Monday 10/14 (F Day):
-Music
-Walk-a-Thon during lunch recess
Tuesday 10/15 (A Day):
-P.E.
-S.E.L. (Social Emotional Learning) Time with Mrs. Van Hekken
-Field trip to Calling All Colors (AM)
Wednesday 10/16 (B Day):
-Late Start! School begins at 9:25am (Supervision is provided beginning at the usual time of 7:45am, but bus routes will run one hour later)
-Library (don't forget your books!)
-Walk-a-Thon during lunch recess
Thursday 10/17 (C Day):
-Art
Friday 10/18 (D Day):
-Art and P.E.
-Walk-a-Thon during lunch recess
Upcoming important dates:
10/16 - Late Start
10/18 - Last day for Box Tops collection
10/22 - Donuts with my Superhero from 7:30-8:30am (students are encouraged to bring ANY superhero in their life)!
10/23 - Late Start
Scholastic Book Orders (Due 10/14):
I'll be putting in our October order tomorrow (10/14) right after school! Ordering books is completely optional! Each book that is ordered helps our classroom earn books for our class library.
If you are ever interested in ordering books as a gift and want me to set them aside for you to pick up, please let me know.
You can click the following link to place an order through our class ordering page: https://orders.scholastic.com/L63HX
If you are ever interested in ordering books as a gift and want me to set them aside for you to pick up, please let me know.
You can click the following link to place an order through our class ordering page: https://orders.scholastic.com/L63HX
Walk-A-Thon:
This is the last week for Walk-a-Thon!
We currently have 70% of our class pledge forms turned in; we're aiming for 100%. It's not too late to turn in the blue pledge form that was included in your Back to School Night folder. Online donations are also being accepted HERE.
We currently have 70% of our class pledge forms turned in; we're aiming for 100%. It's not too late to turn in the blue pledge form that was included in your Back to School Night folder. Online donations are also being accepted HERE.
Box Tops:
Please be sure to send in your Box Tops starting through the 18th. The Box Tops program is going digital but Brown Elementary will still be running 2 campaigns to collect the remaining clipable tops. Please download the Box Tops for Eduction app by visiting: https://www.boxtops4education.com/ Local stores have shown up in the submission list including: Meijer, Aldi, Martins and even Costco.
What we are learning about this week:
Reading/ELA:
This week, we are finishing up our unit on identifying the sequence of events within a text. We are identifying and using signal language (first, next, then, finally, etc) to order the events within a passage.
Word Study:
This week, we are working on the "Challenging Plurals" understanding that:
-Some words ending with o add -s to form the plural (studio-->studios)
-Some words ending with o add -es to form the plural (potato-->potatoes)
-Some words ending with o add -s or -es to form the plural (buffalo-->buffalos or buffaloes)
-Some words keep foreign spellings of the plural (larva-->larvae)
This week, we are finishing up our unit on identifying the sequence of events within a text. We are identifying and using signal language (first, next, then, finally, etc) to order the events within a passage.
Word Study:
This week, we are working on the "Challenging Plurals" understanding that:
-Some words ending with o add -s to form the plural (studio-->studios)
-Some words ending with o add -es to form the plural (potato-->potatoes)
-Some words ending with o add -s or -es to form the plural (buffalo-->buffalos or buffaloes)
-Some words keep foreign spellings of the plural (larva-->larvae)
Math:
This week we are finishing up Unit 1. In the last 2 lessons, we will be learning about the properties of angles, triangles and quadrilaterals and using the area formula for finding the area of squares and rectangles.
A study guide will come home on Wednesday and the test will be on Thursday for Unit 1. You can begin to study for the test by reviewing the Home Link packet. After the test, you will receive the next Family Letter and Home Link packet.
Unit 2 will begin next week and will focus on multiplication and geometry. We will be covering: area of rectangles, factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers, units of time, number stories and classifying triangles and quadrilaterals.
This week we are finishing up Unit 1. In the last 2 lessons, we will be learning about the properties of angles, triangles and quadrilaterals and using the area formula for finding the area of squares and rectangles.
A study guide will come home on Wednesday and the test will be on Thursday for Unit 1. You can begin to study for the test by reviewing the Home Link packet. After the test, you will receive the next Family Letter and Home Link packet.
Unit 2 will begin next week and will focus on multiplication and geometry. We will be covering: area of rectangles, factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers, units of time, number stories and classifying triangles and quadrilaterals.
It is very important to continue to work on solidifying those multiplication and division facts through 12! Being able to recall these facts will be very helpful as we work into our future math units.
Science:
We've started our science unit called "Energizing Everything!" This introductory energy unit will encourage students to think about the energy that things need to move. Students will explore how energy makes things go, from powering vehicles to moving one’s body. Students will experiment with rubber band racers to discover the relationship between how much energy is stored in a material and how much is released. They will investigate the role that hills play in making roller coasters move and the energy transfer that happens when two objects collide. Students will realize that thinking about the world in terms of energy helps them make sense of how and why things speed up and slow down. Hands-on activities focus on engineering, testing hypotheses and using results to develop their ideas.
SMART Time:
During SMART time this week, we will finish up our place value lessons and form new groups based on our multi-digit addition and subtraction assessment.
Science:
We've started our science unit called "Energizing Everything!" This introductory energy unit will encourage students to think about the energy that things need to move. Students will explore how energy makes things go, from powering vehicles to moving one’s body. Students will experiment with rubber band racers to discover the relationship between how much energy is stored in a material and how much is released. They will investigate the role that hills play in making roller coasters move and the energy transfer that happens when two objects collide. Students will realize that thinking about the world in terms of energy helps them make sense of how and why things speed up and slow down. Hands-on activities focus on engineering, testing hypotheses and using results to develop their ideas.
SMART Time:
During SMART time this week, we will finish up our place value lessons and form new groups based on our multi-digit addition and subtraction assessment.
Mrs. Hassenger
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