UPCOMING DATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Thursday, October 2nd – 6th grade trip to the Ohio County Public Library
Friday, October 3rd – Early Dismissal, 11:30 am
Monday, October 6th – No School/Fall Long Weekend
Tuesday, October 7 – Classes Resume, 8:45 AM
Friday, October 10th – Special Persons Day! (More details coming soon)
Saturday, October 18th – Vantoberfest!! (See the email from the office)
English w/ Mrs. McFadden –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes- None scheduled, however, a trip to the Ohio County Public Library is planned for this Thursday! We will be using the van as transportation. We’ll leave after Advisory, and return by 11:30.
- We began reading Walk Two Moons this week.
- We practiced annotating, and shared what exemplary annotations looked like.
- Discussed events from the book, annalyzed characters, learned new vocabulary, and identified figurative language.
Math w/ Mrs. McFadden –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – Chapter two test Thursday
- In chapter two, students are learning how to estimate and solve decimal products, how to convert word expressions to numerical expressions, and how to substitute a given for a variable in an expression.
- We continued to play “The grocery game”. While we still haven’t won, we are getting infinitely closer!
- Early finishers have been working on identifying set of mystery numbers using a wide array of math skills to eliminate and then identify numbers on the hundreds chart. Critical thinking is a must!
Music w/Mrs. Chelsey –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes –
- This week we continued learning our piece “Here Comes the Snow”!
- Our journal entry was a response to the avante garde piano pieces “Sonata V by John Cage” and “The Banshee by Henry Cowell”. Take a listen!!
SEL w/Mrs. Ochap –
- This week, students are learning about coping skills. Coping skills are the tools we use to handle our difficult emotions. Coping skills can be used anytime we feel the need to ‘cool down.’ Ask your students what coping skills they are learning and practice using some at home together.
