Fieldwork!

Good evening! After a beautiful weekend...we are ready to start a new week! Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the WTC. Last Friday, we discussed, reflected, and shared our thoughts about the day and what it means to us as US citizens. I truly feel it is something that should not be overlooked and we were able to get a more "kid friendly" understanding by reading Fireboat. A read aloud focused on the needs of the harbor boat during that time.
This week we will be focusing on spelling words that relate to our first expedition "Our we missing the boat?" We are still waiting for our Words Their Way materials to arrive. We are just finishing up our first read aloud as a class The Best School Year Ever. I really feel it is important to read to children even when they are in 5th grade! We are continuing our scientific drawings on the formation of Niagara Falls. Students broke up into groups to get a closer look at how the falls became what they are today. They absolutely love learning about their area. We will be visiting the Cave of the Winds and the Maid of the Mist. Please make sure your child dresses appropriately for the weather and brings a change of clothes.
Our skill of the week is cause and effect. We are learning this through an EL book titled Queen of the Falls. The story focuses on Annie Taylor and introduces the children to the first "daredevil" to go over the falls. Students investigate the text looking for the cause and effects for various events in Annie's life. We have also started talking about the use of "voice" in our writing. We did a neat activity using "Hey Jude" with different versions to introduce the writing trait to the children. This week in math we are continuing to work with adding and subtracting decimals along with rounding and using compatible numbers.
Spelling: Complete only words that were missed
Tuesday-3x each
Wed-ABC order
Thursday-Sentences
ELA: 
Read 20 minutes each night
Math:
Monday-2-3
Tuesday-2-4
Wed- 2-5
Thursday-2-6
*Please continue to practice and review multiplication and division facts

Reminders

*9/13 FSA meeting at the Doris Jones Center @ 6:00

9/15 Fieldwork to Cave of the Winds and Maid of the Mist-(parents may join if they purchase

tickets at full price-No discounts available through NCS)

9/16 Students can wear jeans for $1

Bring in recycling (newspaper, plastic bottles, cans)

Thank you for all your hard work in supporting your child's education. If you have any questions or concerns; feel free to contact me. 297-4520 ext. 7115