End-of-Week Update, 10/25

What we've been up to:
We've been busy this week!  In writing, we've started drafting our fiction stories.  Some of us finished, but we've been busy revising to make our stories better.  Some of us went up in front of the whole class to read our drafts and our classmates suggested ideas to the person who wrote it.  We are so excited to publish!  In reading, we have been finishing chapter 6 in The Sisters Grimm.  So far, almost every chapter has had a cliffhanger!  We have been working on asking questions before, during, and after we read books and chapters.  In social studies, we are studying Washington, D.C., our nation's capital!  So far, we have learned about some of the major monuments, memorials, and museums that are in the city.  We'll learn more and create a 4-door poster next week!  In math this week, we learned how to multiply to find mammoth products in different ways.  We know Windows, standard, and area model.  Also we have had this for homework many times.  We are getting more and more confident each time we practice.  This week, we got a point in EVERY special so we got a bonus point!  We voted for a movie and chose Cars 2.  We talked about the overall message, life lesson, or "theme" in the movie and decided it was "Be yourself" and "Let your friends be themselves - accept them for who they are."  These were important lessons!  We cherished this week!

Happy Friday from Room 20 (and our furry friends...)

What's coming up / Reminders from Mrs. Adams:

• Tuesday is our math test on multiplication.  Keep the questions coming and make use of the at-home review packet emailed out last week!
• We are studying Washington, D.C. in social studies.  If you have any books, maps, brochures, postcards, etc. that you'd like to send in - feel free!  We'd love to see them!
• Thursday is Halloween and also a half-day for students (PDD for teachers).  Please be sure that your child knows how they're going home that day.  We will be celebrating with party-in-a-bag special snacks if you'd like to send one in for your child.  As a reminder, this is a special snack that can include a sweet item, a salty item, a candy item, and a special drink.  In the past, parents have made these as a surprise for their children.  It's a fun, but low key way to celebrate Halloween!