October 9th through 13th
Keenoy’s Pups News October 13, 2017
Dear Families,
I hope that everyone had a terrific week. I was disappointed that the Cardinals did not
make it to the playoffs this year, but the St. Louis Blues just started their
season last week and are 3-0. My father
in law shares season tickets and I’m lucky enough to go to several games each
year. Maybe this year they will win the
Stanley Cup!
Pup of the Week
We scheduled a student per week to share information about
themselves. The Pup of the Week is asked
to bring in pictures/items to display on our classroom bulletin board (located
just outside our room). They also write
a brief paragraph about themselves to include in the newsletter. The first Pup to celebrate is Thang.
School Pictures
School pictures will be coming home today. Picture retakes are scheduled for next
Thursday, October 19th.
Vocabulary Hat Day
Thank you for your assistance with the vocabulary hats. We
had a great time parading around Paxton showing off our hats to students and
adults. The creativity is amazing! Hopefully, all of the 5th graders
learned a plethora of new wordsJ
Please complete the Blue or Green conference form and return
by Tuesday. On this form, you will
indicate the day and time range you prefer.
Every effort will be made to accommodate your request.
Fall Party
Thank you for those willing to volunteer time or items for our
classroom party on October 27th.
Math
We are continuing our work with division. This week students:
*Solved problems with one-digit divisors (with and without
remainders.
*Analyzed word problems to determine what to do with
remainders depending on the context of the problem
Writing
Our focus continued to be on elaboration and craft. We also
examined how to use paragraphs and dialogue in our narratives by looking at
mentor texts. Our last two lessons will revisit endings and beginnings. These two lessons will wrap up the
whole-group instruction for this genre of writing. During the last week of October, students
will write a final draft. During this
entire process, I will continue meeting with individual students to offer
support, advice, and suggestions for improvement.
Reading
I was so impressed
with the results of our recent story element reading assessment. Students overall did such a wonderful job of
supporting their ideas with text details.
In fact, I had to display these amazing answers outside our classroom.
We will continue
focusing on the comprehension strategies listed below during read aloud,
independent, and book group reading.
Context Clues *Determining the meaning of words and or
phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language (simile and
metaphor).
*Using context to
confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as
necessary.
Inferring *explaining the interactions between individuals, events, ideas, or
concepts.
*Quote accurately
from a text when explaining what the text says when drawing inferences from the
text)
*Determine the
meaning of phrases as they are used in the text
Theme *Compare and contrast stories in the same genre on their approaches to
similar themes and topics.
Social Studies-
Continue learning
about the first settlements in North America in chapter 4.
Science - Space Systems
This week’s lessons have continued focusing on……..
*Understanding that because of gravity, everything falls
downward or toward the earth’s center.
*Explaining why and how the earth, moon, and sun revolve.
*Demonstrate that the earth rotates on its axis once every
24 hours to cause day/night.
Reminders
Oct. 13 Vocabulary Hat Parade
Oct. 17 Early Dismissal at 12:50
Oct. 23 Student Flu Shots (parents had to send in permission
form ahead of time)
Oct. 27 Fall Party 2:15-3:00
Oct. 30 No School
Sincerely,
Dan Keenoy
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