Dear Parents,

We’re going to have a great upcoming week. Below is a short description of what’s coming up and important links and/or announcements:

Watch these announcements on video here.

Mr. Gray’s Class Podcast

Reader’s Workshop

We will finish our nonfiction unit and get back into regular reading habits. The students will reflect on their good reading habits and where they can improve. Students will be reading fiction books, recording their reading in their reading log and showing their thinking in their reader’s notebooks.

Writer’s Workshop

The kids will continue drafting, revising, and eventually publishing their nonfiction chapter book. We will share our work with partners and classmates and even publish a version that looks like a real book.

Math

Math Answers and Help Here

We finished our Introduction to Ratios Unit! The students will get their tests back on Monday. Look over the test with your children and discuss how much they learned! Next week, we will review basic skills and specifically study dividing fractions. The next week (the beginning of Trimester 2) we will begin our next Unit on Unit Rates and Percentages.

History

The kids will continue our study of Ancient Egypt. The kids will build background knowledge and study vocabulary. They will study how Ancient Egyptian society was organized and learn about influential pharaohs.

Science

The kids will work with Mr. Nelson in science lab. It is Mr. Nelson’s last week. He will be retiring on November 13th.  Optional Science Fair Information.

Thank you,

Mr. Gray