Mr. Kohler's Classroom News
October 10, 2013
MEAP
The students worked very well on these tests, and I am excited to see what their scores will be!
We will continue testing next week.
Math
Reading
All of you should have received a note with your child's current amount of AR points (as of noon on Tuesday). The 4th graders will need 12 AR points and the 5th graders need 13 AR points by October 31. This is worth 25% of their overall reading grade. The kids have about 15-25 minutes of reading time in here every day. They all use this time very well, but some of them need to do a better job of taking the tests on the books they have read. There is time for this daily, they just need to ask and let me know they need to take a test.
Spelling
Social Studies
Fourth Grade Social Studies
Fifth Grade Social Studies
Next, we will start to learn about the different Native American Tribes. We will talk about how the tribes customs and environment impacted their way of life. This chapter will include a few hands-on projects. Please have you child bring in either a paper towel or toilet paper roll to use for our Totem Pole project. We will also need some large paper bags to use for our Longhouse project. Thanks.
Fourth Grade Science
In Science, we continue our study of the moon and its phases. We also talked about the sun and the Earth and their role they play in the “Sun, Earth, Moon system”. We did a simulation to explain why the sun appears to be small when it is actually close to 1 million miles wide! Next, we will be creating Sun, Moon, Earth brochures and starting a small research project.
Fifth Grade Science
In Science, we are continuing to review for the MEAP test and are also working on our kit, “Systems and Survival”. Right now we are focusing on the physical and behavioral adaptations that all living things use to survive in their environments. We’ve also focused on acquired and inherited traits and how those things play a role in survival. We will start learning about the animal kingdom next.
Parent Teacher Conferences
Important Dates
Important Upcoming Dates:
Oct. 7--Frankenmuth Sale Ends (Please send in your form if you haven't already)
Oct. 15th--Math MEAP (4th and 5th grades)
Oct. 16th--Writing MEAP Day 2 (4th grade only)
Oct. 24 & 29--Science MEAP (5th grade only)
Oct. 31--Fall Costume Parade @1:30
Oct. 31--AR Points Due
Nov. 1--No School (Teacher PD day) & End of 1st Marking Period
Nov. 6--Students AM Only & Conferences 12:30-3:00
Nov. 7--Students All Day & Conferences 4:00-8:00
Nov. 9--Students AM Only