Classroom Update - Week of October 28th
Upcoming Events / Reminders:
Report cards went home on Friday, October 25th. Please make sure that you remove the report card, sign the front, and return the envelope to school with your child. We will reuse this envelope each quarter.
Thursday, October 31st is dress like a book character day at MES! I am looking forward to seeing everyone's creativity! Please remember that students are not allowed to wear masks or bring props (swords, wands, etc.).
On Tuesday, November 5 we will again host elections on campus. As last time, we will have students eat in the classroom on this day. Therefore, we will not permit guest for lunch on this day to make sure we are maintaining security. Thank you for your understanding.
Fall Picture Make-up Day is Friday, November 8th.
Readvolution has started again in Wake County! Just like in previous years, there is a school wide goal and an individual goal. If our school can log in 2,020 books, we will be entered to win a field trip to see the Carolina Hurricanes practice. For individual students, if they log 800 minutes of reading (that's only 20 minutes per day), then they will receive two complimentary tickets to see a Hurricanes game. I have attached the parent letter to last week's email, and a formal letter will also be going home tomorrow in Tuesday folders.
Spirit Wear on Sale: We have cool, new MES spirit wear t-shirts and sweatshirts this year, including tie dye! Please click on this link to order online: morrisville.memberhub.store and then click on MES Spirit Wear from the left side bar or, if you prefer to order by check, then you can fill out and print this form and return it with payment to your child's teacher. ***We only order spirit wear once a year! Orders close on November 8, so don’t miss out!
Yearbooks: If you missed the September discount, you still have time. Get your yearbook early and save 10% through October 31st. 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.
Make-up Days for last weeks inclement weather will be as follows:
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 continue to learn more about animal behaviors and defenses through a variety of nonfiction texts. Some of the important reading skills that they will focus on this week during the module and A.L.L. Block are:
Developing a strong main idea statement and finding relevant details to support that main idea.
Taking notes to paraphrase a text or video.
Writing a clear and concise summary
Using strategies to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
Interpreting diagrams to help them better understand the text.
How to Help Your Child at Home:
Take your child to the library to check out or learn more about defense mechanisms that animals use to help them survive.
Have them identify the main idea and supporting details of nonfiction paragraphs or text sections.
Have your child orally paraphrase what they just read in a nonfiction text.
Point out tricky words, while reading and discuss strategies that your child used (or could use) to determine the meaning.
Math:
This week in math the students will continue to work on multiplying multi-digit numbers through finding partial products. The students will be focusing on multiplying 3 digit by 1 digit numbers earlier in the week and then focusing on 2 by 2 digit numbers near the end of the week. We have been spending a lot of math class time practicing these skills on whiteboards and I am seeing progress each day. Please continue to study multiplication fast facts at home a little bit each night. There are also several step-by-step videos on my website to show some of the new methods that the students are learning.
How to Help Your Child at Home:
Does your child know their multiplication facts? If not, they should be practicing them each night to improve their math accuracy and fluency. There are great sites like multiplication.com or arcademicskillbuilders.com that have fun games and strategies that your child can use at home. There are also many other fun apps and sites that your child can visit, in addition to flash cards.
Watch the video lessons on my website or look back through your child's student notes together. Have them show you some of the new ways that they are learning to multiply numbers.
Science:
On Monday, the students will review food and nutrition. Then, they will learn about the three types of exercise. Students will have an assessment on food, nutrition, and exercise on Thursday, October 31. Please be sure to start studying a little each night.
How to Help Your Child at Home:
What is a food? What are some examples of food?
How do vitamins and minerals help our bodies? What vitamins and minerals do one of your favorite nutritious foods have?
How does exercise help the body? What is an exercise you perform, and how does it help the body?