Giving Thanks

I just wanted to tell each of your how thankful I am for my wonderful class! My students are so wonderful together, showing kindness, respect and caring for each other.  Parents are wonderfully supportive and generous with their time and resources.  I hope each of you have a happy and healthy vacation and enjoy it with your family. : )

New Essay Contest!

Here is a great way to show your thanks over the long weekend!  The Sons of The American Legion Detachment of New York are hosting a contest titled:

What American Means to Me

 

The winner gets $50 and a party for the class. It is open to grades 1-5 so it could be fun for the whole family!

 

Here is the information:

 

Topic: "What American Means to me"

Participants: All students in 1-5 attending a NYS school are eligible.

Length: The student may write an essay of any length

Forms: The student may type or hand write the essay. All entries must include the students name, grade, school name, address, phone number and teachers name.

Judging and Awards: The Sons of The American Legion Detachment of New York will conduct the judging and choose one essay from each grade level.

Deadline: Entries must be post-marked by January 19, 2013. 

 

Send all entries to

Sons of The American Legion

Detachment of New York

Essay Contest

Robert Myrtle

225 Miller Road

Castleton, NY 12033



November Newsletter

ELA

Reading:

Ø  This month we’ll begin literature groups.  Students will work independently and in small groups in the areas of vocabulary, comprehension and fluency.

Writing:

Ø  We’ll complete two major pieces of writing:

o   A research paper on a specific role in the Haudenosaunee Nation

o   An informational report on either Crayfish or Native Americans

Grammar:

Ø  Capitalization and Commas

Spelling Patterns: All tests are Thursdays!!!

Ø  List 8 – words with the /ar/ air sound

Ø  List 9 – words with the /ur/ er sound

Ø  There will be no spelling the weeks of 11/12/12 and 11/19/12

Math

Concepts:

o   Wrap up division and assess – 11/14/12

o   Begin chapter 5 – algebraic patterns

o   Learn how to use factors, multiples and patterns to explain number sentences and logical thinking

o   Use variables to create expressions and rules

Vocabulary:

o   See notebook for important vocab

Assessments:

o   Each unit of study will have a pre and posttest.  You will see how much your child has grown with each concept!

o   Math fact tests will be 11-7 and 11/21: these tests are graded and are so important to your students math understanding

Social Studies

Concepts:

We’ll be wrapping up our study on Native Americans and assessing on 11-8-12.  The test will cover chapter 2 lessons 1-4. 

To help your student study please re-read their purple packet and play Native American Jeopardy with them.

Our next study will be a science topic

-Simple Machines!!!- 

There will be homework, quizzes and tests along with this unit so make sure to check your student’s agenda each day.

Reminders

ü 11-6 Election Day – We’ll have a mock election in class

ü 11-8 Haudenosaunee Day – We need more volunteers please

ü 11-12 No school – Veterans Day

ü 11-15 & 11-16 – Student Teacher Parent Conferences

ü 11-22 & 11-23 – No school – Thanksgiving

ü 11-28 – Book orders due

We are in need of post-it notes J

 

Haudenosaunee Nyews

We have officially begun preparations for Haudenosaunee Day!  Today your student selected a way of life or tradition to research in class.  Their role is to research the topic and create a poster to present on Haudenosaunee Day.  This project will be done in class only. : )

To make this special day a success students have been asked to bring in a few items to prepare. If this is too much of a hardship please let me know as soon as possible.  We are also looking for as many adult volunteers as possible for that day.  If you could return the slip indicating what times you're free, if at all, it would be appreciated.  Thanks so much for your continued support.

Haudenosaunee Day

We have a very exciting celebration scheduled for November 8th.  We will be replicating the Haudenosaunee way of life and taking most of the day to re-create a longhouse, food eaten, clothes, etc. More information to follow! :)

Rewrite History Contest

James Dashner, the creator of the 39 Clues series, has a new novel out titled Infinity Ring.  As a role out there is a writing contest with a grand prize of an author visit from Mr. Dashner himself!!  The rules are as follows:

Imagine you could go back in time and change history, When and where would you go? What would you change? How would you do it?
Write a one- to two- page short story that describes the moment you'd take action to change history.

Send your entry by November 26, 2012 to

 

Infinity Ring Rewrite History Contest 2012

P.O. Box 714

New York, NY 10013-0714

 

Good luck!!

Fire Prevention Posters

The due date for the fire prevention poster is tomorrow morning.  First prize...a ride to school in a fire truck!!!