Happy Halloween! I hope everyone had/has a wonderful weekend! We had a great week of learning last week and had a ton of fun with our Halloween lanterns on Friday! Friday was also the end of 1st quarter! Wow, did that fly by!!
Report cards will go home in Tuesday folders. With report cards I will also be sending a short parent questionnaire with an area for you to write down any questions or concerns you have for me. If you could send those back on Wednesday that would be wonderful, that way I can try and be prepared with answers for you at your conference!
We have conferences this week starting Tuesday morning through Thursday evening. Please try to be on time as many conferences are scheduled back to back. There will be an early release Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at noon so that we can conduct conferences.
This week in reading we are trying to answer the essential question: Why do people immigrate to new places? We are also working on the skills of predicting, understanding the theme or lesson of stories, and finding and understanding similes. In writing we will work on singular and plural nouns.
In math we are learning to multiply by 7's and 8's, we will also learn the associative property of multiplication (multiplying by 3 factors).
On Monday we are doing a fun Halloween STEM activity in the afternoon called Bone Bridge, it should be fun and really challenge our brains!!
8th Spirit Day - Wear red, white, and blue; Bring a $1 donation to the Warriors and Quiet Waters program in Bozeman.
10th 8:45am Veteran's Day Program for parents and veterans performed by 4th and 5th grade general music students.
Thursday, November 10 from 6:30-7:30 .... Tech Night for Parents. Do your kids come home talking about ST Math, Raz Kids, Spelling City, Powerschool, Seesaw, Front Row, PLTW, ConnectEd, QR codes, eBooks, or Quizzlet? Come see how these "tech programs" enhance learning. It's your turn to learn from the Arrowhead teachers!! FREE childcare provided in the gym!
I loved seeing many of you at Family Fun night on Friday. Pictures are under the "photos" tab! On Monday we get to wish Leila happy birthday!! We also had many kiddos participate in PEAK flag football this week, they played great! Way to go!! I am excited to see you this week at conferences and get a chance to talk about your wonderful kiddos!
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great break! Last week we did some reader's theater presentations, please check them out under student work. The kids also worked on their inquiry projects, which they will finish throughout the week this week. I am hoping to present on Friday.
In reading this week we are staring unit 2 of Wonders. The big idea this unit is:what does it take to solve a problem? This week we will be focusing specifically on this essential question: why is working together a good way to solve a problem? We will be working on the skills of making predictions, identifying the theme, folktales, and antonyms.
In grammar this week we will be working on proper and common nouns. In writing we will start our next writing project, an informative How-To piece.
In math this week we are jumping into multiplication strategies for multiplying by: 2, 4, 5, 10, 3, 6, and 7. We will also learn about the distributive property of multiplication.
In social studies we are working on our Montana brochures and in science I hope to start our gliders if the materials come in!
Picture retakes are this Friday. We were not given very many picture retake forms, so if you know you want retakes please let me know and write retakes in your kiddo's planner and I'll send a form home with them.
Friday is also Family Fun Night where the kids can wear their Halloween costumes and enjoy the fun and games from 5:30-7:30. This will also be where the silent auction will take place for the Saturday Live baskets-this will be done at 6:30. I'll be there and I hope to see you there too!!
28 End of Quarter; Picture Retakes; Family Fun Night from 5:30-7:30 with the Silent Auction bidding ending at 6:30.
I can't wait to hear about everyone's long weekend. We are spending a couple of days in Glacier National Park and I am very excited!!
We had a great week of learning last week!! Thank you to everyone who sent in everyday array's, I told the kids they'll probably see them everywhere now!! Multiplication in everyday life is so exciting!
We have a short week this week due to MEA conferences for teachers. There is no school on Thursday and Friday, and Wednesday is a half day.
With this short week we are using our reading time to do some reader's theater and work on an inquiry project. The kids will get to look into landmarks and monuments in the United States and choose one to research further. It will be a quick, short project as we will try to present on Wednesday.
In writing we are sharing our personal narratives through author's chair. In grammar we are working on capital letters.
In math this week we will finish up with chapter 3. We will work on multiplying by 0 and 1 and then take our chapter 3 test. On Wednesday we will start working on strategies for multiplying by 2 and 4.
In social studies we will work on our Montana brochures, thinking about the physical geography, climate, and natural resources of Billings.
28 End of Quarter; Picture Retakes; Family Fun Night from 5:30-7:30 and the Silent Auction bidding ending at 6:30.
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! I had a fun day watching soccer on Saturday! I got to watch Kami, Krista, and Emily play in the morning and Bridger, Grayson, and Carter play in the afternoon (we just missed you for the picture Carter)! I also had fun watching Dylan play baseball on Sunday! What a fun weekend of sports!!
Code Word: No School Thurs.-Fri.
What a great busy week! We got to celebrate two birthdays, had four students participate in the cross country meet, and had so much fun at the fund run (all of that on top of learning)! Check out the "Photos" tab for pictures from the fund run. Also, parents if you have any other pictures from the fund run and want to send them to me I will get them on the blog!!
In reading this week we are looking into the essential question: How do landmarks help us understand our country's story? We will be working on the skills of asking and answering questions, main idea and key details, and multiple meaning words. ​In writing and grammar this week we will finish up our personal narratives and share them with author's chair. We will also work on capital letters and conjunctions.
In math this week we are continuing learning the basics behind multiplication. The kids were so excited last week to get started with multiplication (which makes me so excited to see them so excited about learning)!! This week we will work on skip counting as a strategy, arrays, the commutative property of multiplication, multiplying by zero and 1, and problem solving with multiplication.
14 Box Tops Due to Teachers!!
I hope everyone has/had a great weekend! We are headed to Bozeman to meet up with some friends and hike and maybe go to the Bobcat game! Good luck to all my athletes!! I'm excited for another wonderful week of learning next week!!