News From Mrs. Rowe and Mr. Miller
Report cards are coming home today (Friday, November 20). Please be
sure to take out all papers from the folder, sign the front of the folder, and
send the folder back as soon as possible. Also, we will not have a newsletter
next week due to it being a two-day week followed by Thanksgiving break.
We hope that you and your families have a great weekend together! As
always, if you have any questions, please feel free to email us.
Mrs. Angela Rowe & Mr. Dave Miller
November 20, 2015
Reading & Writing Workshop
This week in reading workshop we started a new
unit working with comparing and contrasting
multiple characters, settings, and events in a story.
We spent some time looking at the standard and
thinking about what we already knew, what we
needed to learn, and what connections we could
make between what we knew and needed to learn.
Math Workshop
This week in math we started our
discussion on multiplying
whole numbers with decimals.
This will eventually lead into
multiplying numbers with two
decimals.
For example, we talked about how comparing and
contrasting means to identify similarities and
differences.
In writing workshop, we spent the week free writing
and applying what we have learned in our
narratives unit to our writing. Some students wrote
poetry focusing on descriptive word choice and
stories adding dialogue.
Social Studies
This week in Social Studies, we
worked on learning and creating
multiple tier timelines.
Word Study
This week in word study we completed our
unit on “ped” and “pod.” We also started our
new unit on “tempor” and “chron.”
Important Dates to Know
Nov. 25-27: No school
Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 7-18: Book Fair @ IRE
Dec. 18: Holiday Party
Dec. 21 – Jan. 1: Winter Break