November 14-18

"When the trees their summer splendor
Change to raiment red and gold,
When the summer moon turns mellow,
And the nights are getting cold;
When the squirrels hide their acorns,
And the woodchucks disappear;
Then we know that it is autumn,
Loveliest season of the year."-   Carol L. Riser, Autumn

We had a fabulous start to our week.  We began our day by welcoming a new student to our class.
His name is Jacob and we are thrilled to have him join our caring community.  :)

Students used scaled bar graphs to represent data today in math.  We will create scaled picture graphs, discover multiplication squares and learn about the Commutative Property of multiplication later this week.  Students will have a Home Link each night for homework.

Our spelling rule this week involves more words with long e.  Students will have a spelling assignment on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night for homework.  Please help your child study for his or her test on Thursday.

Scholastic book orders are due back by November 28th.  Please use our classroom code HB244 when ordering online.

We will continue to work on our Native American and Biome Units this week.  Students will learn about the various characteristics of invertebrates while using two different sources of information to compare and contrast.  We will further our studies of the Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands as well.

We will complete a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) challenge this week. Students will work cooperatively in small groups to create the tallest towers possible using only two pieces of newspaper and 12 inches of tape.  They will have twenty minutes to complete this task.  I'm looking forward to seeing my students' ingenuity.

Have a wonderful week!