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Friday, December 5, 2014

Week of December 8-12


Our newest Leader of the Week is…


Peyton!!!
Peyton was selected at the leader of the week for several reasons.  He has been working so hard in his literature circle group to “begin with the end in mind” so he could finish all of his responsibilities on time.  During a free moment during class, you can find Peyton reading diligently.  He also has a great sense of humor!  He helps the class to synergize by bringing everyone together through laughter.  Way to go, Peyton!!




I am so proud of your kids!!!  They have been doing a wonderful job with their literature circle books in class and literally everyone seems excited about what they're reading!  Win!  Watching my students get excited about what they read is such a pleasure! :o)


Upcoming Tests

Social studies test over Colonial Williamsburg on Friday, 12/12 (Students may begin taking the tutorial Wednesday night.)

Math test over division of whole numbers & decimals on Friday, 12/12  (A study guide will come home Wednesday evening.)


Lit Circles & Edmodo

Unfortunately, some of the kiddos have told me about some difficulties with Edmodo deleting their reflections.  I have a solution to this that I think will help a lot.  Please have your child write his/her reflection in Microsoft Word (or using the notepad on a tablet) and then copy the response into Edmodo to turn it in.  This way their work will be saved and if Edmodo won't let them submit for some reason, they can just print and turn it in to me.  I hope this helps. 


Husky Helping House

Please remember that all donations to the Husky Helping House are due no later than Thursday, December 9th.


Book Fair

Our book fair shopping day will be this coming Wednesday, December 10.  I apologize for any confusion as I had initially sent out the wrong date.


Donuts with Santa

I hope to see many of you at Donuts with Santa tomorrow!  It will take place from 9am-noon.


Here's what we're learning this week:

Habit 3:  Put first things first!

Math:  We'll finish up our unit on division of whole numbers & decimals and we will learn what to do with remainders in real life situations.

Social Studies:  What was life like in colonial Williamsburg?

Reading:  Literature circles will continue and we will also learn how to compare and contrast story elements.

Writing:  We will begin drafting feature articles about Renaissance people which we'll be sharing with 3rd grade the following week.

Word Study:  We will continue to practice the pluralization rules.

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