Tuesday!

Hope you all had a fabulous Fall break!!!!

Ms. Wilham began her Solo Week this week.  She will be teaching all day until next Wed.

FYI:
*Hunger Hero's:

Let’s be hunger heroes at Garden Springs by getting started with our annual Thanksgiving food drive!

October 18^th-November 2nd
Beginning Thursday, October 18^th-Friday, November 2^nd, please bring in cans of food or boxed food to donate to help with our Thanksgiving food drive “Kids Helping Kids” here at Garden Springs. All food donations go to God’s Pantry!

Types of food to donate…

Instant Mashed Potatoes                                                Dressing Mix

Gravy Mix                                                                     Corn Muffin Mix

Dessert                                                                         Canned Yams

Cranberry Sauce                                                            Canned Fruit

Macaroni and Cheese                                                    Canned Vegetables

(or any other appropriate canned or boxed food item!)
**For every multiple of 3 items (3, 6, 9, etc.) a child brings in gets them a lunch date in the classroom with a friend!!!!

*Parent Meeting Tonight at 6:00 about SCIENCE FAIR
*Field Trip Permission Slips need to be turned in THIS week!! Is anyone available to come along? If so, please email me and let me know!!
*I need some help with making activities! If you are able to help at home please email me and I will send supplies and directions home with your child! Thank you!

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Ms. Wilham -

Reading: Today we began our unit on plays. Today's focus was on character. Students learned about the different types of characters they might encounter in a play, such as main characters, secondary characters, and background characters, and also learned what character traits are. We have four different small groups, each reading a different play this week. Students did a wonderful job reading their scripts today, acting out their roles and using great examples of voice while reading their lines.

Vocab: Students played Vocab Battleship or made notecards to practice memorizing their words. Their homework is listed under Monday on the vocab slip Mrs. Burton handed out last week with their assignments. The wordly wise group is to complete section C for homework. The antonyms group is to complete pg. 3 for homework. The SAT group does not have any vocabulary homework tonight.

Writing: Today in writing we learned about sensory details in poetry, and practiced using them, describing the different seasons using each of the five senses. Tomorrow, students will use their work from today to write a poem on the season they chose, using sensory details in their poem.


Math: Today we continued working on multiplication of double digit numbers. Students had time to practice as a whole group, individually, in pairs, and with me in smaller groups. For homework, they are to work through three problems they have circled on their handout, showing each step.

Challenge Group- This group finished their packets from last week, then did a math journal explaining why zeroes take place value in double digit multiplication problems.

SS: Today in Social Studies, we learned about the two main political parties and little bit of background on each. Students filled in a graphic organizer comparing and contrasting the Democratic and Republican parties, then wrote which party they think they may fall under, after reading about the two of them, and why they think this.

I had such a wonderful day teaching your children and cannot wait for the rest of the week, as well as the rest of the semester! Thank you so much for the opportunity to work with and learn from your child this fall! Have a wonderful evening!