Wow! What a week. We are definitely feeling the energy of excitement from everyone and want to reiterate that although it is exciting outside, we still have lots to accomplish inside our classroom. ESPECIALLY as the trimester ends next Friday 11/15/2019.
Regarding the trimester ending, reports cards will be sent out over the upcoming break. We have met with many of you during conferences or through emails. If something arises while we input grades, we will be sure to notify you. Overall, we are pleased with the work that Aurorians have been turning in.
DELAYED START!!! WEDNESDAY 11/13/2019!!!
We have updated the Google Calendar for upcoming assignments and students received their November paper copy in class today.
In math this week, we continued to work on ratios, unit rates, and today we began to understand numbers on the number line that go below 0. Students took a pre-assessment to see what they understood about fractions from last year and had some time to work toward their completion of Moby Max.
Speaking of Moby Max, students were sent home today with a letter and some data to show you where your child is, in regards to fact fluency for multiplication and division. Please read over this letter. Many students have begun to complete this task in the past 48 hours since the reports were printed, and I have checked off some with completion dates and my signature. My hope is that Aurorians will be fluent in both multiplication and division come January 31st.
To help achieve this goal and to continue gaining math practice, homework for math will be increasing starting 11/18/2019 (trimester 2). Students will now have to complete 30 minutes of math each week, totaling one hour for each math menu (every two weeks). This is completely attainable and will be monitored. If you have any concerns regarding computer accessibility, please reach out to Ms. Roberge and we can find time to make sure this is complete.
In science, we began to explore Bend 2 even further. We began the week with convection currents and even went up into the science lab to build our own and see how it works. Students did an amazing job in the lab! We as geologists studied the rock cycle through really cool songs and collecting rocks from our nearby Mills River Park. Students took educated guesses through research of rocks and field guides to determine whether the rocks they chose were sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic. We will continue to work on this topic until Tuesday, where students will receive their Bend 2 assessment guidelines. This bend will be assessed through project building and students must have their materials list to me by Tuesday in order for me to get the necessary materials for them to begin doing their project Wednesday (11/13). They will have 3 days to complete this assessment, making it due on 11/15/19, in time for the upcoming report card.
In ELA, (Reading and Writing) we are deep into assessment time. We "completed" the reading assessment today, although some of us will need Monday as well (and some of us were away on a chorus trip.) This assessment will be graded on Monday night for report cards.
Next week, on Wednesday and Thursday, we will complete our writing post-assessment, which is to complete an entire personal narrative in one (or slightly more than one) sitting.
This is A LOT of assessing, so we will be taking the week off from word study next week.
The second trimester begins on November 18th and we will have new homeroom configurations.
We love our snacks on team Aurora. Thank you to those of you who have donated boxes of Cheez Its, or other favorites (Goldfish, gummy snacks, pretzels, popcorn). We continue to appreciate donations of snacks or cash for these delights.
We are putting report cards in the mail on Monday, December 2nd, the Monday after Thanksgiving break.
ALSO, remember to dress for the weather. We go outside daily unless it rains or is below zero degrees Fahrenheit.
YFT, K and C
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