the paper. The sentences should flow smoothly from one to the next. The writing should sound natural--the way someone might talk. The sentences should have different beginnings, lengths, and structures. The paper should be written in complete sentences, not fragments. Any fragments that are used should add to the quality of the message. Also, the paper should not be one long sentence containing no punctuation.

HOMEWORK~

Reading Log
Complete writing your Native Cultures Report
Math Week 8 & Practice your multiplication facts!

IMPORTANT DATES~

No School November 25th & 26th

Math Class~
During Math class we are continuing our study of multiplication, and beginning to relate division facts to it. Students are revisiting arrays and seeing how we can us arrays to figure out division problems. At home you can expand on the idea of division by relating division to everyday activities.

Project Class~
Our Space Port Space Museum will be open during project class next week! If you have some time we would love for you to visit our version of the International Space Station on Monday or Tuesday next week in room 6 from 1:30 - 2:40pm! See you there!