Smith Spokesman #8: October 20, 2017

Upcoming events/dates: Oct. 31: HALLOWEEN & Classroom “Biography Tea Party” - you’re invited to join us.  BYOTeaCup Nov. 03: Carnival Nov. 08-09: Conferences Picture retakes are scheduled for November 30th

Did you forget to send your picture order form in on picture day?  Or did you change your mind and now you really really want this year's picture of your student?  Picture orders may be done online.

The upper left corner of the order form has the Access key #.  

Orders need this number entered when ordering.

Picture retakes are scheduled for November 30th.

Science:  Sun, Moon, Earth Students set up a space lab where they grew a plant, crystal tree or

Crystal rocks, and hatched an animal egg.  What did your student grow?  Is your student's planet sustainable?  

Next mission:  to write a RAP about it.

Wait - what?  What is a RAP?  It’s a type of popular music in which words are recited rapidly and rhythmically over a prerecorded, typically electronic instrumental backing.

  

Read Aloud: Wonder, by R.J. Palacio.   August Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school - until this year, in 5th grade.  To accompany this read aloud, students are completing a Wonder interactive layered flip book. We have only 15 pages left and the suspense is killing us! Check out our class blog to see our self portraits - Wonder style.   https://smithclass2018.blogspot.com/

Math Unit 2:  Seeing and Understanding Multi-Digit Multiplication & Division.

Students are invited to take a step back from the area model and algorithm to consider strategies that might be more efficient for solving problems with particular combinations of numbers. Our ultimate goal is for students to develop a repertoire of computational strategies that they can use sensibly and flexibly.

In Home Connection #15 students use the area model to picture and solve 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication problems.The focus is on transitioning to using numbers only, connecting them to the area model as needed to support students’ work.

School Carnival is the evening of November 3rd.    We are collecting DUCKS vs BEAVERS

items for a raffle basket.  Thank you for donating!