Vocabulary Hat Day!
Keenoy Koala News
October 14, 2016
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 on Wednesday. My father in law
shares season tickets and I’m lucky enough to go to several games each year. I hope they bring home a Stanley Cup this
year!
The Keenoy family will be making a trip to Springfield, MO
this weekend for Caleb’s soccer tournament.
Our kiddos are excited to see their uncle and cousins who live
there. It should be a great weekend!
***Last week I had
the wrong dates listed for the Fall Party and Flu Shots. I made the corrections this week in the
Reminders section.
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
Parent Teacher
Conferences
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 28th.
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
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-Native American Regions
Students have
investigated/researched information about how Native Americans lived in each of
the four regions. The regions discussed
included Southwest, Northwest Coast, Plains, and Eastern Woodlands. The big idea that I want students to understand
is the resources that they used depended on where they lived. Also, that each group had to adapt to their
surroundings and use ALL of the resources available to survive.
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. 18 Parent/Teacher Conference Forms Due
Oct. 19 Early Dismissal (12:50)
Oct. 28 Student Flu Shots (parents had to
send in permission form ahead of time)
Oct. 28 Fall Room Party 2:15-3:00
Sincerely,
Dan Keenoy
Love the hats!!
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