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ImportantDatesfortheWeekof:(Nov.4thNov.8th)*
Monday11/4 Tuesday11/5 Wednesday11/6 Endof1stQuarter Thursday11/7
WKCEReadingTestI WKCEMathTestI PTAMeeting6:00pm

Friday11/8
WKCEReadingTestII WKCEMathTestII

Reminders:
WKCETestsBeginNextWeekTalkingtoYour ChildabouttheTest:
Makesureyourchildknowsheorsheisnotexpectedtoknow
everythingonthetest,butencourageyourchildtogiveit his/herbesteffort.Alsoremindyourchildtolistentoandread alldirections/questionscarefullyanduseallthetimegivenfor eachsection.Aftercompletinghis/hertest,encourageyour childtocheckhis/hertestovertomakesures/heansweredall questionsandhasnotmadeanycarelessmistakes.Lastly, encourageyourchildtousepositiveselftalkwhiletakingthe test.Youcandoit!

In Our Community: Wealmostcompletedonequarter

Whats Happening on Our Team?

ParentTeacherConferencesareonthenightsof
Tuesday,November12thandThursday,November14th thisschoolyear.

ofschooltogether.Haveyoumadeanynewfriendships? Whathaveyoulearnedfromyourclassmates? Reading: Thisweekwearefocusingonusingthetext featuresandcontexttodeepenourunderstandingby makingrelevantconnections. Writing: Thewritingfocusisonplanningandrehearsing ideasforRealisticFictionstories.Wheredowritersget ideasforrealisticfiction?Tellmeaboutoneofyour storyideas. Math: Ournumberdevelopmentfocusthisweekwas multiplication.Ourcontentfocuswasmeasurement, specificallyworkingtoreviewcustomaryunitsofweight andcapacity.Inaddition,wepracticedmathskillsthat studentsneedforsuccessontheWKCEtests.

Howdothefeaturesofatexthelpguideyour thinkingandallowyoutomakedeeper connections? Whatareadjectives?Tellmesomeexamples WhatarethedifferentregionsoftheUnited States?Whatregiondowelivein? Whatweresomestrugglesourcolonistsfaced? Whatareyoudoingtolearnyourmultiplication facts?Whatfactsareyouworkingon?

??? Questions to Ask Your Child

Whats Happening in Science or Social Studies? Mrs. Laustens: Wecontinuedtolearnaboutour

WhatdidyoulearnabouttheAVIDprogram?

countryshistorybyfocusingontheformationof coloniesandthestrugglesthecolonistsfaced. Ms. Mahliks: Thisweekwemademixturesand solutionsandthentriedtoseparatethem.Whatisa mixture?Asolution?Howcanyouseparateasolution? Ms. Nickas: Weexploredmapsusingmapkeys,and calculateddistancesusingthemapscale. Ms. Paquettes: WecontinuedourworkwithUS geography,lookingspecificallyatthefiveregionsour theUS.Studentsworkedcollaborativelyingroupsto completethisweekswork.