The Smith Spokesman

Volume 2 Number 10                November 9^th & 18^th, 2011                                Always Free!

                                 2 more Wednesday’s!

READING:  Just finished Bridge to Terabithia

WRITING:  Finished Personal Narratives, begun Imaginative Narratives.

MATH:  Volume 1, Unit 2  “Connecting Mathematical Topics”       Divisor, Dividend, Quotient

                     

LITERACY:  Unit 2 “Doing the Right Thing”  What makes people want to do the right thing?      

SCIENCE:  Planes & STARBASE

SOCIAL STUDIES:  USA

ART: Characters for Personal Narratives

                                                                                                                                                                                      

Homework Club on Thursday’s

2:15-3:30

Coming Up: 

·        Next week:  NO SCHOOL

• Next week:  CONFERENCES

Smith Spokesman 11.4.11

As promised, our Halloween Parade was held rain or shine – and at the last minute was moved inside the school gym.  A classroom party followed with treats provided by Lauren Kapanouski’s mom – THANK YOU!

 MATH:  Volume 1, Unit 2

“Connecting Mathematical Topics”      

Well – did you show your student how YOU do multi-digit multiplication?  Next week, ask your student how THEY do it!

                     

WRITING:  Personal Narratives

Several mini-lessons have trickled through the week as students have their writing conference with me, followed by writing their final copy of their personal narrative on either a special spot, a sweet learning, or a scar.  On Halloween we had time for a quick free write about a scary story – boy were those good!

LITERACY:  Unit 2 “Doing the Right Thing” 

What makes people want to do the right thing?      

Week 3:  “The Ch’i-lin Purse”  

With the week being chopped up by Halloween, STARBASE, and a substitute – we continued our discussions and connections to “The Ch’i-lin Purse.” 

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Geography of the U.S. Continues.

STARBASE:  Wednesday’s until Winter Break

                                                                                                                                                                                      

Homework Club cancelled

this week and next.

Coming Up: 

·        Clocks – Fall Behind 1 hour this weekend.

·        Wednesday, November 9^th – STARBASE

·        Thursday, November 10^th – Teacher In-service Day:  NO SCHOOL

·        Friday, November 11^th – Veteran’s Day:  NO SCHOOL