I hope everyone had a wonderful Fall Break!
Please copy Mrs. LaVell on all email communications. Her email is RLavell@archwayarete.org.
Conference time is upon us! Conferences will be held next week during Week 2 of Quarter 2, from October 21 through October 23. Each conference will last 25 minutes, allowing 5 minutes to transition between each conference. Please click the link to the Sign-Up genius below to select your slot.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B4FAAAF2FAAFC1-parentteacher
Due to parent-teacher conferences, every day next week (week 2) will be a half day. Half Day dismissal time is 12:05. Please arrange to have your student picked up by that time.
Lessons This Week:
Spalding: Students will learn their next 30 words. For nightly Spalding homework, students should have the words dictated to them by someone at home and should write them one time each in syllables. Any words that are misspelled should be written again for additional practice. We will take our 30-word Spalding test on Friday.
Writing/Grammar: This week, students will be continuing their study in grammar. Students will be learning about direct and indirect objects, as well as helping verbs and the “not” adverb.
Math: On Monday, students will be reviewing 2-digit multiplication and practicing a unit review for their tests this week. They will take their test on multiplication and division on Tuesday. On Wednesday, they have their first weekly quiz of the quarter. On Tuesday, students will be taking their test on multiplication by a 2-digit number. On Wednesday, they will be taking their Unit Review Test. Toward the end of the week, students will be learning about fractions.
History: Students will continue their study through the Middle Ages. This week they will be learning about Henry II and Thomas Becket, and Eleanor of Aquitaine. They will be taking their next unit test on Tuesday. All tests and quizzes for history are open-note.
Since students have now been assigned their country for the Europe Project, they should be working on this independently at home. The Europe Project details are outlined in the packet they were given, and should reflect the student’s own best work. When we return from fall break, students will have specific presentation dates assigned.
Science: This week, students will learn about seed dispersal and animals. They will be learning about biotic and abiotic factors of habitats, and population size and population density. They will also have a review quiz on plants on Tuesday of this week and a review quiz on animals on Thursday.
Literature: We will begin the quarter reading Robin Hood and His Merry Outlaws. Please send your copy to school with your student. For nightly homework, students will read a book of their choosing for 25 minutes every night, unless otherwise specified. Students will keep their quarterly reading log in their yellow take-home folder. All reading logs are due at the end of the quarter.
Greek and Latin Roots: Students have now learned their first 25 roots. This week, they will learn roots #26-28. There will be no review quiz this week.
Poetry: Students will learn their next poem for recitation this week, “Clouds” by Christine Georgina Rosetti. Recitations for this poem will be on Friday, November 1.
Important Dates: *assessment dates are subject to be pushed back if necessary
- Tuesday:
- Math Test: 2-Digit Multiplication
- Science Quiz: Plants
- Wednesday:
- Week 1 Math Quiz: Review
- Math Test: Unit 1 Review
- Thursday
- Science Quiz: Animals
- Friday:
- Spalding Test: 30 words
Class Information:
Headphones:
All students need to bring in a pair of headphones to keep at school. Students are expected to use headphones whenever they do activities on the computer, such as Khan Academy and TypingQuest. They will also need to have them each time they take a standardized test. I have room in the classroom for students to keep headphones at school. Thanks!
I am eager to get back into the swing of things with some well-rested students!
--Mrs. Conforti
TMartin@ArchwayArete.org
--Mrs. LaVell
RLavell@ArchwayArete.org
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