Map ID Quiz - Let's just say I messed up and told the kids to study the wrong states! Yep, it happens - even the teacher makes mistakes. <gasp!> The students modified their states list and will take this week's quiz on Monday. Please encourage them to study!
AR Report Cards - The students are working in a program called Accelerated Reader. This allows students to assess their reading comprehension by taking short quizzes after they read a book. I am sending home each child's report card this afternoon. We took time in class to conference together about what they need to do achieve their goal by the end of the first quarter. Please encourage your child to read at home at least 20 minutes a night. This is key in helping students finish books so they can take quizzes. Since we got a late start in AR this quarter, I will modify their goal a little; however, I will not do that until the first week of October. I want to see what the kids can do in the meantime.
Supplies Needed - We are finishing up our ecosystems & environments unit and will take a test on it some time next week (Tuesday or Wednesday). After we take our test, we will start our first engineering project - building terrariums! To do this we need your help! If you have any gallon-sized glass or plastic jars that you want to get rid of, we need 4-6 of them for our terrariums. These jars can be the containers to snacks like animal crackers or cheese puffs. We need something large enough for the kids to put their hands in. The students can also help out by collecting items like:
- moss
- dirt (especially if you live near a heavily wooded area)
- dead twigs & sticks
- rocks (maybe one or two, medium-size)
- worms and/or rollie pollies
- clovers (not just the flowers, but the roots too!)
We are going to build these terrariums and observe them over a couple months to see how ecosystems grow & change. Thank you for your assistance!
Parent/Teacher Conferences - Thank you so much to those of you who have scheduled your conferences. If you have not done so, please go to our SignUp Genius page and schedule your time at your earliest convenience. If none of the times work for you, please e-mail me and we can figure out a good time for us to meet and celebrate your child's success.
That's all I have for now! Please feel free to e-mail me your thoughts, concerns, and questions! Have a great weekend!
Mr. B
That's all I have for now! Please feel free to e-mail me your thoughts, concerns, and questions! Have a great weekend!
Mr. B
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