Halloween Festivities

We had an amazing day celebrating Halloween! The students had a great time at the class party. Thank you to those who were able to help coordinate! It was a huge success!

Halloween Schedule

Here is the schedule for the different Halloween activities:


11:15-11:35 - Pumpkin Run
11:35-12:00 - DJ (by playground, under the pavilion)
1:40-2:00 - Parade (parents can set up for party at this time)
2:00-3:00 - Class Party


*Please remember the students cannot wear masks or anything with fake blood*

Please let me know if you have any questions! 

Weekly Happenings 10.30-11.3

Hello! I hope everyone had a great long weekend!

Here is what's happenings this week:

Writing: The students will finish drafting their essays this week. They will also revise and edit their pieces. Their essays will be due this Friday. They do not need to be completely published. We will begin new essays next week. They will write the next essays with greater independence.

Word Study: We are continuing working on grammar concepts this week. We will focus on conjunctions, independent clauses, and dependent clauses.

Science: We will work to finish the webquest this week. We will also complete a virtual lab which teaches them more about rocks and minerals. The students will also explore the rock cycle with an experiment.

Math: The students will learn how to multiply two, two-digit numbers today! They will also work on solving multiplication word problems this week. Their test will be this Friday, November 3. Please continue working on multiplication facts with your child.

Reading: We will continue our non-fiction unit. The groups will be researching tsunamis, earthquakes, tornadoes, or hurricanes. The students will continue taking notes using text structure.  We will focus on finding the main idea and supporting details. For your child's nightly reading, they can continue reading fiction at home or spend some time reading non-fiction. It is up to them!

Important Dates:

10.31 - Halloween Parade, parties, and Pumpkin Run

11.3 - Chapter 5 Math Test
11.8 - Early Release/Buddy Meeting

Work Hard Wednesday

Weekly Happenings

Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Here is what's happenings this week:

Writing: The students are continuing to work on their essays. This week, we will work on adding transitions to piece together their evidence. We will also write introductions and conclusions.

Word Study: We will begin a grammar unit this week. The students will start by learning the different parts of speech.

Science: We have moved onto a new science chapter. This chapter covers the properties of minerals and teaches about the different types of rocks. They will also learn what weathering and erosion are. This week, the students will work on a webquest. They will complete different online activities that teach about rocks and minerals.

Math: We will start chapter 5 this week. In this chapter, the students will learn how to multiply two, 2-digit numbers. We will start by learning how to estimate products. They will also learn how to use the distributive property to find products. Their test will be next Friday, November 3.

Reading: We will continue our non-fiction unit. Their reading groups all have a different natural disaster they will become experts on. The students will continue taking notes using text structure.  We will also work on using context clues to find the meaning to unfamiliar words. For your child's nightly reading, they can continue reading fiction at home or spend some time reading non-fiction. It is up to them!

Important Dates:

10.23/10.25 - Conferences

10.27 - NO SCHOOL 

10.31 - Halloween Parade, parties, and Pumpkin Run

11.3 - Chapter 5 Math Test

Rocks and Minerals Webquest

The students are learning about the properties of minerals and the different types of rocks. To expand their knowledge, they are completing different online activities. 

Brain Break!

After taking the Galileo test, our brains were in need of a break. We decided to enjoy the beautiful weather and get a little exercise. 

Talented Tuesday

We have a room full of athletes, artists, and musicians! 

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Box Top Collection

BOX TOP COLLECTION

Our Box Top Collection will be next week. Please send in any box tops to support the Concord PTG. Each box top clipped is worth $0.10 each. Thanks for collecting these!

Weekly Happenings 10.9-10.13

Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Here is what's happenings this week:

Writing: The students will choose their essay idea. They will form a thesis statement and begin developing pieces of evidence.

Word Study: The students will use their words to complete different spelling activities. Their tests will be October 18.

Science: We will spend this week discussing plant adaptations. They will explain how a plant's adaptations help it survive. We will also look at different types of seeds and how they are able to spread.

Math: We will continue chapter 4 this week. The students will learn how to use the traditional method to multiply with regrouping. We will also work on using multiplication in word problems. Their test will be Wednesday, October 18.

Reading: We will continue our non-fiction unit. The students will spend this week learning the different text structures. Text structure is how an author organizes their information. For your child's nightly reading, they can continue reading fiction at home or spend some time reading non-fiction. It is up to them!

Important Dates:

10.10 - Fundraiser Collection Day
10.11 - Book Orders Due
10.13 - 1/2 Day, End of 1st Quarter
            Fundraiser Collection Day
            Buddy Meeting - WEAR MAROON SHIRTS

Animal Creations!

The students created their own animals! The animals had adaptations that helped the animal survive in a particular ecosystem.

Text Feature Hunt

After learning about text features, the students found examples in Time for Kids magazines. 

Weekly Happenings 10.2-10.6

Hello! I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Here is what's happenings this week:

Writing: This week, the students will start the next unit by setting writing goals. They will also learn different strategies for generating essay ideas.

Word Study: The students will use their words to complete different spelling activities. Their tests will be October 18.

Science: We will finish creating their animals this week. They will also explain how their animal's adaptations help them survive in the ecosystem they chose. Once we finish animal adaptations, we will look at how plants have adaptations to help them survive and reproduce.

Math: We've started chapter 4 today. This chapter dives deeper into multiplication. They will learn how to estimate products. They will also learn how to multiply a one-digit number by a larger number. Please continue to work on their multiplication facts!

Reading: We also started a new reading unit! This week we will look at the different types of non-fiction texts. We will talk about the importance of reading non-fiction carefully, not just flipping through pictures. They will start working on non-fiction texts during guided reading as well.

Important Dates:

10.4 - Cookie Dough Fundraiser Kick-off
10.11 - Book Orders Due
10.13 - 1/2 Day, End of 1st Quarter

Enjoy S'MORE Great Writing

To celebrate finishing their realistic fiction stories, the students read their classmates pieces. They left compliments on pieces of a s'more. 

Reading Celebration

To celebrate the end of our first reading unit, the students created items representing the main character of our read aloud book. In the book, the character kept his feelings and emotions zipped up in a suitcase. To represent this, the kids put their items in a suitcase.