Post #11

Phew! I think we will all need much rest this weekend. It was a week filled with fun, laughter, and lots of learning! The girls had a blast on Halloween. The parent volunteers did an amazing job with games, snacks, and crafts. Many thanks! Wordly Wise Dress Up Day got the party started. 

We have been celebrating who we are as a school in both language arts and math. Our week ended with the St. Catherine's Day Chapel. Several Fourthies were speakers. Our class was well represented by Ava, Ceci, and Lydia. We are working our way through the parts of speech and have been focusing on using strong adjectives. We used https://www.menti.com/ to write adjectives describing St. Catherine's. A word cloud is created as the girls enter the descriptions. The frequency of an adjective determines the size of the font. Take a look at how your daughters describe our wonderful school and their education.

Of course these Fourthies celebrated our school with some math problem-solving. Some of the problems were pretty tough but these determined girls found the solutions. 

                
I'm happy to report that many girls are solving the weekly math challenge. We even have a Inspector Gadget Pride Wall. Several girls now have accounts in Solve Me Mobiles. Solve Me Mobiles is a great site that promotes algebraic thinking and reasoning. It's exciting to see them seeking enrichment activities. I remind the girls that enrichment is for everyone not just the early finishers.

November is Native American Heritage Month. The girls are  reading Newsela articles about Native Americans. Understanding and appreciating other cultures helps the girls develop empathy. The girls are putting the finishing touches on their San Francisco earthquake documentaries. Look for the finished product in next week's post. 

A few girls complained that we didn't do enough writing this week? WHAT??? I thought I had built plenty of creative writing into the week's lesson plans. I'll do better next week:) The girls interviewed a friend during our writing lab. They practiced asking questions that would encourage a detailed response. The second step was to write a descriptive paragraph and include compound sentences. We are all about commas and FANBOY. Your daughter can explain. "Can we share our writing?" is a question I hear often so we started "table sharing" this week. I shared the folder of Halloween Spell Stories with the girls. They read the stories of the girls at their table. We like feedback in Room M02 and our homemade monogram notepads came in handy. The girls wrote notes of encouragement and commented on each others' stories. 

Next Wednesday is our first field trip. We are going to George Washington's home in Mt. Vernon. All information is here. It's going to be a long day; we leave at 7:15 and return at dismissal. Let's hope the weather cooperates.

ERBs begin the week of November 11th. There is no preparation needed other than a good night's sleep and a positive attitude. More on ERBs next week.

Mrs Iven's shared this video clip of our class performing The Ghost of John in music class.

Nuts and Bolts:

Information needed a parent response is highlighted.

* Our field trip to Mt. Vernon is on November 8th. Details here.

* Homework- Homework is posted each Friday for family planning.

* Special Week Girl- Next Special Week is Camden  (December 4th) 

* Carpool Helpers- Stella

Class Leadership Week of 11/6

Ambassadors- McKenzie and Sarah

Reporters- Ava and Stella

Photographer- Eliza

Girls-

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