Newsletter!

I can't believe Thanksgiving will be here before we know it! It was so nice to meet with all of you at conferences. I am so blessed to be a part of a school with such wonderful parents and students.

Here are some things that we have been doing the past couple of weeks:

Reading:
We have been focusing on characters while reading. Students are asked to keep notes on the characters in their books. We are analyzing characters and seeing if our theories about them are changing throughout the story. We have been doing a read aloud in class called Because of Mr. Terupt to practice these skills as well. We will be finishing up our character unit next week!

Writing:
In writing we finished our first opinion essay. The students have been working on the classroom laptops to publish their essays. The students chose a character from a book or a person to write their essay on. During this unit, the students will be writing two essays. We will begin generating ideas on our second essay this week. The second essay with follow the same 5-paragraph essay structure, but will be on a topic that they feel strongly about. We will be finishing up our essay unit before Thanksgiving break!

Math:
We are finishing up unit 3 in math. Throughout this unit, the students were simplifying fractions, multiplying and dividing fractions, and also reading word problems and determining which operation should be used to solve the problems.
This is a very challenging unit for many of the students, once again, the remembering sheets are not required but strongly encouraged on the back of the homework sheets and will help solidify these skills.
Homework is due this Wednesday, Nov. 12 
Our Unit 3 Test will be this Thursday, Nov. 13

Social Studies:
In social studies the students have been learning about the different regions that the Native Americans settled in. We have been studying the different environments and natural resources that the Native Americans encountered in each region. We will begin learning about exploration this week!

*The PE Cares food drive is going on until Nov. 21

*4th/5th - Proteins and Other (tuna fish, peanut butter, baked beans, etc)

However, all food donations will be accepted, even if they don't fit into your category. 

The class that brings in the highest number of items will win a PE CARES t-shirt and a 

bowling field trip to Hudsonville Lanes!  

Thank you for your help and support in this community service project, and for taking this opportunity to teach our kids compassion and love for others!! 

Keep these important dates on your calendars:

November 14 - Sports Day! Support your favorite sports team! :)   It's also Popcorn Day!!

November 22 - City of Hudsonville Holiday Parade 10:00 a.m.

November 26-28 - NO SCHOOL --Thanksgiving Break