Plays of Week #8

Reminders for the Upcoming Week

Monday 10/5 = Continue to bring in Animal Shelter Donations

**This is a part of our PBL project and we have extended our collection period until the end of the month.  This will take us all the way up to the Big Event!  We would love to see how much a difference we can make for the C.A.R.E shelter in our community!

Tuesday 10/6 = PBL Field Trip to Elfindale  - there will be friendly conversation, singing, treats, and 4^th grade has made them wonderful cards to build friendships with.

Library Check out

Tentative Math Chapter 3 Test

Friday 10/9 = Spelling Test

**Look for our daily student Tweets from Team Meyer**

Reading  = At the end of last week, we began the discussion of non-fiction text features.  This week we will look more closely at them using the mentor text: Digging Up Tyrannosaurus Rex by John Horner and Don Lessem.  We will look at what text features are and why the author put them throughout the text.  If you child is reading a nonfiction book at home please have them do the same.

Writing = This week we will be wrapping up our Mentor text of “Glowing Shoes” and looking more at refining our stories within our webs: Who What When Where and Why.  When your child is writing in their notebook on Monday and Wednesday nights please remind them to be thinking of this with their stories they are writing.  It will help them during class writing time.

Math = I am hoping all the review went well on Friday.  I will talk with Team Meyer on Monday and decide when we are going to test.  Tentatively, we will be testing on Chapter 3: Understanding Multiplication and Division on Tuesday.  Also, this week, Mrs. Castillo will be helping Team Meyer have more personalized learning within our Math Workshop schedule.  We are going transition from times rotations to more student self-guided schedule.  Now that Team Meyer has more technology we will be able to maximize our learning time and time with Mrs. M.  We are very excited to try new things and I know we can handle it!

Spelling = Team Meyer and their Words their Way spelling groups are up and running well.  They will receive new words on Monday, work with their words throughout the week, and be tested on Friday.

PBL= Last week, we finished our Animal Shelter posters and signs.  We even began our donation collection.  If you have not sent in items for the collection please do so.  It is extended to encourage more participates and 4^th grade has even partnered up with Mr. Greiner.  His big event at the end of the month is going to promote the C.A.R.E animal shelter.  We thank him for helping out with our PBL project and the shelter. Tuesday, we will be taking our field trip to Elfindale.  Our focus group which will be leading this will be the Elderly Friend group.  It was their idea to take a field trip there to hand deliver cards, sing songs with them, and visit with them.  We can’t wait to show our appreciation for them and share our project with them. 

Highlights of the Week...