Weekly Update: October 11 - October 14

Announcements:

• Science Supplies: Thank you all for signing up for purchasing supplies for our class. There is still a couple of spots open. Please consider helping us out. Sign Up Please have your child bring the items in next week by Wednesday, October 19th. Thanks so much!
• Math Superstars: Challenge your child to show off their math skills as a Math Superstar! Participants who complete all 20 worksheets will receive a prize packet! This program is supported and run by PTA volunteers. Please visit  https://england-pta.memberhub.com/w/programs for more information. If you have any questions, please contact eee.mathsuperstars@gmail.com
• Become a PTA Member: Our school needs parents like you to sign up for PTA. Critical learning tools, field trips, and resources are paid for by our wonderful PTA, but that means we need you!  Please, become a PTA member today. England PTA website
• Home Access Center: Please, check weekly to stay up to date on your child's academic progress. Link to Home Access Center.  Continue to discuss with your child the importance of listening to directions, staying focused on school work and doing his/her personal best on all assignments. Remember, if a student earns below a 70% on any assignment or test, the student can make corrections to earn a possible passing grade (70%) per school district policy. ​​

Upcoming Events:​​​​.​ ​​​​​​​​

• Oct 14 - Fraction Test for Lilleboe and Swyers math students
• Oct 14 - End of the first grading period (end of first quarter) 
• Oct 17 - Reading Test - Unit: Nonfiction/Biographies
• Oct 19 - Fall School Pictures at 8:40am  Order pictures online.  No money will be accepted at school. 
• Oct 24 - No School Day (Teacher Work Day)
• Oct 25 - Report Cards (1st Quarter - Nine Weeks) sent home. 
• ​Oct 26 - Science Test (Unit 3: Forms of Energy) 
  

What's Been Happening In Class?  

• Writing: Personal Narrative (small moment writing). This week we learned how to add a closing, dialogue and transition words to our writing. We also worked on editing our personal narratives.  We'll continue the writing process next week by working on our final drafts. 
• Reading: We are continuing in our Informational (nonfiction) reading unit.  This week our focus was on biographies and autobiographies. We also looked at Point of View (1st, 2nd and 3rd person). 
• Math: 
  • ​Swyers and Lilleboe Students: We are currently in - Fractions. In this unit students will:
    • ​Identify fractional units - fractions in a set, area model, bar model, number line fractions
    • Compose and decompose fractional units
    • Compare fractions
    • Equivalent fractions 
    • Word problem solving with fractions
  • Bae/Jones/McKenzie students: Multiplication and Division. Students will use a variety of strategies to solve multiplication problems (arrays, equal groups, repeated addition, number line) and division problems (equal groups, repeated subtraction, skip counting, fact families). 
• Science: We have started our next unit on Forms of Energy. We explored 5 forms of energy with stations (light, sound, mechanical, electrical, thermal/heat). We'll continue to dive deeper into each one of these forms of energy next week with a variety of hands-on activities. 
• Social Studies: We are continuing our discussion on "being a good citizen" and how as a citizen we have rights and responsibilities we must follow. With that being said, we are now focusing on how good citizens use their right to vote by getting informed about people, positions and bonds/propositions. Then, using this right to help make changes in their community by voting!