Greetings Families,
Language Arts: We have a normal week of spelling with a test Friday. We will be memorizing “The Crocodile” by Lewis Carroll. Children should review daily at home. Recitations will be on Sept 30th. In grammar, students will be learning about various figures of speech: simile, metaphors, and personification. We will continue reading our literature book, Pinocchio, starting with Chapter 30 on Monday.
Math: The focus during week eight will be on solving two-step word problems. Before the assessment on Friday, students will also spend two days reviewing the content they have learned during the first eight weeks.
History:
Week 8 is upon us, and that means just two more weeks. I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend. I'm excited to see my students tomorrow. It has been so refreshing to my soul to have students back in the room.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
GRADED WORK AND SLANT SLIPS
On Friday, I sent home a manila folder home with a good deal of graded work and a SLANT slip. Please review the graded work with your child. The SLANT slip provides you with your child's participation grade (S-sitting up, L-listen carefully, A-ask and answer questions, N-nod your head, T-track the speaker). I've also included some data from the last few tests from weeks 5 and 6. Please sign the SLANT slip, note any comments or questions you may have, and have your child return the slip and folder tomorrow (Monday, September 21st). Thank you for your support.
GALILEO TESTING (Blurb from School Newsletter)
Next week, 2nd-5th grade students will participate in the first round of Galileo benchmark testing in English and math. These network-wide computer-based assessments will require students to use their headphones, so please ensure that your child has brought their pair to school. Distance learners will take the test from home on the same day that their classmates are testing. This testing block will replace the live stream for the day. Students testing from home should do so in a quiet environment. Parents may only provide support with logging on, navigating through the test, and ensuring that all test items were answered. It is essential that parents do not help their children answer the test questions, as doing so will produce invalid data. Keep in mind that these tests are not counted toward students’ grades. While we never focus solely on numerical data points to measure students’ academic growth, the results from these benchmark assessments will be used to inform teachers of areas for support and enrichment for their students.
The testing schedule is as follows:
5th grade - Thursday, September 24th
Next week, 2nd-5th grade students will participate in the first round of Galileo benchmark testing in English and math. These network-wide computer-based assessments will require students to use their headphones, so please ensure that your child has brought their pair to school. Distance learners will take the test from home on the same day that their classmates are testing. This testing block will replace the live stream for the day. Students testing from home should do so in a quiet environment. Parents may only provide support with logging on, navigating through the test, and ensuring that all test items were answered. It is essential that parents do not help their children answer the test questions, as doing so will produce invalid data. Keep in mind that these tests are not counted toward students’ grades. While we never focus solely on numerical data points to measure students’ academic growth, the results from these benchmark assessments will be used to inform teachers of areas for support and enrichment for their students.
The testing schedule is as follows:
5th grade - Thursday, September 24th
4th grade - Friday, September 25th
3rd grade - Monday, September 28th
2nd grade - Tuesday, September 29th
3rd grade - Monday, September 28th
2nd grade - Tuesday, September 29th
GALILEO TESTING - REMOTE LEARNERS ONLY
- Visit http://www.ati-online.com/
- Sign In > K-12 Student-Parent Center
- Log in with your unique username and PW provided by your teacher (provided by email)
- Under Archway Arete, select your homeroom class
- Select one of the tests, math or ELA, to take first
- (Here is a helpful tutorial on how to log in.)
- Take the test and submit when complete
- Take the second test and submit when complete
LESSONS
Language Arts: We have a normal week of spelling with a test Friday. We will be memorizing “The Crocodile” by Lewis Carroll. Children should review daily at home. Recitations will be on Sept 30th. In grammar, students will be learning about various figures of speech: simile, metaphors, and personification. We will continue reading our literature book, Pinocchio, starting with Chapter 30 on Monday.
Math: The focus during week eight will be on solving two-step word problems. Before the assessment on Friday, students will also spend two days reviewing the content they have learned during the first eight weeks.
History:
In-person students will be completing the U1 assessment on World Rivers on Monday after watching the overview video. On Tuesday, the scholars will be introduced to the unit covering the Roman Empire. They will be looking at the world map and identifying where the Roman empire began and where it expanded.
DL students will be completing the Unit 1 assessment on World Rivers on Thursday after watching the overview video. On Friday, the scholars will be introduced to the new unit covering the Roman Empire. They will be looking at the world map and identifying where the Roman Empire began and where it expanded.
Science: Now that students have a strong understanding of energy and energy transfer, the focus will now be on taking that understanding and transferring it to waves. Students will first consider waves in water, but this is simply used to help them better understand the energy of light and the energy of sound. On Thursday, students will look at energy moving through a rope being waved and then at waves in water. Students could conduct the lab “Making and Using a Wave Tank” at home. Students would need a plastic bin about five to seven inches deep, a black marker, ruler, cardboard or plastic panels, and a small object that floats. The instructions are on NB 54. On Friday, students will read about water waves and identify the key features of waves: crest, trough, wavelength, and wave height.
Science: Now that students have a strong understanding of energy and energy transfer, the focus will now be on taking that understanding and transferring it to waves. Students will first consider waves in water, but this is simply used to help them better understand the energy of light and the energy of sound. On Thursday, students will look at energy moving through a rope being waved and then at waves in water. Students could conduct the lab “Making and Using a Wave Tank” at home. Students would need a plastic bin about five to seven inches deep, a black marker, ruler, cardboard or plastic panels, and a small object that floats. The instructions are on NB 54. On Friday, students will read about water waves and identify the key features of waves: crest, trough, wavelength, and wave height.