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Classroom Update - Week of February 4th


Updates & Reminders:

  • This week is National School Counselor Appreciation Week! We will be celebrating our wonderful school counselor, Mrs. Glover by writing her notes of appreciation in class. On Wednesday, February 6th, we will honor her by dressing in "Mrs. Glover style" by wearing her favorite colors of black and white. If your child will also like to wear pearls (as Mrs. Glover always does) that is encouraged as well!

  • Today, the students will attend a kick-off assembly on Jump Rope for Heart! They will be bringing home with them paperwork today on this fundraiser.

  • Keep sending in paperwork and payments for our beach field trip scheduled for April 26, 2019. All fees are due Thursday February 28, 2019. After reading the first two pages of the packet, please complete the last two pages and return them to school, even if you are not paying immediately. If you would like to chaperone, please email me with the name of the chaperone. All track 4 chaperones will need to drive or carpool to the beach. There is not space on the bus for chaperones. You must be a currently registered volunteer in order to chaperone.

  • Morrisville Elementary is participating in the WCPSS Wake up and Read Book Drive. Please send in new or gently used books for children Pre-K-12. All books are welcome. Thank you for your support of this great opportunity to provide books to students/children that may not have access to books. The drive continues through February 15th.

  • Second quarter report cards will go home this Friday, February 8th.

  • Monday, February 11th is Dining for Dollars at Ruckus Pizza in Park West Village.

  • Our class will have a small amount of time on Valentine's Day (February 14th) to pass out Valentines. If your child chooses to pass them out (it is not required), please ensure that they have a valentine for every student. We have 25 students this year: Jake, Addy B., Alex, Gabe, Anthony, Addie C., Finn, Holly, Sarvesh, Nathan E., Xaiden, Nicole, Mason, Sai, Jamie, Logan, Nathan L., William, Samaira, Kendal, Nithya, Sraavya, Neeshma, Benjamin, James.

  • Registration has begun for this years Science Fair & Expo. This year’s event will be held Thursday, February 21st from 6:00-8:00pm. To register, please Complete Registration Form online by Friday, February 15th . To participate, all projects must be pre-registered. A flyer will be going home in Friday Folders.

  • Friday, February 15th is an Early Release Day. School will dismiss at 1:15PM.

  • Monday, February 18th is another Dining for Dollars at Ruckus Pizza in Park West Village.

E.L. Education:

This week the students will continue learning more about the American Revolution through reading nonfiction historical texts about this time period. Last week, they focused on learning more about the Loyalists and what they believed and this week they will focus on the Patriots and what they believed. They will also learn more about other people's perspectives such as those of African American slaves and Native Americans. They will work on finding the gist, understanding unfamiliar vocabulary, and making inferences as they read.

How to Help Your Child at Home:

  • Read stories and informational books about the American Revolution.

  • Encourage your student to tell you the main idea and to provide supporting details of informational texts you read together.

  • Encourage your child to summarize informational texts you read together.

  • Watch documentaries about the American Revolution.

  • Visit museums or exhibitions about the American Revolution.

Math:

In math, we will be continuing our unit on using decimal notation to represent fractional numbers. The students will shade decimals numbers on a hundredths board and number line, as well as find equivalencies between tenths and hundredths. Making the connection between decimals is a great way to strengthen their understanding of this concept. The students will also work on comparing decimal numbers.

How to Help Your Child at Home: ​

  • Discuss with your child how decimals and fractions are similar. It is helpful if the students are able to make a connection between it and money (think about dimes).

  • Discuss the following questions at home with your child:

  • What would be an equivalent decimal to 0.6? Why is it equivalent?

  • Can you write the following decimal (0.34) as a fraction? In words?

  • How would the decimal 0.7 change if you added two tenths? What if you subtracted 3 hundredths?

  • Order the following decimals from least to greatest: 0.4, 1.2, 0.38, 0.04. What strategy did you use to help you?

Social Studies:

This week the students will continue their social studies unit, which focuses on the history of North Carolina. They will continue to focus on the first people of our state, the Native Americans and how their lives changed after the arrival of the Europeans. They will also begin to learn more about each region, (Mountain, Piedmont, and Coastal Plains) how it was settled, and the impact that it had on the development of the community.

How to Help Your Child at Home:

Discuss with your child the following questions:

  • How were various Native American groups changed after the arrival of the Europeans?

  • Tell me about the disappearance of the colony of Roanoke.

  • What do you think happened to these colonists?

  • Why did England want to establish colonies in America?


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