What a fun first week of October. Friday was such a blast, and I have included a lot of pictures of our students at the gallop and watching the FHS homecoming parade. The gallop is always one of my favorite Marshall events, and to fall on the same day of the parade was extra special. I heard one of the students say, "This is the best day of school ever!" It sure felt that way, I hope you enjoy the pics below. First, here is what is happening for our upcoming short conference week.
Math: Our students will continue to solve subtraction word problems by learning how to draw the word problem and cross out the part they know. They will also learn how to start labeling the number bonds that match the number sentence for the word problem. This is important because it helps them start thinking about what the numbers stand for and what is the number they are truly solving for. This also helps them to write a more correct number sentence. For example if they know that they have 4 leaves and 3 are red and the rest are yellow, they should be able to label 4 as T for total or L for leaves. The 3 should be labeled R for red and then the 1 should be labeled Y for yellow. They can then know they found the missing part of 1. Therefore their number sentence should be 4-3=1. They subtracted the 3 because it was the part they know. They found the 1, therefore the number sentence 4-1=3 is not as correct. Learning how to label their parts will help them in this thought process.
ELA: Because of our short week our ELA will be put on hold until after the break. However, because of Friday's festivities we were unable to get to our spelling test. Therefore I will send home the same list for two days worth of spelling homework and will administer the test on Wednesday morning. This will be the only homework the students will have this week!
Science: We will wrap up our plant unit this week. The students had a great time giving their grass a "haircut" last week, and reading about how seeds travel. This week they will watch a fun video about how seeds travel and make a book to go with it. Then we will try to squeeze in a review about the inquiry process, and if time allows we will take our first assessment on this.
Social Studies: Mrs. Ogg will be wrapping up her unit on Ancient Mesopotamia this week as well. On Wednesday we will be combining the two classes for the grand finale. We will be giving the kids a taste of Ancient Mesopotamia with a sampling of some of the foods from that region. If you could help out by bringing the following contributions we would greatly appreciate it:
- Apples (sliced)
- Honeydew (sliced)
- Cantaloupe (sliced)
- Pita Bread
- Grapes
- Figs
- Dates
- Goat Cheese
- Grapes
- Sesame Seeds
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