Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!!

Thank You

Thank you so much to Calvin's family for bringing in wishlist items!!

Thank You!!

Thank you so much to Will, Kate and Holly's families for wishlist items!! :)

Holiday Party

Our holiday party will be the morning of Wednesday, December 17th.  Some of you signed up to help at Back to School Night, but if you'd like to help in any way please let us know.  Thank you!

Owl Pellets

We have been learning about owls in class and on Friday we dissected some owl pellets! Owl pellets are the parts of the animals that the owls eat but cannot digest.  They get regurgitated by the owl and are little oval shaped pellets that often contain bones of the owl's prey and are held together by the fur.  The kiddos were a little skeptical at first but once we got started and they began discovering bones and identifying them they were pretty excited.  Here are some pictures of our fun afternoon.

MAP Math Practice!

Some new resources and info we were given today:

NWEA and Khan Academy have partnered up to correlate Khan Academy exercises with Math MAP RIT scores.  Below are the links to find the documents, by grade band, that link RIT scores to appropriate exercises.  (You do have to scroll down a few pages to find the links.)  This could be a great way to differentiate a center during your math remediation/intervention/enrichment block.  As every program has its benefits and pitfalls I would strongly recommend that you at least view the video that’s provided as a support for students before assigning them an exercise.  While viewing, please be looking for any mathematical inaccuracy (especially in regards to models and vocabulary) and misconceptions that student may form. 

Throughout the document on the link below there will be active links that will take you to the different sections of the math test and your child's RIT score.  Use the RIT score (3-digit number) that your child scored on the report that went home to determine which range they should practice in.  It would be a great idea to practice the range above where they are at as well.

Khan Academy MAP Math Practice

Challenge List Mistake

Oops! There's a word repeated on the Challenge Spelling List this week.  Instead of "remote" being on there twice, please change one of them to "instinctive".  Sorry for the confusion!

Halloween Party!

We such a fun time at the Halloween party last Thursday!  Thank you so, so much to all the parents that helped put it together and sent things in.  It was fantastic!

November Calendar

Below is the link to the November calendar.  You may view it, download it or print it.

November Calendar