Classroom Update - Week of September 23rd
Upcoming Events / Reminders:
We have a lot of important things to finish this week, so if you know that you child will miss any day this week, please let me know in advance (if possible) so I can make sure that they make up any work ahead of time.
Kiss the Goat: Students can vote for the teacher they want to kiss the goat at Fall Festival. Votes are $0.25 each. One teacher from each grade level will be chosen to kiss the goat! Tables will be set up in the morning for students to vote.
Our class will be celebrating all of the hard work we have done with our poetry unit throughout this quarter by having a Poetry Reading for Parents this Thursday, September 26th at 1:20PM in our classroom. Hope to see you there!
Morrisville is helping the Krishnan Family Foundation raise awareness and donate band-aids for this special cause. This Cary based family lost their 4 yr old daughter to cancer last year and their 11 year son is being treated for colon cancer at UNC/ Boston’s Children's Hospital. Let's show Mustang support by brining colorful, kid friendly band-aids to school to be donated to local children's hospitals!
Our class is sponsoring the Bracelet Making Room at Fall Festival. If you are interested in donating supplies for this event, please visit the Sign Up Genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4BAFAF22A4F49-fall
The PTA Reflections registration has begun. If you are interested, you can find out more information about the Reflections program by clicking on the following link - http://www.wakepta.org/reflections-2019-20.html.
Track Out Day for Quarter One is Friday, September 27th.
Mark your calendars for Fall Festival. It will be held on Friday, September 27th from 6-9PM. A flyer with more information will be sent home in Tuesday Folders, tomorrow.
Biscuitville Spirit Night: Visit Biscuitville on October 15th from 5:00-8:00pm to support our school!
Yearbooks: Get your yearbook early and save 15% through September 30th. Yearbooks can be purchased directly from TreeRing using the following link, https://www.treering.com/validate?PassCode=1015052504693078. To purchase, create an account using the MES passcode, 1015052504693078.
Hurricane Make Up Days:
Thursday, 9/5 – Make up day Saturday, November 16
Friday, 9/6 – Make up day Saturday, December 7
On these days, the building will open at 8:45am, instruction begins at 9:15am and dismissal starts at 12:45pm. Breakfast will be served on these days, but not lunch. Please make sure to provide your child with a snack or two on these days.
E.L. Education:
This week, the students will be finishing up their poetry unit by finalizing their poetry presentation and practicing reading poems fluently in preparation for class presentation and our poetry reading for parents on Thursday. We will also end the quarter by practicing some test taking skills with poetry through close reading, annotating in the margins and going back into the text and finding text evidence.
How to Help Your Child at Home:
Have your child share with you the poem that your child wrote and have them explain their inspiration behind writing it.
Have your child read a poem aloud to you, practicing reading it fluently. Have them share with you what fluent reading sounds like.
Math:
This week in math the students continue to work on adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm. They will also work on solving multi-step word problems. They will be taking their end of the unit assessment on these skills on Friday, September 27th. So, if you know your child will be absent on that day, please let me know as soon as possible, so I can give them their test early.
How to Help Your Child at Home:
Help your child add and subtract larger number using the standard algorithm (the universal method that I'm sure we were all taught) especially focusing on regrouping and ungrouping numbers.
Science:
On Monday and Tuesday of this week, the students will review for their unit test on landforms and fossils. Their test will be Wednesday. Students will NOT be able to use their notes during the test
How to Help Your Child at Home:
Please help your child review by asking them questions based on their notes. Thank you for your participation!