November Updates

November Update 2014

Puma Thinkers collected 100 cans.

• Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, Report letters go home
• Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014: Spirit Wear orders are due. 
• Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014: Teacher Compensatory Day, No School
• Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014: Thanksgiving Day, No School
• Friday, Nov. 28, 2014: Thanksgiving Break, No School

Visitors from International Countries 

International Education Week (IEW) is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education that provides an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. IEW was first held in 2000 and today it's celebrated in more than 100 countries worldwide. This annual initiative aims to promote international understanding and build support for international educational exchange by encouraging the development of programs that prepare Americans to live and work in a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study in the United States. 

Yesterday, our class learned from Lisa, exchange student from Germany, and  Ilyas  from Kazakhstan. Lisa has a special connection to our class: her host family is the Ryan family. Both students presented in English via power points about their countries. Also, they answered questions from the students. 

Puma Praise Print, Zavier

Puma Praise Print
By Zavier D., Guest Blogger

Zavier, Left corner, right side

I can write a descriptive paragraph.

• 1 Topic sentence
• 3 Supportive Details
• 1 Conclusion Sentence
• Appeal to all 5 senses

    Sloppy Joe is a delicious meat sandwich. First, they are great with a lot of juicy, crumbly meat. To add to this, Sloppy Joes are good when they have a beefy smell. Also, Sloppy Joes are very messy with runny, red sauces. Sloppy Joes are a satisfying food for me because it’s beefy, juicy and a little messy.

Puma Praise Print, Juno

Puma Praise Print by Juno R.

Bottom Right, Juno R.

November 17, 2014
I can write a personal narrative with the following:

• One topic, one event
• Engaging Lead
• Formatted dialogue with correct punctuation
• Beginning, middle and ending
• Very little spelling errors
• Adjectives and punctuates them correctly
• Revised and edited 

Below is a copy of my personal narrative titled, "40 Missing Euros".

Juno R.

October  21, 2014

Writer’s Workshop

40 Missing Euros

This is a story about a time I lost my wallet. I had lots of Irish money (Euro) that my Irish relatives gave to me. We were going to visit them and my plans were to spend about 40 Euros.

My mom and I drove to the Detroit airport and the flight was delayed by five hours. Five hours! The stuff in my suitcase wasn’t very entertaining but I messed around with it anyway. I put a Euro in my doll’s purse and flew away.

We landed and it was cold! There was lots of fog and the world was gray. My family boarded the bus and drove to my great aunt’s house. My doll still had the Euro.

When we arrived there I decided to take a nap. Then I looked for my pajamas and decided to unpack. The wallet was gone! I looked again and again throwing things across the room in my panic. When I had calmed down I went to my mom.

“It’s gone!” I yelled.

“What’s gone?” she asked. 

“My wallet” I sobbed. 

“All I have is one Euro I found in my doll’s purse.” Then my aunt Norma came upstairs. 

“What’s wrong?” she cried! 

“She lost her wallet”my mom sighed. We looked and looked but couldn’t find it. Then aunt Norma gave me 20 Euros! 

Soon after that we went to my granddad’s house. Our family had dinner and fell asleep.

The next morning I woke up, got dressed, and found a hair tie in the other pocket of my suitcase along with my wallet! My happiness lifted me off my feet and I felt like I could fly! The case of the missing 40 Euros was solved.

 

November 2014

Important Dates 

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014: Chapters 5 and 6 Quiz, European Exploration and Early English Settlements

Monday, Nov. 24, 2014: Unit 4 Division, Math Assessment

Forget-Me- Not Dates

Friday, Nov. 14, 2014: Charleston Wrap Last Day to Pick up

Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014; Report Letters Go Home, Sign Envelope and Return

Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014: No School, Teacher Compensatory Day

Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014: No School, Thanksgiving Break

Friday, Nov. 28, 204: No school, Thanksgiving Break

Subjects at a Glance

Math: Unit 3 Math test went home on this Monday. Please sign and return your child's test. We have begun Unit 4, Division, mastery of partial quotients and/or standard algorithm are expected. It is recommended that students learn both; however, they are encouraged to use the most comfortable algorithm of their choice. Students must be able to check a division problem using multiplication. Following this section are the Report letter outcomes. 

Students are expected to work continuously on basic fact mastery. Please use a variety of methods and tools to acquire mastery of addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts.

Reading: All students were benchmarked using Ann Arbor Public Schools Literacy assessments. Also, we have concluded our study of realistic fiction text. Our next goal is to teach students how to use graphic organizers to aide in comprehension and how to find the main idea. Students will be giving a pretest and post test. 

Word Study: My reading class studied parts of speech and how words are formed. Word Study resumed this week and we are back on schedule studying Latin and Greek roots.

Writing: We have used writing time to write SMART Goals using compound and complex sentences. 

Specific     Measurable     Attainable       Relevant     Time-bound

Students were instructed to write 2 academic goals and 1 personal. As they self-monitor their goals, students will continuously write new ones. This activity was District inspired.

This week, we began writing descriptive and expository paragraphs. Some our topics will be Gratitude, favorite meal and Columbian Exchange. Students will master his concept prior to beginning essays. 

Cursive; We have completed a pretest to assess which student needs instruction as opposed to more practice writing cursive letters. Some students have begun learning how to write letters. 

Poetry: Poetry will resume with our study of Assonance and figurative language: simile and metaphors.

Social Studies: Students completed European Explore resumes in Chapter 5 in self selected groups. Also, students were expected to complete a graphic organizer demonstrating the positive and negative impacts of the Columbian Exchange. In chapter 6, students will be expected to comprehend the Mayflower Compact as well as create concept maps for 1 English settlement and 2 English colonies. There will be a quiz combining chapter 5 and 6. 

Also, I have begun posting Social Studies Outlines in a separate section on this blog. 

Science: Mrs. Kimmey will be beginning the Force and Motion Unit. In lieu of a unit test, there will be a project designed assessment. 

Unit 4, Division outcomes

• Divides whole numbers with and without remainders: relate division to repeated subtraction.
• Relates division of whole numbers with remainders to multiplication. 
• Understands division is indicated by different symbols, e.g. 2÷ 3= 2/3=  2 is the dividend, 3 is the divisor, and the answer is the quotient.
• Solves applied problems involving multiplication and division of whole numbers. (Understands that they are the inverse or opposite of each other.)
• Fluently divides up to a four-digit number by a two-digit number.

Report Letters 

Report letters will be sent home in an envelope attached to your child's NWEA test report. It is expected that the envelope be returned to school with a parent or guardian signature. If you have any questions, please contact me and we will address these issues mutually.

Technology

Use your child's RIT score to use the following websites. 

NWEA Reading practice

NWEA Math practice

Spirit Day Updates
 We lost to Mrs. Mendoza's class; however, we were spirit filled on the inside and outside. Our chant was not loud enough

Giving the best and expecting the best,

Avery Hubbard

Facilitator in Puma Thinkers Classroom, A7

Pattengill Elementary School, Upper Elementary

 

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