G l a d s t o n e E l e m e n t a r y S ee you nex t yea r !

December 16-20, 2019

*Math

When we return in January we will continue working on division in Chapter 7. It will focus on strategies that we’ve already learned and use them with specific numbers. We have the following strategies in our “bag of tricks” to solve division sentences: drawing groups (starting with the number of groups or the number in each group), repeat-ed subtraction sentences, number lines, arrays, bar mod-els, using related facts, and a multiplication table. At the end of the chapter, we’ll be working on those tricky two-step problems and order of operations.

Important Dates:

January 6th: School Re-

sumes

January 20th: Dr. Martin

Luther King, Jr. Holiday

January 31st: KidsCan &

Spirit Day (100 Ways to

Celebrate)

February 10th & 17th:

Holidays

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Escape Room Challenge

This month’s challenge was to get to Santa’s Workshop before the train left the North Pole.

There were five tasks that needed to be completed. Tasks included multiplication and divi-

sion, word search, mystery numbers, rhyming words, and a secret code. Each member of the

group had to complete the task correctly before the group could earn the puzzle piece and

move onto the next task.

At the end of the Challenge, we continued on with a STEM challenge. Groups were asked to

come up with a written plan to make the tallest Christmas tree out of green cups. Once the

plan was created and written down, the actual challenge began! Once completed, we added

red pom poms as decorations.

Pictures to follow at the first of the year! :)

Vacation Fun!

Over the vacation, it’s important that your child have some learning and reading time

so that s/he has a smooth transition back to school. On our Language Arts page of

the website is a reading log. Feel free to download and record your child’s reading.

Although it’s not required, it’s important to keep some routines in place so that

your child’s transition back to school after the holidays will be easier and s/he will

continue to progress as well! Better yet, record the books your child reads and fill

out the Read to Succeed log. Your child will earn a free ticket to Magic Mountain! :)

Also:

HONEY Research (on our class webpage)

Gather some fun facts for our Did You Know? board.

Do Accelerated Math, Freckle, or Reflex Math for a few minutes every day.

Go on to Clever and go to Google Classroom and answer some of the questions

posted.

Animal Report– Google Classroom

Leader in Me

Our new goal for this trimester is to read 86 words correct per

minute. To achieve this goal, most of us need to increase the number

of words per minute by 3.5-4 words per week. While this is not a lot,

we still need to provide lots of practice and determination. I know that

every student has the potential to meet this goal. Our comprehension

and understanding of all types of materials are counting on it!

*SEAS: Just right speed, expression, accuracy, and shmooshing (chunking words and phrases)

Our lesson this week focused on leaders being organized and inspired by their physical environment inside and outside the classroom. Being organized helps us stay focused, efficient, and free of stress and frustration. The class came up with many ways in which we strive to be organized: binders, desks, group boxes, student folders, book drawers, number order for lines, desks, Chromebook cart etc., seat sacks, classroom library, tool boxes, whiteboard, graded paper files, and we’re pretty sure there’s probably more! What ways does your child help with organization at home?

Fluency

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This and That

Please continue signing and returning completed blue solar feedback forms.

If you haven’t signed up to receive updates for your child’s AR quizzes, you may do so by going to our school or class website. On our page it’s the second link on the AR page. Type in your child’s user name and password and click on email set-up in the upper right hand corner. You can have as many email accounts as you wish. At the bottom of this page you can also access Accelerated Reader Book Finder. On this site you can check your child’s personal library books to see if a book has a current ZPD, quiz number, and quiz points.

January 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

January 31: KidsCan and Spirit Day (100 Ways to Celebrate!)

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Accelerated Reader Update!

Our total for the 2019 school year is. . .

2,923,230!

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Newsletter Raffle Question: Week of December 16, 2019

*Turn in this form on or before Friday, January 10, 2020

*Tell me about your vacation. What did you do? Where did you go? What did you get for

Christmas? What did you read? Who did you visit or see? Tell me anything else you would like

to share. Use the back if you need more room. Show your editing marks for all sentences,

please.

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