This Week in Room 28

Division Fact Practice

Fall Brook Annual Holiday Store

Thursday, December 8th

1:30-2:00

Budgeting Envelopes went home Thursday

Students are not required to purchase items

From Mrs. Deacon, Fall Brook's Principal

"To All Our Fall Brook Families...welcome back!
I want to thank all of those who were able to attend conferences before the break. Please feel free to contact your child's teacher if you were unable to attend and schedule a time to meet. A huge CONGRATULATIONS goes out to the Spar Family for winning the $50 gift certificate!
As we head in to a busy time of year, know that all Fall Brook staff and students will be working hard towards performance gains. Please support our efforts by:

• reading every night to or with your child and completing homework/class activities.
• using the Weekly Words in your daily conversations to increase their vocabulary (K- locate, Gr.1 - locate, Gr.2 - purpose, Gr.3 - frequently, Gr.4 - exaggerate, Gr.5 - emphasis.
• taking advantage of Extra Help Time from the classroom teacher.
• contacting the teacher with any questions/concerns regarding your child's progress.

We appreciate our families and look forward to celebrating each and every child's success!!!!


Paula Deacon, Principal"

This Week in Room 28

Math

• Multiplying Numbers with Decimals
• Test on Wednesday
• Division of Whole Numbers
• Vocabulary:
• divisor, dividend, quotient, partial quotient, inverse operation, remainder, fraction

ELA

• Genre: Non-fiction / Biography
• Vocabulary
• passionate, patents, breakthrough, captivated, claimed, devices, enthusiastically, envisioned
• Comprehension Skill: Informational Text Structure & Sequencing
• Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
• Vocabulary Strategy: Greek Roots
• Grammar Skill: Simple, Compound, & Complex Sentences
• Writing Unit Launched: Personal Narrative
• This week we brainstorm topics by:
• Remembering Strong Memories
• Thinking of Important People
• Thinking of Strong Feelings

Social Studies

• Wrapping up the Vikings Unit
• Long Boat Projects
• Test Friday


• Study guide and teacher notes in separate post

We made the front page!!!!

Click here to read the full article!

Math Test Date Changed to Wednesday

(students will have one more review day tomorrow to further review and prepare)

Vikings Test Study Materials

Viking Study Guide

Viking Webquest Teacher Provided Notes

Test Days:

Lay- Thursday, December 1

Magierowski-Howe: December 2

COMPLEX SENTENCES NOTES

SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION EXAMPLES

Important Reminders

• Report Cards went home today!
• Food Drive until Thursday- PLEASE DONATE FOOD ITEMS!
• Ginny's Food Pantry Field Trip: Friday, November 18
• Science Test: Monday, November 21
• Parent Teacher Conferences: 
• Monday, November 21 or 
• Tuesday, November 22 
• (Unless other arrangements made.  Dates went home last week)
• No School November 23, 24, or 25
• Social Studies Vikings Test: Friday, December 2

Thanksgiving Food Drive Update

As of Monday, our class has collected almost 1,500 lbs of food.  Their hard work and determination is lovely to see in action... 

Remember: Field Trip to Ginny's on Friday!

Below are a few pictures we've taken so far and the students launch presentation they performed before the entire school last week!  

Turkey Lurkey himself! 

What a great bunch of turkeys!

Multiplying Decimals Help

KHAN Academy Multiplying Decimals Video 

(click link above for lesson)

Multiplying Decimals 

(click link above for lesson)

3.9 x 4.7

estimate first: 4 x 5 = 20

second, use standard algorithm to solve

3.9 x 4.7 = 1833

third, place decimal between the 8 and the 3...

because your answer is about 20

AND
there are two digits in decimal place values, so your answer must have two decimal place values as well!

This Week in Room 28

Thanksgiving FOOD DRIVE!!

Math

• Multiplying Decimals
• Estimation, Place Value Strategies, Reasonableness

ELA:

• Complex Sentences
• Subordinating Conjunctions
• Dependent and Independent Clauses
• dependent clause, sub. conjunction independent clause
• or
• independent clause (NO COMMA) dependent clause
• Genre: Narrative Nonfiction
• Primary and Secondary Sources
• Cause and Effect
• Vocabulary:
• sheer  naturalist  emphasis  encounter  generations  indicated  spectacular

Science:

• Food Chains and Webs
• Animal Roles
• Unit Test Monday, Nov 21

Social Studies

• Vikings: 
• Discovering Iceland, Greenland, North America
• Eric the Red & Leif Ericson
• Unit Test Friday, Dec 2

The recipient of this honor is chosen by their teacher and peers.  A Student of the Month is a student who completes all of their school and homework with their personal best effort, follows the class and school code of conduct at all times, has no unexcused absences/ tardiness, displays random acts of kindness, and goes above and beyond.  While many students meet this criteria, this month we recognize Katelyn Wark for her contributions to our classroom and school 

Katelyn Wark

Our Blue Light Special Food Drive is HERE!!

Our class will be running the school wide event from Monday, November 7th to the 17th. The event will go to provide Thanksgiving dinners to over 300 families within or community  

Our Class Field Trip to Ginny's will be on Friday, November 18th!

Do you want to come?!  

Let me know ASAP as CORIs will need to be completed.

Please ask your child about the amazing planning going on, including our visit from Ms. Mazzafero, school committee member and manager of Ginny's.

Important Notes!

EMAIL: Email here at Fall Brook has been spotty.  I have received a few messages saying your inbox is rejecting my email.  If this has happened, I have sent home a note.  Please let me know if you experience anything too.

