Week of 11/5/18

Important Dates

 

1.     Monday, November 12th, Veteran's Day: No School

2.     Thursday, November 15th, Fall Concert: Higley Center for the Performing Arts

3.      November 21st - 23rd, Thanksgiving Break, No School

A Look in the Classroom

 

1.     ELA: Our poetry selection, Something Told the Wild Geese, will be recited in class on November 9th. In Writing class we are constructing strong detail sentences and tying that instruction to summarization skills in Reading class. Grammar instruction will hone in on defining and using adverbs.

2.     Science: Students will be learning about body systems including: muscular, respiratory, circulatory, and digestive.

3.     History: We will review for our Ancient China Test on Monday and take the assessment on Tuesday. We will then begin to explore out Ancient Greece unit with lessons in Geography and Greek gods.

4.     Math Objectives:

1.     Solve simple word problems that involve multiplication or division 

2.     Describe a context division story with a picture/number bond

3.     Create Division and Multiplication word problems 

4.     Review

5.     Thursday Division and Multiplication assessment 

6.     Count by 2s and solve problems in the form of 2x (Friday is the start of unit 5)

Assessments

 

1.     Tuesday: Ancient China Test

2.     Thursday: Division and Multiplication Assessment

3.     Friday: Spelling Test

Have a fantastic week!

K-2 Concert Logistics Thursday, November 15^th

 

All students arrive at 5pm

Parking Lot Assignments:     

v  K:  Lot 1              1^st:  Lot 2                  2^nd:  Lot 3

Kindergarteners:

v  Check In: Auditorium;   Pick Up: Little Theatre (see map)

1^st Graders:

v  Check In: Little Theatre;   Pick Up: Picnic Table Area outside (see map)

2^nd Graders:

v  Check In: Picnic Table Area outside;   Pick Up: Stage (see map)

Things to Remember:

v  Only students will be admitted into the building at 5pm. Doors open to audience members at 5:15pm. There will be staff members at the door and in the lobby to assist the students in reporting to their appropriate locations. 

 

v  Out of respect for all of the students, please plan on staying until the end of the K-2 concert. 

 

v  The 3^rd-5^th grade students will be arriving at 6:30pm. To avoid traffic jams, exit promptly once you have your student.

 

v  The concert will be professionally recorded by Esthetics in Motion. Please refrain from bringing recording devices. DVDs can be preordered for purchase here:  http://store.estheticsinmotion.com

Note to Families with Multiple Students:

·         Please keep 3-5 students with you in the audience during the K-2 concert and pick up the K-2 students before the 3-5 concert begins. 

A Note from the Higley Center:

·         Please be patient in the parking lot, and be aware of your surroundings at all times because of the high volume of traffic.

·         Cellphones should be turned off upon entering the auditorium.

·         Please wait until the end of the song to applaud.

·         Late comers will be asked to wait to enter the auditorium until the end of the current song.

·         Out of respect for the performers and the camera crew, please exit to the lobby if your small child is causing a distraction.

·         Food and drink are not allowed in the auditorium.