The Week of November 30th

In order to make it easier on our substitute next week, I will be putting word study words for next week, as well as reading logs, in student homework folders on Wednesday (tomorrow). I have also sent home a "permission slip" that asks if you and your child will be attending Barnes & Noble night on Friday, December 4th (details on the yellow sheet in the folder). It's more of an RSVP than a permission slip! Please sign and let us know if you will be able to attend. I will also be sending home words to the songs we will be singing.

If anything changes, I will definitely be posting on the blog, and again, am available through email if you have any questions or concerns! :)

Magnet Practice/Review

Homework and Announcements

Don't forget the Native American Project is due this Tuesday!

Also, you'll notice that this week and next week's homework/announcements sheet is stapled in the agenda. This is because next week, I will not be in school Monday-Wednesday. I will be at a conference in Roanoke presenting about Voice Threads. I am really excited to show off what we have created in class, as well as other Voice Thread ideas from other schools! I will miss the students, but if you need to contact me, you can still reach me through email, which I will be checking on a daily basis!

Please read the notes in the announcements about mid year tests. I will be sending home a folder students are putting together containing copies of study guides that they have gotten this year. Expect this to come home this week. There is also a letter coming home soon about our Winter Party.

AR STARS!

As of Thursday, November 19th, our Top 10 AR STARS are:

1. Taylor - 53.7

2. Alex - 37.5

3. Kassandra - 36.7

4. J.T. - 36.5

5. Alexis - 30.3

6. Abby - 29.6

7. Katya - 17.3

8. Trey - 17.2

9. Hunter - 14.7

10. Ian - 14.2

Our Magnet Wordle

Scholastic Book Order Information

Our current book orders, sent home in Thursday’s folder (November 12), are due this Friday, November 20th. For some reason, only some of these flyers are available online. Others, such as the November issues and the Lucky/Arrow December issues, somehow are not available online (not sure why), so please send these in as “regular orders” with money (check or cash) attached, and I will call them in so we can get the same “speed” as the online orders. This will be our last order before Winter Break. In the past, some parents have asked me to keep orders until they can come pick them up because of the holiday season. I am more than happy to do so. If you would like me to do this for you, please make sure you send the order and money in a sealed envelope with a note saying so. If you would like to do this for an order you submit online, please send me a note letting me know to hold the order.

As a reminder, the website to order online is: www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
I have simplified our class user name to simply: “youel” with the password staying “class.”
Thank you and happy ordering!

China and Egypt Projects

What a great job students did on their China and Egypt projects! We also enjoyed our "feast" of foods found in these countries. Students say they can survive on things such as apples, cucumbers, rice, pomegranate, and others! :) Below are two voice threads we completed, checking our understanding of these two cultures. Enjoy!

Do you know your parts of a letter?

We do! We created a Voice Thread where students explained to us, as well as showed in song, what they know!

Top 10 AR Stars!

These are our current Top 10 AR Stars in our classroom as of Tuesday, November 3rd!

1. Taylor - 45.4
2. Kassandra - 33.1
3. J.T. - 33.0
4. Abby - 28.6
5. Alex - 24.8
6. Alexis - 23.3
7. Katya - 15.7
8. Ian - 12.4
9. Trey - 11.3
10. Hunter - 9.5

*As a reminder, students are rewarded if they can reach 30 points by the end of the 9 weeks (December)!