I will typically send home Newsletters in Monday’s
take-home folder. I apologize for the delay this week.
We are off to a great start with academics. Room 19
is full of eager students ready to learn. I appreciate your support in helping
your learner get their homework done each night, signing Reading Logs, and
assignment notebooks. There will be a change with reading logs starting next
week that I will go over at Back to School Night this Thursday. I truly hope
each of you can make it. The success of our students is in the collaboration,
encouragement and support that we, as parent and teacher, have. It is
imperative that your child knows both you and I will hold them accountable to be
the best they can be each and every day! Thank you for sending them ready to
learn each day and supporting what we do at Crooked Creek.
This week’s learning:
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Reading: Building Reader’s
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We will continue to explore who we are as readers
and build reading stamina. We have started Frindle as a class novel and
are working through a Novel Assignment Packet together. We will do this again
next month with a new novel, then students will be responsible for completing a
Novel Assignment Packet each month on his/her own. While we are reading Frindle
this month, students should still be reading his/her own novel. I am noticing
many students reading graphic novels. Graphic novels cannot be used for the
Novel Assignment Packet or reading log. I have addressed this several times in
class; students must read a chapter book novel.
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Math
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We have been reviewing 4th grade skills
of multiplying by multi-digit numbers and long division. Many students have
already mastered these skills. If you have noticed, in your mathematician’s
take-home folder, that he/she is struggling with these skills, please review
nightly.
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Writing
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After brainstorming why writing is so important, we
have been learning about the writing process. Students made writing spirals to
show the writing cycle and we connected the writing to cycle to 6+1 Traits of Writing.
As we continue to learn about writing students will gather ideas.
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Social Science: We are continuing our learning on
environments as we roll out culture and Native Americans. Please help your
inquirer prepare to present his/her Culture Bag. *See schedule for directions
and presentation dates.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any
questions or concerns.
srahrig@msdwt.k12.in.us
317-259-5478 ext. 12219
Respectfully,
Miss Sarah Rahrig
