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Class
Schedule 7:30-9:45
Language Arts 9:45-10:30 Enrichment Switch 10:30-11:15 Science
11:15-12:40 Math 12:40- 1:20 Lunch and recess Switch
1:26-2:21 Social Studies 2:21-2:41 Fine Arts 1:26-2:41 Monday: Fine Arts
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Dear
Parents: This
is a relatively quiet week at school. Just a reminder- next Monday is Labor Day
and there will be no school. Enjoy your long weekend and I actually did look at
the weather forecast (after awakening to all the rain on Sunday) and it is supposed
to be sunny that weekend! I do believe that the students are getting into the
routine of school and all that it requires. Those students who were caught off
guard and earned MAZE tickets are mostly doing what they need to do NOT to get
another ticket. Please remember, if you have any questions or concerns, call or
email me at school and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.
Sincerely: Anne
Peirce
My email address at school is Anne.Peirce@stpsb.org |
THIS
WEEK
Language: This week the students will complete
the first unit in language. They will review on Tuesday and have their first major
assessment on Wednesday. This unit included information on types of sentences,
subjects, predicates, fragments and run on sentences. Because most of this information
is review, I expect the students to do well on this assessment. The students will
also write about a family tradition this week. This writing will consist of only
one, lengthy paragraph. The focus of this is to not only share traditions but
to practice writing using topic sentences, supporting sentences, and concluding
sentences. These paragraphs will be illustrated following the type of art found
in our reading selection this week.
Reading: The genre for this
week's reading is Folk Tales. Students will read about sharing customs and how
reading these folk tales allow us a glimpse into the cultures where the stories
evolved. Several students will begin reading a novel and participating in a literature
circle. The first novel they will read is Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, a popular
author for this age group. This is a very well written novel and will allow the
students many opportunities to reflect on life and life lessons. There will be
a reading assessment on Friday for both groups. We have almost completed reading
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. We have been using this book to learn how
to complete the reading responses the students will be responsible for completing
on their own. This should begin this week. Another aspect to our reading program
is book projects. Students will receive information about the book project expectations
Monday. The book project is due on September 30. We will, as a class, mark in
the agendas- suggested dates for book project milestones to be completed.
Spelling:
The focus of this week's spelling lesson is R controlled graphs and digraphs.
The students will continue to use a Tree Map to classify their words according
to graphs and parts of speech. The quiz will be on Friday.
Social Studies:
This week the students will learn about the lifestyles of several of the earliest
civilizations. They will learn about how some of these civilization assimilated
customs from others, the types of foods they ate and the difference between the
Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age. In cooperative groups, students will prepare
and present posters on the history of some of the earliest, cultivated foods known
to mankind. The assessment for chapter one will be at the beginning of next week.
Character
Ed: We will have one more FISH activity this week and then will move onto
the character trait for September, citizenship. Students will be given a list
of actions and will need to decide if and where they fit on the FISH continuum.
FISH
Philosophy Rules! Be There Choose Your Attitude
Make Their Day Have fun

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Important
Dates
Monday,
Sept. 6th Labor Day-No school Week of Sept 7th First Food
Drive for the year. Thanks for your support. Thursday, Sept/ 9th Interims
go home Candy Sale Kickoff Food Collected for food drive Friday, Sept.
10th Student of the Month Breakfast 8am Thursday, Sept. 16th Picture
day-- More info to come Week of September 20th Grandparent Week and
Book Fair Grandparent Lunches Monday,
Sept. 20th- Ford, Hebert, Biller, Clement, Marange Tuesday, Sept
21st Crawford, Dennis, Willis, Schoen, Stevens Wed., Sept 22nd 5th
Grade Thursday, Sept. 23rd 6th Grade Tuesday, Sept. 28th Candy
Sale Ends
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