CONFERENCES:  Conferences are being scheduled this week.  Please be on the lookout for your time.  If you need an alternate time, please contact me (try by email, please).  If you never received a form, email as well!

A MONSTER THANK YOU!

On Monday / Halloween, lifelong Leominster resident and all-things-spooky enthusiast, Mr.  Ronny LeBlanc, came in and shared legends and stories of aliens and Bigfoot that have been talked about throughout the community of Leominster for years.  Mr. LeBlanc recently published the book Monsterland, which we have been reading some excerpts from in class, and he also read a section to the class.  Mr. LeBlanc's presentation was fascinating and the kids- and Mr. M-H- had lots of questions!

Thank you Mr. LeBlanc for an AWESOME presentation!!!

Be a NATURALIST...

enjoy these Ansel Adams photos

MILE MADNESS RESCHEDULE

Monday, October 31st @ 2:30

GO WILLIAM!!

VIKING QUEST GAME!

Please Go Through Take Home Folders

A great deal of reviewed work went home today.  Please look through your work to see where you are doing great and where you can review and practice some more.

Hard work pays off... mistakes happen- they make us human!

Please have folder completely emptied out, except for work you want to review at extra help

Sneakers for Gym tomorrow for everyone!!  AND...

MILE MADNESS TOMORROW

October 27

@ 2:30

GO WILLIAM!!!!

Grouping and Comparative 

Words Problems & Representations / Models

Math Facts Test WEDNESDAY!

The Standard Algorithm

This Week in Room 28

This week in Math: 

§ Multiplications of whole numbers using Standard Algorithm

§ Word Problems

This week in ELA:

§ Point of View

§ Narrative Elements

§ Homographs (Multiple Meaning Words)

§ Simple and Compound Sentences

§ Parts of Speech: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives

This week in Science: 

§ Food Chains/ Food Webs 

This week in Social Studies: 

§ Beginning planning of School-Wide Food Drive

§ Vikings: Greenland, Iceland, Erik the Red, & Leif Erikson

Important dates to remember: 

§ Extra Help EVERY TUESDAY AM @ 8 am

§ GRADES CLOSE NOVEMBER 4th

Homework Reminder

§ Students are responsible for nightly reading log.  I will be collecting these October 31st

§ Students are to finish any unfinished classwork 

I hope you all enjoyed your long weekend...

We have a busy, busy week ahead!

This week in Math: 

§ Adding Decimals

§ Coordinate Grids 

§ Test on Adding and Subtracting Decimals Monday the 17th 

This week in ELA:

§ Character Traits

§ Compound Sentences 

§ Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences

§ BOOK PROJECT DUE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH 

This week in Science: 

§ Photosynthesis

§ QUIZ ON THURSDAY- study guide posted

§ School-Wide composting program 

This week in Social Studies: 

§ Vikings

§ ** Ask your child what their Viking name is!

Important dates to remember: 

§ Grand Day October 14th 

§ Class book fair Wednesday October 18th 

§ Fall Brook Fall Festival October 22nd 

EXTRA HELP EVERY TUESDAY!

SNEAKERS ON THURSDAYS!

For the duration of the outdoor gym days, students must bring a change of sneakers in a bag with them to school.  Students will change into their shoes at the beginning of gym and will change out of them at the end of gym.  Where there are some lovely geese hanging out in our field where students are running, keeping our school clean and sanitary is very important!

Thank you so much!

Photosynthesis Test

Photosynthesis Test

The students will be taking their photosynthesis quiz next week! 

Mrs. Lay sent home a study guide, but it is also copied into this post! 

Test Date: Mr. Howe's class October 13th 

Photosynthesis Test Study Guide

• 1)      Know the important ingredients of photosynthesis and be able to write a step by step process of how photosynthesis take place (Recipe Card)
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• 2)     Know the four steps to the photosynthesis process (Recipe Card)
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• 3)    Know the two outcomes that come from photosynthesis (Recipe Card)
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• 4)    Know what the xylem and the phloem are, and what their job is in the plant (definition page and Recipe Card)
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• 5)    Be able to explain why Glucose is important
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• 6)    Clearly explain the importance of plant roots
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• 7)    Memorize the Photosynthesis definitions
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• a.     Producer- An organism that makes its own food (plant)
• b.     Consumer- An organism that relies on other organisms for food
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• 8)    Be able draw and label a diagram of photosynthesis
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**A word bank will be given on the test**

You should use the recipe card, definition page, photosynthesis diagram, and the brochure to help you study. 

The recipient of this honor is chosen by their teacher and peers.  A Student of the Month is a student who completes all of their school and homework with their personal best effort, follows the class and school code of conduct at all times, has no unexcused absences/ tardiness, displays random acts of kindness, and goes above and beyond.  While many students meet this criteria, this month we recognize Blessing Wisdomgold for her contributions to our classroom and school.

Blessing Wisdomgold

*This Week in Room 28* 

This week in Math: 

§ Rounding Decimals

§ Adding Decimals

§ Coordinate Grids 

Next week in ELA:

§ Character: Attributes, Actions, and Feelings versus Traits

§ Compound Sentences 

§ Sentence Fragments and Run-On Sentences

New Reading Logs Coming Home on Tuesday

Next week in Science: 

§ Photosynthesis

Next week in Social Studies: 

§ Vikings

Important dates to remember: 

§ Progress Reports October 3rd

§ No School October 7th and 10th

§ Science Quiz October 13th- study guide received Tuesday

NO SCHOOL 

October 7th & 10th