Dear Room 20 & 21 parents and students,
We hope you had a wonderful weekend. Mr. Roels has been very busy adjusting to his new family. His son, Soichiro, was born on Monday morning, November 2. Although his home life is exciting and new, our work here at school continues to be is business as usual. We are thinking of Mr. Roels and looking forward to hearing all about his new little boy!
Just a quick reminder that our blogsite addresses are:
Room 20 (Scourkes) http://rockhopperroom20.blogspot.com
Room 21 (Roels) http://gtfroom22.blogspot.com
Curriculum:
Language Arts
In Language Arts, this week we have our first oral presentations of the year. They will continue tomorrow and Thursday. The Rockhopper Reading Contract is due on Friday. Please make sure that you have reviewed all books with your child before you sign off on each book - ideally, the book should be discussed together as soon as it is finished. In class, we continue with prepositions and summary writing.
Math
In 4th grade math, we are starting our work on division, beginning with hands-on activities and division rules to create a good foundation for our more intense problem-solving.
In 5th grade math, we have finished our current algebra unit and are back to fractions, decimals and percentages. Students will be working with pattern blocks to show the addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators. They have learned to add and subtract both fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators and will be applying these skills in different problem solving areas. We will be having a unit test on these concepts on Wednesday, November 18.
Social Studies
Coming up next, in social studies, will be learning the states and capitals of the next set of United States and then moving on to world explorers, including the famous Spanish conquistadors! This next unit will include history and background of events occurring in the rest of the world during this time period.
Science
The concentration will beon weather continues as we wrap up our work on "The Water Planet." Our research will be based largely on book reading during this week, so please feel free to reread classroom book materials at home to reinforce our students understanding of the material.
Calendar of Events:
Wed., November 11: Veteran's Day. NO SCHOOL!
Mon., Tues., and Thur., November 9, 10, and 12: Oral Presentations in class
Thur. November 12: Geography Quiz - NOTE THE DATE CHANGE
Fri., November 13: Reading Contracts are due
Fri., November 13: Last day of the first trimester.
Fri., November 13: School Picture Day: Make-up pictures only.
Mon., November 16: Lawrence Hall of Science Assembly
Tues., November 17: Math Olympiads 12:30
Wed., November 18: 5th Grade Unit 4 test on fractions
MYSTERY STATE CLUES:
This state is the easternmost prairie state.
The Wabash & Erie Canal, which operated from 1833 to 1874, increased the population and commerce in this state.
This state hosts a famous car race.
Forty-one miles of this state's border are along Lake Michigan.
This state's name means "Land of the Indians."
Which state is it?
Sincerely,
Mr. Roels and Miss Scourkes
Rooms 20 & 21
Rockhopper Village
Portal School
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