Can Food Drive

The Annual Mohr Can Food Collection will start on Monday, December 10th.  Our class is collecting Brownie Mix, Cake Mix, and Frosting.  If you would like to donate,  please bring your food item to our classroom during the week of December 10th.  The Friends Helping Friends group will be putting together the tubs of food to be delivered to local families during the winter season.  Thank you for your support!  We are hoping to pack at least 15 complete tubs of food!

Week 13 Newsletter

November is such a fun and busy month! We started report card conferences this week and they will continue on into next week. Look HERE if you need a reminder.

We've been enjoying different poetry styles while reading "Love That Dog" which is written in prose. The students are able to be very creative in their poetry as they learn six different poetry styles: couplets, haikus, quatrains, cinquains, limericks, and free verse. It is so fun to see how funny and creative they are!

We are also finishing up Module 2 in math, and will be taking the test next week. Students have been learning all about long division and it's time to see what they know!

Next week we will also be finishing up "Wonder" which we started way back in August! It's such a wonderful story and the kids love hearing the audio version with different voices for all the different perspectives.


UPCOMING EVENTS:
Mon, November 12
No School

Tues, November 13
Minimum Day

Wed, November 14
Minimum Day (8:15-12:30)
SCIENCE TEST
Pizza Day!

Thurs, November 15
Minimum Day
MODULE 2 TEST

Fri, November 16
No School

Mon, November 19- Fri, November 23
Thanksgiving Break!

Conference Week Schedule

Monday November 12th
NO SCHOOL 

Tuesday November 13th

MINIMUM DAY  8:15am-12:30pm

Wednesday November 14th

MINIMUM DAY   8:15am-12:30pm

Science Test

Thursday November 15th

MINIMUM DAY   8:15am-12:30pm

Module 2 Math Test

Friday November 16th

NO SCHOOL 

Recycling Day- November 30th

RECYCLING DAY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30

Thank you to all who brought your aluminum cans and CA CRV labeled plastic bottles to our last recycling day. The new drive-through plan worked well and we were able to earn some money for PTA programs.

We'll have an area near the crossing guard where walkers can leave their bags of recyclables. Vehicles driving through the gate to the drop-off area need not exit their vehicles; volunteers will offload bags of recyclables. Drivers then continue in a wide U turn between the two rows of cars in back parking lot out through the exit gate, which will open automatically.

Here are a few reminders as you collect:

• Please crush aluminum cans and smaller plastic water bottles (screw the lid back on).

• Plastics -- ONLY "CA CRV" labeled items can be redeemed. Check the labels carefully.

• No steel/tin/food cans or glass, please.

Week 11 Newsletter

The first trimester is winding down and we are doing so many things! Today we learned about We Video with our guest presenter Lisa Highfill, who is one of our district tech coaches. The students started to explore  bringing their narrative stories to life through audio and video. Check out our Twitter to see a few photos of this afternoon.

Next week is very busy... as we end the first trimester we have several assessments and assignments that will be happening. Please take a look, as I know it seems like a lot, and see everything that is packed in to our week.

As conferences fast approach, please make sure you are signed up for a conference time, HERE. I look forward to meeting with each and every one of you.



UPCOMING EVENTS:

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Monday, October 29th

Halloween Speeches
The classroom will be open before school if students want to drop their pumpkins off before music. I will also go down to the blacktop and remind anyone who wants to bring their pumpkins up to the classroom.

Book Clubs
Section 2 writing is due.

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Tuesday, October 30th

Writer's Workshop Assessment

Students will be writing an on-demand narrative piece to show everything they've learned.

Topic E & F Quiz

Students will be completing an open-notebook quiz to show what they've learned about division and estimation. 

Book Clubs
Section 3 writing is due.

Social Studies Notebook Check
I will be collecting social studies notebooks for the first notebook check. Using the rubric glued into the back of their notebook I will be giving students a score based on how well they've maintained the notes, classwork, and homework.

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Wednesday, October 31st

Remember Halloween this year is a full day... students will be dismissed at 2:50pm as normal.

Halloween Parade, 9:30am

The school parade will begin around 9:30am and usually lasts about a half hour. 

Halloween Party, 10:00am

Thank you to everyone who signed up to bring something in! Our party will begin after our Halloween parade.

October Pay Day, 11:00am

Paychecks, rent, bonuses, fines... 

Library, 11:40am

Band & Strings, 1:50pm

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Thursday, November 1st

Minimum Day... students will be dismissed at 12:30pm.

Auction
Students can bring in home made items.

Book Clubs
Section 4 writing is due.

Reader's Workshop Notebook Check
I will be collecting RW notebooks for the first trimester to see each student's thoughts as we have been reading Wonder, picture book discussions, Book Clubs, and much more!

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Friday, November 2nd

NO SCHOOL! Staff Development Day!