Happy Friday Families!

It was so great to see many of you at conferences! I really enjoyed the opportunity to speak with you! Going forward, although parent and student office hours will no longer be a part of the new schedule, I am always happy to communicate with you via phone or email!

Please reference the Principal's Message and the Superintendent's message regarding schedule changes & in-person safety procedures. 

Literacy

*We have just finished up another text, Operation Clean Sweep. We are using this text to talk about how a character's perspective influences their point of view. In this particular test, the story was told from the point of view of a young boy in the early 1900s when women had recently won the right to vote.  We have also been working on summarizing stories while including a character's response to the events in the story. Next week we will begin another text titled Road to Freedom. We will continue to focus on how point of view influences how the story is told, as this story is told from the perspective of a young girl who is escaping slavery with her mother.

Writing

*Next week, we will begin our first analytical piece of writing. During writing lessons this week we learned how to analyze a prompt in order to respond effectively.  Students will read an article titled  "Cell Phones in Schools" and will choose a perspective from which to respond to the question, "Should students be able to carry their cellphone with them throughout the school day?" We will focus on the key parts of an essay such as the introduction, conclusion, and choosing key details and text support. 

Math

*We are currently working within the second unit in Math which focuses on fractions. The Unit 2 targets include addition and subtractions of fractions with unlike denominators and solving fraction story problems. Students have completed two checkpoints on these targets, and are receiving instruction based on the needs identified on the assessments. The end of unit assessment will be given at the end of this month. 


Social Studies

*We started our discussion on the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government and in different times and places. We will begin to focus specifically on the responsibilities and roles of the branches of the U.S. government. Starting on Monday with our new schedule, Social Studies will no longer be taught asynchronously, but will now be instructed directly.


Science
Once our cycle of Social Studies is complete, we will once again begin to work on Science. We will continue our focus on ecosystems. Over the next few weeks, students will be learning more about how the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers contribute to a food chain, and ultimately, a food web. 

If your students are involved in band or orchestra, please make sure that they have checked their schedule on the days they attend and are aware of their designated lesson time.

Upcoming Events
Oct 19- Hybrid Schedule Begins 
Oct 20- Early Release Day@2:00

Nov 2- No School - District-allocated planning day 

Nov 3- No School - Election Day