The School of Innovation continues to amaze! Our Girl Scout Humane Society do-

nations filled 6 large tote boxes and the Holiday Stocking donations filled 225

stockings with items left over! UNBELIEVABLE! The students are proud of the

service projects we have accomplished but are keeping all it all in perspective. Our

motto is ‘Help those who need help, because we can and want to!’ Our students and

families continue to rise to the top! Thank you for all of your support.

As the 2nd quarter comes to an end the weather is starting to remind us it is Decem-

ber. Students go outside for recess if the air temperature and wind chill are both

above 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Please make sure your child has the right outerwear

for the elements. Please see the next page of the newsletter for lost and found infor-

mation.

Have a great weekend!

A message from Mr. Patrick

The W-E School of Innovation

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Important dates:

PLEASE SEE CHANGES TO

THIS WEEK’s COLOR

SCHEDULE! IMPORTANT!

12/7 White Day

3rd Grade ELA AIR Test I

Little Red School House 4th

grade House Optimists

12/8 Green Day

3rd Grade ELA AIR Test II

5th grade Biography Tea

12/9 Blue Day

12/10 White Day

Little Red School House 4th

grade House Imagineers

12/11 Green Day

Inside this issue:

News you can use 2

Grade 3 page 3

Grade 4 page 4

Grade 5 page 5

Encore and PTO page 6

Professional Speakers 7

Pictures 8-9

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Contact the office by phone: 440-942-1525

Contact the office by e-mail: dawn.igarashi@weschools.org

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Breakfast with Santa is tomorrow!

NEW SOI BOOK ROOM!

The annual North High Breakfast with Santa will be

held this Sunday, December 6, 2015 from

9 AM - 1 PM at North High School.

There is a flyer attached to this e-mail with more

details. Please feel free to pass along to your friends

and family.

Proceeds benefit the North HS After Prom!

CAPSTONE UPDATE: Timelines are being

created, artifacts are being researched, matter

experiments are being tested, groups are

sharing docs, techniques for research are be-

ing developed, and the QR code creators are

cool! We are getting ready!

Math Update: We have been learning strat-

egies for multiplication such as arrays and

equal groups. We also are looking at strate-

gies for finding combinations.

Some conversation prompts for you to ask

your child:

“What is one artifact your group is in-

cluding in your timeline? “

“Which strategy do you like to use when

multiplying?” (array, equal groups, re-

peated addition)

“What is one poem that your ELA group

read in class this week? “

“Who was the narrator in the poem? “

3rd grade Weekly Update

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Also in math we are finishing up multiplying

and moving towards division soon!

ELA: We have been focusing on Point-of-

View for fictional text, working with similes

and, and learning about poetry! We are stud-

ying possessive nouns and adding introducto-

ry and concluding paragraphs.

STATE ELA TESTING IS MON AND

TUES, 12/7 and 12/8, IN THE MORNING!

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Fourth graders started the week with a visit

from Progressive Insurance employees who

led them in a game of “Progressive Park-

way”. Students learned about insurance,

risk, urban and rural areas, and did tons of

math. We’ve also been busy with multiply-

ing, and multiplying, and more multiply-

ing! Two projects from the Reading Choice

Board are due on Friday, December 18th, the

last day of the quarter.

Speaking of the end of the quarter, our 2nd

Quarter Capstone Exhibition is going to be a

Health Fair in which the students share the indi-

vidual projects they are currently working on.

The whole SOI community will have the oppor-

tunity to visit our Health Fair and experience the

4th graders’ Capstone along with them. More to

come!!

Some conversation prompts for you to ask

your child:

“Show me your biography movie in POW Toons.” “Is there more of a need for auto insur-ance in urban or rural areas? Why?”

“What is your Capstone Project going to be?” Ask to sign the permission slip!

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4th grade Weekly Update

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5th grade Weekly Update

Students finally turned in their Moon calendars this

week. We began discussing the phases of the

moon. The students made a model of the moon,

Earth, and sun. This allows them the opportunity to

show the position of sun, Earth, and moon for each

of the phases of the moon . The students received a

study guide today and will be tested Friday, Decem-

ber 11th over the entire chapter of Earth and Space

Science. In Social Studies the students have been

gathering information in order to create a multi-tier

timeline. They will finish these next week. In

ELA, the students finished up their final touches

for the Biography Tea on Tuesday. Biography

Tea will be held from 1:00-2:30. Lastly, the

fifth grade students continue to work hard on

finishing up their Capstone projects. These pro-

jects will be due on Tuesday, December

15th. All students will present their Google

Slides on that day!

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Some conversation prompts for you to ask

your child:

“What are the phases of the moon?”

“What are some histor ical events dur -

ing your Biography person’s life?”

“Ask your child questions about their

Biography person and have them answer

you as if they were actually that person!”

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W-E SOI PTO UPDATE

Please join us to support our kids at the W-E SOI PTO Fundraiser at Willoughby Brewing Company!

Friday, November 20 from 5:30-7:30 pm. Appetizers, soft drinks, raffle, and more. Kids are welcome too!

Let's jump start the PTO! You can purchase your tickets

at: https://www.picatic.com/wbcevent

Art & Design

Students created cards for Coast Guard “Coasties”. Fifth grad-ers created backgrounds using watercolors.

Professional Speaker Series

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The School of Innovation welcomed Kristen Werden on Wednesday morning as

part of our Professional Speaker Series. Mrs. Werden is a professional photogra-

pher. She discussed the types of photos she takes, how she developed her passion

for taking pictures (Her inspiration was her son Calvin), and the fun she has in

her profession! One lesson learned, don't OVER-edit your shots! Thank you for

visiting us Mrs. Werden! We enjoyed your presentation!

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Lost and Found UPDATE

This is a picture of our current lost and found coat rack. Please come in

and take a look to see if these unmarked items are your child’s!