Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Dear Parents,

It’s the 13^th week of class. This Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. It is a day of celebration and being thankful for everything you have. Usually on this day, families will gather and have a feast of delicious food. Turkey is the main course (served with stuffing), along with mashed potatoes, and candied yams.

This week we completed:

Reading: We read Web Wonders. It is a short article from Time for Kids about spider webs. We learned that spider web silk is super strong and it can even trap birds! One day, scientists hope to use spider silk in more things (jeans, car bumpers, etc.) to make them stronger.

Science: This week, we finished the Chapter 4 Test.

Next Week: We will learn about different kinds of rocks (sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous). We will also learn about different minerals in nature.

* It’s test week next week so we will be taking a reading test and also the “big big vocabulary test” (Weeks 1 to 13)!

Individual Student Comments:

Arvin is improving more in vocabulary. His writing is also becoming neater.

Chanel is doing better this week. She got 100% on her vocabulary test!

Chloe is doing fine in class. She got 100% on her vocabulary test!

Lily is doing well in class. She got 100% on her vocabulary test!

Roy is improving on his writing and being less lazy.

Sam needs to improve on being ready and studying more for vocabulary quizzes/tests.

Timmy is improving more and more in vocabulary and writing neatly.

Allen has improved so much. He got 97% on his vocabulary quiz.

Edwin is doing well in class. He still needs to work on writing smaller and neater.

Gene needs to work on studying more and being ready for vocabulary quizzes.

Harris is improving more and more. He got 95% on his vocabulary quiz.

Joshua needs to study more and be ready for vocabulary quizzes.

Samson needs to study more and be ready for vocabulary quizzes.

Homework:

Student Journal - Summary (at least 8 sentences)

Copy vocabulary for week 14

Have a great weekend!

Teacher Alice

Week 12

Dear Parents,

It’s the 12^th week of class. The weather had been dark and gloomy all week. It’s also starting to feel very chilly. But I’m glad because now I get to wear the sweaters that have been stored away!

This week we completed:

Reading: We read Spiders at Work. It is a story about many different types of spiders. We learned that black widow spiders are poisonous and can cause serious illness or death for humans. Tarantulas are big hairy spiders that may look dangerous but is not deadly.

Science: This week, we learned about adaptations that organisms have for survival. Some adaptations are for finding food or for reproducing. There are also a few kinds for defense, such as camouflage and mimicry. Animals can change their color or body shape for camouflage and they can also look like another animal for mimicry. We also learned about changing ecosystems. We learned that a big change in an ecosystem affects all the organisms that lived there. Some threats to organisms are hunting, pollution and natural disasters such as typhoons, earthquakes, floods, droughts, and fires.

Next week: We will take the chapter 4 science test and a vocabulary quiz. We will also read more about spiders.

Individual Student Comments:

Arvin is improving in his reading in class but still works too slowly on class work.

Chanel is improving since 2 weeks ago but is still working too slowly on class work.

Chloe is doing well in class and reads loudly and fluently.

Lily is doing well in class but sometimes reads too softly.

Roy is improving on writing more clearly and neatly but can still improve more.

Sam is doing well in class but needs to improve the neatness of his writing.

Timmy is doing well in class and reads more loudly now.

Allen needs to improve on writing neatly and smaller.

Edwin is doing well in class but I hope he can improve his writing.

Gene is doing well in class.

Harris is still making improvements. His writing is much more neatly now!

Joshua is working on reading questions more carefully and writing neatly.

Samson is doing well in class.

Have a great weekend!

Teacher Alice

Week 11

Dear Parents,

It’s the 11^th week of class. All of the kids are making a lot of improvements and taking their studies more seriously.

This week we completed:

Reading: We read Dream Wolf. It is a story about Tiblo and Tanksi (brother & sister). They got lost while berry-picking with their mother. Then Tiblo had a dream about a wolf and it led them home. Everyone was happy to see the children.

Science: This week, we learned about competition among living things. Living organisms compete for space, water, food, oxygen and shelter. They fight when they have similar needs and the stronger usually wins.

Next week: We will learn about how animals adapt and adjust to their environment (camouflage & mimicry). We will also learn about changing ecosystems and what happens when there is a huge change (animals relocate or perish).

Individual Student Comments:

Please check report cards.

Have a great weekend!

Teacher Alice

Week 10

Dear Parents,

It’s the 10^th week of class. I was not here for a few days due to being sick. Teacher Jason and Teacher Paul taught my classes while I was gone. Our Fun Day this week is science experiments. Each teacher will have an experiment for the kids to try!

This week we completed:

Reading: We read The Sun, the Wind, and the Rain. It is a story about a little girl named Elizabeth. She made a sand mountain and she is comparing it to a real mountain.

Science: This week, we took the Chapter 3 test.

Individual Student Comments:

No comments this week.

Have a great weekend!

Teacher Alice