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Scholarly Scoop October 6, 2015 Week 4 Mrs. Downs/Room 27 Seacliff Elementary Mrs. Downs’s Note:  Our next chapter focuses on expressions, I hope everyone had a great weekend! Please variables, and multiple-digit addition and make sure to see this week’s Weekly Folder given on subtraction Friday. These folders need to be emptied and  Timed Tests: 6’s and 7’s this week returned by Tuesday. Also, please go over the  Keep practicing those math facts! Students Weekly Review sheet with your child. This sheet tells can now access MIND fluency at home. It’s what tests/quizzes/important papers are in the folder, imperative that students master these facts. as well as any late/missing work. I’m also asking www.math-drills.com for practice sheets. students to take home their work folders/homework  Students will be using a website for folder/agenda over the weekend to clean it multiplication practice called out/organize it. The Weekly Review sheet explained www.xtramath.org They will receive their where papers should be kept. Signed Weekly activation codes on Monday. This is a great Review sheets are due on Tuesday.  website to use to help students master their math facts Class Web Site: www.MrsDownsClass.com Social Studies:  Test moved to Wednesday, October 7th Remind:  Magic Books are also due on the 7th If you have not signed up for Remind, a text  Smartboard presentation for this chapter is on messaging service, to receive important class alerts, our class website under “social studies” for please do so: extra review Text “@mrsdowns9” to the number 81010  We are reviewing our Study Guide on Monday and Tuesday. Class Dojo: Class behavior/effort/missing assignments will be Science: recorded through this app. Parents receive emails on th Friday regarding their child’s weekly progress.  We begin Electricity on October 12 (I love this unit; I’m so excited!) Language Arts: SPARK P.E.  We finished reading the story Finding the We have Physical Education on Wednesdays Titanic and took the quiz on Friday and Fridays. Please make sure your child wears  This week, students will take on the persona appropriate clothing/shoes. of someone from the Titanic and write a first person perspective on KidBlog about what it [email protected] was like experiencing the tragedy of Titanic.  Cereal Box Book Report assigned on www.mrsdownsclass.com Monday; due on November 17th  Spelling/Affixes quiz on Thursday  Island of the Blue Dolphins begins on Tuesday

Math :

 Took the Ch. 1 test on place value on Friday; look for the graded test in this week’s Weekly Folder.