Storm Chasers

Today we enjoyed a fun and exciting assembly with the Storm Chasers from the Discovery Channel. The children were wide eyed and couldn't get enough of the stories and live footage. We ended with getting a chance to see the storm chaser vehicle. So cool!

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The MEAP is over!

That’s right, MEAP testing is over! That means that it will be back to our regular routine. Thank you to everyone once again for all of your support with the testing the last couple of weeks. Your kindness and encouragement helped make the children more confident and ready to do their best.
Language Arts: We are finishing the anthology story “Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock”. The children enjoyed many activities and we focused on cause and effect. We also continue to read AR books and take tests. Just a reminder, the children may read these books at home and at school
Math: We have been focusing mostly on number stories, addition and subtraction practice, patterning, split sums algorithm and trade first. You may remember it as carrying and borrowing. This can be a difficult concept for the children. If your child is frustrated please just write me a note and I will be more than happy to go through the homework with them.
Science: We are finishing our Forces and Motion unit. We have learned so many things and had a great time with experiments. We discussed what happens when friction increases and decreases.

Dates to Remember:
October
23 Family Fun Night at English Hills.
30 Halloween party.
Agenda:
1:45-2:15 All School Costume Parade
* Parent set up for party during parade
2:15 PM – Group Photo in Class
Kid’s sit where they want and enjoy their festive snacks
2:30 PM – Make your own Creepy Halloween Slime
2:45 – 3:10 PM Interactive Mad science experiments
with special guest
3:10 PM – Clean up & Kids get ready to leave

November

*1/2 day the 13th, noon dismissal.
17th & 19th Evening Conferences.
25-27 No school, Thanksgiving.

Bring on the MEAP

We’ve enjoyed another wonderful week here at Valley View. Starting next week on Tuesday we will begin MEAP testing. We have four days of testing over the next two weeks. I find that children often do a better job with a snack. If you would like to donate any snacks or juice boxes that would be great. Thanks in advance for your generosity! Remember to get plenty of sleep and eat a good breakfast.

Language Arts: We continue working hard to improve our writing. We talked about going back to edit and revise our work. For read aloud I have started a new book called “Traders in Time”. This is a wonderful book about two boys in Grand Haven that realize they are back in time and experiencing Michigan many years ago. We are getting close to finishing all of our cursive letters. I am so impressed with how beautiful everyone’s handwriting is!
I have had a few questions about AR testing. The students need to have an AR book from the library that they read here and at home. They are required to take at least one a week and can take no more than one a day.

Math: We have finished unit one and moved into unit two this week. Concepts that we have been learning about are frames and arrows, practicing addition and subtraction, following rules for in and out tables, and more math games.

Science: The kids are enjoying learning about forces and motion. We talked today about how the use of push and pull and why you would use it to change to motion of an object.

The parent auction at English Hills will be October 23rd. My teacher outing that will be up for bid if you’re interested will be, a movie and popcorn in the classroom with me and 5 friends after school. I will let the winning student select and movie (of course with parent approval) and watch it in our classroom on our big screen.

Dates to Remember:
October
13 MEAP begins23 Parent auction at English Hills Picture retakes30 Halloween party

Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions, comments, or concerns.