Weekly News - Update

• I'd like to thank you all for coming in for conferences. It was a pleasure to meet and discuss your child's progress. After meeting many of you I can see where my students get their compassion, caring and helpfulness traits. Thank you again for being the supportive parents you are. When home and school work closely together a successful student is able to blossom. Your dedication is appreciated more than you know.
• This week in math students continued working in with estimating numbers and multiplication of base 10 numbers. Students are finding more success with this model. Most students received a passing grade on the first two lessons. Let's hope the rest of the module goes as smoothly.
• In Social Studies students are finishing up the physical part of their map project. They have been placing the tribes on their maps and adding symbols for each tribe. Some students have begun writing facts on the index cards. The facts come from the research sheets they filled out while researching the tribes. Once the maps have been completed they will be hung outside the classroom.
• In Literacy this week we have been working with both fifth grades to teach students about figurative language. A power point lesson on the smartboard included the following topics: Similes, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia, Personification and Alliteration. After each lesson students practiced the skill with worksheets. We corrected them on the smartboard.

As always thank you for your support from the homefront. Have a relaxing weekend and gear up for the Christmas season.