Good Afternoon Families!
I hope you all are doing well and enjoying this beautiful weather! I am looking forward to getting some sleep over the long holiday weekend. :) If you are traveling, have a safe trip. If you are staying home, I hope you are able to relax a bit.
BOOK IT! starts this week!
Reading is the heart of education, and the only way to get better at reading is to do it! To encourage your child to “read their heart out” this year, our classroom is participating in the BOOK IT! Program. I remember participating in BOOK IT! as a child. Did any of you participate when you were in elementary school?
In order to earn a certificate for the month, your student must have his reading log minutes sheet completed each week, along with the weekly activity. Please note that when we return to school next Thursday, I will be checking reading logs. The week 1 assignment will be due that day.
Be a role model by reading yourself and reading to or with your child to show that you, too, value books and love reading. When your child achieves their monthly goal, make it a celebration! You can redeem your child’s Reading Award Certificate for a free, one topping Personal Pan Pizza, Passport to Reading and a sticker at Pizza Hut. So, make it a date! That special one-on-one time can make your child’s reading achievement even sweeter. “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” –Dr. Seuss
It's Party Time! Classroom Party Parent Volunteers Needed!
Each classroom's Room Parent will be organizing three parties this year, and you're invited to help! Each party needs parent volunteers to help out with crafts, games and snacks. To sign up, please click here for more info and to add your name to the list. Room Parents will make every effort to provide all interested parents the opportunity to attend at least one party this school year.
A few things to note:
-For safety reasons, only one room parent and three parent volunteers are allowed at each party. No exceptions. No siblings may attend the party with a parent volunteer.
-Because the volunteer parent positions are so popular and fun we do sometimes have waiting lists. Please consider volunteering as a Party Photographer for your child's grade as an alternative! It's fun and there is NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! There are other opportunities to help, including sending party supplies and snacks.
-Please sign up for ONLY ONE classroom per party if you have multiple children at Ivy Hall. You may also sign up as an alternate for another party in the classroom under the Alternate section.
-For safety reasons, only one room parent and three parent volunteers are allowed at each party. No exceptions. No siblings may attend the party with a parent volunteer.
-Because the volunteer parent positions are so popular and fun we do sometimes have waiting lists. Please consider volunteering as a Party Photographer for your child's grade as an alternative! It's fun and there is NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! There are other opportunities to help, including sending party supplies and snacks.
-Please sign up for ONLY ONE classroom per party if you have multiple children at Ivy Hall. You may also sign up as an alternate for another party in the classroom under the Alternate section.
Here are the targets we are currently / planning on working to master over the next couple of weeks:
Literacy
* Students are currently working on finding the theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic. Our next story, called Road to Freedom, is a historical fiction book about the underground railroad. This will tie in nicely to our upcoming study of indentured servitude in social studies.
Writing
* We just finished conducting research on an endangered animal, and created a brochure discussing why they are endangered, and what the world can do to save them from becoming extinct. Have your child tell you some fun facts about their endangered animal! The students had a choice of making a paper brochure, a google slide presentation, or an “explain everything” presentation where they could record their voices to match slides they created.
Math
* Today we took our CFA on the target that involves multiplying 2-digit by 2-digit numbers, as well as 3-digit by 2-digit numbers. These will come home next Friday with your student’s Friday update. Students have been working on solving multiplication problems using multiple strategies (Area/Box, Partial Products, Expanded, Tradition/Standard, etc.). Take a few moments to have your child explain 1 or 2 strategies that they use to solve multiplication problems. Next week we will begin division. We will then move into multiplying and dividing decimals. Next week we will start strategies for long division.
Social Studies
* We will be starting our study of indentured servitude and the effects it had on America’s economy. We will be doing some fun activities to support this learning.
Science
* We are continuing to learn more about the ecosystem. We are exploring what makes an ecosystem healthy or unhealthy, how ecosystems change, and how humans change ecosystems. Next week we have a hands-on activity planned where the kids will be making food chains that will join together to make food webs. We have been most recently learning about how living things in an ecosystem share energy.
Upcoming Events
**Monday, October 10 - No School (Columbus Day)
**Tuesday, October 11- No School
**Wednesday, October 12- No School (Yom Kippur-District Holiday)
**Thursday, October 13— Reading log check-in
**Friday, October 14--Student Council Crazy Hair Day
**Monday, October 17--Picture Retakes
**Friday, October 14--Student Council Crazy Hair Day
**Monday, October 17--Picture Retakes
**Tuesday, October 25-Early Release
**Monday, October 31-Halloween Party & Parade—more details to come
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