Newsletter Week of October 24th

Week of October 24th-27th

Students had a short, but productive week last Monday and Tuesday. They spent time tuning in to the different Biomes (ecosystems) around the world and figuring out what are some of the common characteristics they all share.

Hopefully, you had an enjoying and relaxing holiday. Speaking of holidays, we have had a lot of them recently. But we now enter a long stretch on the calendar with very few disruptions. Which is good, because the students have lots to learn! A friendly reminder that if you are planning on taking your child away on a trip, please email the school so we are notified.

This Friday, students will be going on a field trip to FRIM. They will need to bring a home snack, as we will be eating our snack at FRIM. Children also need to bring: sunscreen, water bottle, hat, bug spray/repellent. For those of you that are chaperones, please be at school by 8:00. Parents will ride on the bus with the students. We should arrive back at ISKL around 11:45.

This week will begin on Day 4.

Reading Students will organize the bits of information in a nonfiction text into categories.  They will also teach others what they’ve learned from their nonfiction texts, paying close attention to the main ideas and supporting details.

Writing They will make plans for how to organize their information writing and try different organization structures on for size. Writers look at the different parts of an informational text paragraph, breaking them apart and identifying their purpose. They will write an informational paragraph.

Math Students will continue to practice a variety of addition strategies to find the sum of 3-digit numbers. They will also be solving real-world problems involving addition and measurement.

Science Students will look for commonalities among components of biomes in different locations, as well as adaptations that plants and animals make to these different biomes. They will begin to study food chains/food webs to think about the interconnectedness of living and nonliving elements in an ecosystem.

October 24-27, 2017 - Choose 2 activities to complete before Friday to share in class.

Math: Show an adult how to add 3 digit numbers. Using partial products (expanded form). Write down 2-3 problems in your home learning journal.	Language arts: Write an informational paragraph about your favorite animal or biome.	Language arts: Read a favorite nonfiction book. Summarize one or more sections of the book using boxes and bullets.
Math: Play a math game that you have learned in class.	Social Studies: Write down and explain to an adult what are some common features/characteristics of all biomes.	Other: Play a musical instrument. If you do not have any instruments, make your own!

Remember:

• Reading is just what we do. It is expected each night.