Week of November 3-7, 2014

HERE’S A PEEK AT NEXT WEEK:

Spelling words:  side, white, time, fine, tie, night, sight, right, fly, why

Bonus: whine, surprise, lightningPhonics - Long I
Reading: Comprehension: Predicting and Confirming

Vocabulary: participate, organize, discuss

Writing: Informational Writing - Owls
Math: Balancing Equations and Subtraction Strategies

Social Studies: Benjamin Franklin

Our library day is on Friday! Make sure your child brings his/her library book back to school.

   

 Homework 
1.Study spelling words! 
2. Turkey Disguise

3. READ! 

4. Addition and Subtraction Math Practice Page

 

Addition Fact Fluency

Please practice addition flash cards and computerized games at home over the next few weeks.  The more fluent students are with math facts, the better they will be with completing math tasks efficiently in the future!  Thanks!

 Please bring in canned goods for RBES's Can-a-thon that runs Nov. 3- 14! The class that collects the most cans will receive the "Golden Can" trophy! I know our first graders are very excited about this :)

Upcoming Events  

Daylight Savings Time Ends – Nov. 2

Can-a-thon – Nov. 3 – Nov. 14

Belk Charity Day Event – Nov. 8

PTO- Nov. 11

Thanksgiving Feast – Nov. 14

 Thanksgiving Break – Nov. 22 – Nov. 30

Great Animal Research Links

Hello all! A parent has sent me an email from Zoo Atlanta for National Bat week. Our students studied bats last week. Many loved researching and learning new bat facts.  If you are interested continuing some research with your child,  the links below have some great ideas and activities.

Halloween is just around the corner, so let’s celebrate by learning about one  of the world’s “creepiest” mammals, BATS!  Zoo Atlanta invites you to take part in  National Bat Week, October 26 through November 1.  The Forest Service, a leader in bat education and research,  has provided many resources and materials for teachers to use in their classrooms!   Project Edubat and October 29 Webinar: Led by the U.S. Forest Service,  Project Edubat is an engaging educational program designed to prepare, inspire,                                                                                            excite, and motivate people to take part in conserving our bats! With Project Edubat you  can access an easy-to-use curriculum, wonderful bat education resources – and even  reserve a Bat Trunk. Project lead Cindy Sandeno will host a live webinar  about Project Edubat on October 29 at 2 p.m. EST. Please see the  attached flyer for more information on how to participate.  http://nctc.fws.gov/broadcasts “Battle for Bats” Film: This cornerstone of the White-nose Syndrome  (WNS) communication effort focuses on bats as important and fascinating animals,  the reality that we are rapidly losing millions of our bats to WNS, information on  how state and federal agencies and nonprofits are working together to fight  this devastating disease, and the important role that the public can play in  bat conservation. The 13.5 minute video is available in both English and  Spanish, and can be viewed athttp://vimeo.com/76705033 . Expressive Arts Contest for Bat-Inspired Art, Writing, Photography and  Music/Video!  The Get to Know Society will host an online expressive  arts contest for young people (19 years old or younger). Bat-inspired  art, photography, writing, music or video can be entered in this free  contest. Get to Know also provides a fantastic tool kit of resources  to help you use the expressive arts as a way to connect kids  with nature. Be sure to go to their website at www.get-to-know.org  for information on how to spark your inner artist, and participate  in the Get to Know contest!   BatsLIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure: An online, one-stop  resource for learning about bats and gaining skills to help others  become bat champions!  You will find lesson plans, exciting  recorded webcasts and webinars, links to great bat partners,  and multimedia tools that are all focused on bats!  Go  to http://batslive.pwnet.org for all these free resources and more. Save the Bats Campaign: National Bat Week will kick off a new,  national public action campaign called Save the Bats which is  designed to inspire Americans to become involved in protecting  one of our country's most important animals. Save the Bats,  managed by the Organization for Bat Conservation (OBC), is  primarily a social campaign and will use Facebook, Twitter,  Instagram, Pinterest and Tumblr--all with educational information,  planned sharing opportunities and action steps. Go to theSave the  Bats Facebook page and become part of the movement!   Teaching your students about the value of bats will bring  us one step closer to motivating the public to conserve these amazing animals! Zoo Atlanta may not have bats in our collection, but we run many other conservation  programs in Georgia and around the world. Click here for more information.  Best, Zoo Atlanta Education Department

Week of October 27 - 31, 2014

HERE’S A PEEK AT NEXT WEEK:

Spelling words:  we, clean, tree, seen, these, most, new, only, after, day

BONUS: engineer, succeed, between
Phonics- Long E
Reading: Asking and Answering ?s about unknown words; Summarizing

Vocabulary: organize, discuss, describe

Writing: Informational Writing
Math: Addition Strategies

Science: STEM Activity with There Was An Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything: The Pumpkin Ghost

Friday's Special Rotation: PE

 

Our library day is on Friday! Make sure your child brings his/her library book back to school.

  

 

 Homework 
1.Study spelling words! 
2. Practice "Lightning Words" {see sheet in Daily Folder}

3. Pumpkin Book Report--Due Friday, October 31st

4. READ! 

5. Reading Comprehension Worksheet "Pumpkins to Carve"-- Due Friday, October 31st

Addition Fact Fluency

Please practice addition flash cards and computerized games at home over the next few weeks.  The more fluent students are with math facts, the better they will be with completing math tasks efficiently in the future!  Thanks!

 THIS IS OUR LAST WEEK TO CONTRIBUTE TO:

OPERATION SHOEBOX

 

 Care Packages: For the Month of October

We will be collecting items to make care packages for our troops at home and overseas.  5^th graders are asking first graders to send in:  toothbrush, toothpaste, and travel size body wash (men and ladies kind).  Also, small containers of instant coffee would be greatly appreciated. 

 Upcoming Events  

Daylight Savings Time Ends – Nov. 2

Belk Charity Day Event – Nov. 8

PTO- Nov. 11

Thanksgiving Feast – Nov. 14

Thanksgiving Break – Nov. 22 – Nov. 30

A Peek at Next Week

Week of October 20-24, 2014

HERE’S A PEEK AT NEXT WEEK:

Spelling words:  make day rain name made which many some would her 

Bonus: vacation, escape, entertainPhonics- Long A
Reading: Story elements; Retelling; Key Details of Informational Text

Vocabulary: discuss, describe

Writing: Informational Writing
Math: Addition Strategies

Science: Magnets

Our library day is on Friday! Make sure your child brings his/her library book back to school.

*Friday Special's rotation (10/24): Music

  

 

 Homework 
1.Study spelling words! 
2. Practice "Lightning Words" {see sheet in Daily Folder}

3. Pumpkin Book Report

4. READ! 

5. Math Number of the day worksheet (Number is 18)

Addition Fact Fluency

Please practice addition flash cards and computerized games at home over the next few weeks.  The more fluent students are with math facts, the better they will be with completing math tasks efficiently in the future!  Thanks!

DASH:  Thank you everyone for your support of DA$H.  The kids will have an excellent time.   Also, remember to send in your green sheet next week so that we get credit for the sponsors that the kids worked so hard to get.   

 OPERATION SHOEBOX

 

Care Packages: For the Month of October

We will be collecting items to make care packages for our troops at home and overseas.  5^th graders are asking first graders to send in:  toothbrush, toothpaste, and travel size body wash (men and ladies kind).  Also, small containers of instant coffee would be greatly appreciated. 

 Upcoming Events  

  

DA$H for Excellence – Oct. 17

                       Report Cards go home – Oct. 17

Belk Charity Day Event – Nov. 8

Thanksgiving Feast – Nov. 14