Energy

Last week we learned all about heat. Not a moment too soon. Boy, has is it cold outside! In the Science Lab the students saw how heat changes matter by making pancakes. They were also able to see how plants use heat to make food and store energy. They dug up the sweet potatoes they planted last year.  In class we learned how to Close Read and make Think Marks. Please see the pictures below.

We will continue to practice Close Reading and study energy next week. If you are able, please join our class for Thanksgiving lunch on Thursday at 11:00.

Important Dates

We have a lot of special dates and activities to plan for this moth. Please see the following reminders. Hope to see you soon!

November 6^th- 5:00-6:00- Munch and Mingle- A Parent’s Guide to Testing. 6:00- PTA meeting

November 18^th- K & 5 Thanksgiving Lunch

November 19^th- 3^rd and 4^th Thanksgiving Lunch

November 20^th- 1^st and 2^nd- Thanksgiving Lunch

November 24-28- Thanksgiving Break

Thank you

Thank you so much for a wonderful conference week. The students did such a great job sharing their leadership notebooks with you. I am so proud of them and I know you are too. They have made so much progress already! I can't wait to see what the next 9 weeks brings.

In math we have been estimating and measuring using centimeters. The students had a great time measuring pumpkins . We are using our estimates and  actual measurements to learn a new strategy. The strategy is called adding up in chunks. It is a subtraction strategy. It's very different than the way you and I learned to subtract. Have your child show you! (I added a picture of a sample below in case you need some help;))