Please copy Mrs. LaVell on all email communications. Her email is RLavell@archwayarete.org.
Conferences will be held this 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 review your time slot that you selected.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B4FAAAF2FAAFC1-parentteacher
Due to parent-teacher conferences, every day this week will be a half day. Half Day dismissal time is 12:05. Please arrange to have your student picked up by that time.
Parents, thank you for partnering with us in your child's learning. We believe that homework, while important, needs to be carefully balanced with a child's full family and extra-curricular life. With that in mind, please reflect on your child's experience with homework in the first quarter by responding to a short survey.
All presentations for the history Europe Project are due on Tuesday, November 12. All presentations will be taking place on either Tuesday the 12 or Wednesday the 13, between 9:30 and 2:00. There will be a list sent out after conference week with your student’s presentation date and time specified.
Lessons This Week:
Spalding: There will be no Spalding this week due to the half day schedule.
Writing/Grammar: There will be no grammar or writing this week due to the half day schedule.
Math: Students will continue learning about fractions this week. On Thursday, they will take their test on equivalent fractions, and the weekly quiz will be given on Wednesday. Later in the week, students will learn how to add and subtract fractions.
History: Students will continue their study through the Middle Ages. This week they will complete the study guide on chapters 11-16, and will take a test on those chapters on Tuesday. The rest of the week, students will learn how the Magna Carta helped influence the US Constitution. 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. All presentations for the history Europe Project are due on Tuesday, November 12. All presentations will be taking place on either Tuesday the 12 or Wednesday the 13, between 9:30 and 2:00. There will be a list sent out after conference week with your student’s presentation date and time specified.
Science: This week, students will continue their study on life sciences. They will be learning about population density, animal adaptations, interactions among living things, biomes, environmental issues, and the regions of Arizona. There will be a quiz on population and interactions among living things on Friday. There will be an optional project on Arizona biomes explained this week for extra credit in science.
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 20 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 will learn roots #30-32. On Wednesday, students will take the review quiz over roots #26-29.
Poetry: Students will continue their memorization of the poem “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:
- History Test: Chapters 11-16
- Wednesday:
- Week 1 Math Quiz: Review
- Roots Quiz: #26-29
- Thursday:
- Math Test: Equivalent Fractions
- Friday:
- Science Quiz: Populations/Interactions of Living Things
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 look forward to seeing you all at conferences this week!
--Mrs. Conforti
TMartin@ArchwayArete.org
--Mrs. LaVell
RLavell@ArchwayArete.org
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