Book Fair is Tuesday!
Important Dates:
Tuesday, November 13th: Burre and Stemm homerooms visit the book fair!
- If you would like your child to purchase something, please have them bring in money on the 13th. To prevent money from getting lost, I will collect it at the beginning of the day and pass it out when it is time to go to the book fair.
Thursday, November 15th: Guidance Lesson
- Ms. Stewart will be coming in during our ELA block to teach her guidance lesson for the month.
Wednesday, November 21-Friday, November 23: NO SCHOOL due to Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, December 5th: 2-hour delay
Friday, December 14th: PTO Movie night
- More information about this event coming soon!
Wednesday, December 19th: 4th Grade Spelling Bee written test
- Words will be given to students after Thanksgiving break.
Thursday, December 20th: "Fetch a Good Book" Read in
- More information about this event coming soon!
ELA
Reading
As we continue through Module 2, students will continue reading Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. In this novel, the main character, Brian, is flying from New York to Canada to visit his father when something goes terribly wrong. The pilot has a massive heart attack and Brian is left to fly the plane himself. He eventually runs out of fuel and lands the plane. Unable to get a hold of anyone prior to his crash landing, Brian is alive but needs to survive until he is able to find help.
As we continue through Module 2, students will continue reading Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. In this novel, the main character, Brian, is flying from New York to Canada to visit his father when something goes terribly wrong. The pilot has a massive heart attack and Brian is left to fly the plane himself. He eventually runs out of fuel and lands the plane. Unable to get a hold of anyone prior to his crash landing, Brian is alive but needs to survive until he is able to find help.
Our focusing questions this week are as follows:
- What does a deeper exploration of Brian's thoughts and actions reveal about his ability to adapt and survive?
- What do Brian's thoughts and actions reveal about Brian in chapters 6-11 of Hatchet?
- What does a deeper exploration of Brian's thoughts and actions in chapters 8, 9, and 10 reveal about how Brian is learning and changing in the wilderness?
Our focusing questions this week are as follows:
- What does a deeper exploration of Brian's thoughts and actions reveal about his ability to adapt and survive?
- What do Brian's thoughts and actions reveal about Brian in chapters 6-11 of Hatchet?
- What does a deeper exploration of Brian's thoughts and actions in chapters 8, 9, and 10 reveal about how Brian is learning and changing in the wilderness?
Writing
We have begun writing our end of module assessment. This assessment asks students to write their own story about being stranded in a mountainous environment. This week we will be developing the overall plot of our story and adding "exploding moments." Exploding moments require the students to explain their setting or event in extreme detail. They will be working on adding sensory details, adjectives, and figurative language to 2 separate parts of their story so, when reading, you can truly sense what the characters are sensing.
We have begun writing our end of module assessment. This assessment asks students to write their own story about being stranded in a mountainous environment. This week we will be developing the overall plot of our story and adding "exploding moments." Exploding moments require the students to explain their setting or event in extreme detail. They will be working on adding sensory details, adjectives, and figurative language to 2 separate parts of their story so, when reading, you can truly sense what the characters are sensing.
Social Studies
This week students will be completing activities in stations to learn about the 6 major Indian tribes present in Ohio after the Prehistoric Indians.
Homework
- Reading 20 minutes a night
Outdoor Recess Reminders
Remember with Ohio weather being variable, to remind your child to be prepared to be outside for recess. If the weather is deemed appropriate for outside recess, students will be outside even if it is chilly or cold out.
Also, if your family needs support over the holidays or could use winter hats, gloves, or you have other needs to contact Miss. Stewart, our school counselor. She has contacts and can help.
Calamity Day Make-Up Plan
As we approach the winter months, please be aware of our Calamity Day Make-up plan:
- Day 1 to be made up on February 19th (Presidents’ Day)
- Days 2-4 to be made up through Blizzard Bags
- Days 5-10 Students and Certified Staff excused from attendance
- Blizzard bags are intended to provide our students with meaningful activities and practice during a day that has been determined to be unsafe for students/staff to be in school. Staff/students will make-up the first day missed on February 19, 2018 (provided we have been closed prior to that date) and then create blizzard bags for missed days 2, 3 and 4.
Also, if your family needs support over the holidays or could use winter hats, gloves, or you have other needs to contact Miss. Stewart, our school counselor. She has contacts and can help.
- Day 1 to be made up on February 19th (Presidents’ Day)
- Days 2-4 to be made up through Blizzard Bags
- Days 5-10 Students and Certified Staff excused from attendance
- Blizzard bags are intended to provide our students with meaningful activities and practice during a day that has been determined to be unsafe for students/staff to be in school. Staff/students will make-up the first day missed on February 19, 2018 (provided we have been closed prior to that date) and then create blizzard bags for missed days 2, 3 and 4.
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