October 21, 2013
Daily
5 Literacy/Writing: This past week we
concentrated folktales and fables; reading these stories and learning the
lesson or message. We will continue to look at those stories along with myths. We
are also going to be working with prefixes and suffixes to help us understand
new words. Our student’s do not need to memorize them (they are posted on our
wall), but they do need to know how to use them.
PLEASE
help your student with their written reading homework. Have them discuss with
you the answer before writing it on a scrap sheet of paper. Then you can help
them edit their answers and add details to create complete sentences.
We have learned how to be a self editor
of our personal narratives. As a class we will be working with peers to help
each other edit before the teacher edit and writing our final drafts.
Math: We are continuing to learn strategies for solving
multiplication problems this week. We
are working on building a firm foundation of the concept, and eventually move
on to memorizing the facts. Some of the strategies, for example: making equal
groups ("circles and stars"), drawing arrays (equal rows and
columns), as well as writing equations. We will also be using number lines to
show skip counting with some of the multiplication facts. Check our blog for
more information about multiplication and division.
Science: Our students are
learning about the parts of a seed and plant.
Important Reminders:
10/22-10/23 Case 21
testing (please
be sure your student arrives on time after eating a healthy breakfast)
Thursday 10/24
McTeacher’s Night 4:30-7:30 (I will be there from 6:30-7:30)- see flyer
in Monday folder for more info.
Monday 10/28
Workday/No school
Friday 11/1 Field
Trip
Friday 11/8 report
cards go home
Other news : Is anyone else
interested in the chaperoning for our field trip? We will leave school at about
9:15 and drive to Wake Forest High School for our performance from 10:30-11:15
and be back to school around 12:00. The chaperones drive separately and have to
have been cleared with a background check this year.
I am thinking about doing a fun Fall
celebration/craft/snack on 10/31 in the afternoon 2-2:45ish… I have talked to a
few parents (please email me again because I have forgotten who said what)
about helping and/or donating items. Is anyone else able to come in or donate
some items? I will see how much help I can get before going further J
Class/teacher Wish
List
-prize
box items (small toys, erasers, games, puzzles, mechanical pencils, small
individual wrapped candy)
-clear
plastic sheet protectors
-colored
pencils
-Petsmart
gift card to help Ms. Pyburn with the cost of buying all the replacement fish...
Thank you!
Ms. Pyburn
cpyburn@wcpss.net
