What is happening this week in room 34.....

Science- Our weather test will be tomorrow ! Students can use their textbooks and study guide, the pink sheet, to help them prepare. Click HERE for the study guide! We will begin our next unit on Thursday, classifying organisms. 

Writing- This week we are drafting our research reports by organizing our research into sections, focusing on our structure, multiple points of view, and creating cohesion among each part. 

Math-  We finished adding and subtracting decimals, and now will begin chapter 6, multiplying and dividing decimals. We will have a test over chapter 5 and 6 on December 15th. 

Reading- We are continuing to focus on reading complex nonfiction with lessons on approaching texts as experts, writing about reading in nonfiction, lifting the level of questions to drive research forward, and synthesizing across subtopics. Students are reading both nonfiction and fiction during independent reading time. Many of them are spending the time researching more our their research reports. They are becoming quite the expert on their topics!

Social Studies- This week we are studying Europeans arriving in the Americas and the conquest of the Americas. 

11.17: PTG Meeting in Library, November 17th

Please join us at 7:00 p.m. for general information about all the exciting events being offered by our PTG and to learn about all of the exciting lessons going on in our library Makerspace.   You will not want to miss this event.  Students will be leading sessions on Osmo, legos, coding, and snap circuits.

11.18: Early Release, dismissal at 1:40
Science Test over weather

Giving Tree 2015 Our giving tree is a wonderful opportunity for you to provide clothing, toys, gifts, and gift cards specific to our Helping Hands families.  Click this link to our digital Giving tree learn more.  There are still lots of spots available.

This week: Hands Week 3: Cleaning Products Families, you are doing an amazing job of supporting our Helping Hands project.  Please bring in items such as bleach, window cleaner, laundry detergent, dryer sheets, sponges, disinfecting wipes, etc.  Thank you!

Next few weeks: Winter Festival: Teacher Raffle

Here is the document for the exciting teacher raffle.  Feel free to download and print additional tickets to win lunch with a Concord Staff member.

11.23: Acacdemic All Stars 6:00-7:00

11.25-27 : No School, Happy Thanksgiving!