Winter Celebration

In Writers' Workshop, students sketched project proposal plans for their Big Ten university reading and writing project.  We took into consideration the most helpful and effective text features that will make our writing clear and persuasive to RES students.

In Readers' Workshop, students researched average temperature charts for the college cities.  We used these charts to collect information and compare data.  Students then calculated the average seasonal temperatures by adding the average high and low temperatures, then dividing by 2. We used Excel and PowerPoint to graph our seasonal averages. Here's a sample of what students' graphs look like.

In Math, students took their Unit 3 Assessment.  I'll try to have these graded and sent home by Wednesday of next week.

In Science, students explored push and pull forces as they apply to bridges. 

Winter Celebration: At the bottom of this post, you'll see the notification that went home with students regarding our celebration. 

Homework:

• Read 20 minutes 

Reminders:

• School-wide EAGER prize: PJ Day, Wednesday, December 23
• Winter Celebration: Wednesday, December 23
• 1:30 Dismissal: Wednesday, December 23

Classroom Supplies:

• Sticky Notes:   We're still in need of sticky notes! Any donations are appreciated! Thank you so much to families who've already donated! 

Kidblog Link:  

• https://kidblog.org/class/RES11/login

Thank you,

Mrs. O'Neill

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December 18, 2015

Parents and Guardians,

To celebrate the winter season, room 11 will be having a small celebration on Wednesday, December 23.  As we will be engaging in an author study of Chris Van Allsburg next week, on Wednesday we will watch the animated rendition of his book, The Polar Express (G). In addition, students may bring in their own special snack and drink to have during the video.

Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Mrs.  O’Neill

Hadley.ONeill@hcps.org