Dear Parents of Room 10,
What an exciting week we had in
Room 10, despite the fact that we had Monday off. It was really fun to hear the children
practice for their winter concert. Mrs.
Rosselli has prepared an amazing program for both the fourth and fifth grade
students. I have the pleasure of being
the page-turner again this year for Mrs. Summers. Tuesday afternoon will be the school concert
and Tuesday evening the children will be performing for their families at the
High School. The children will receive
specific details concerning their arrival times, depending on whether they are
in band, orchestra or choir only. See
you Tuesday night!
The respiratory system has been our
focus for the last two weeks. It will
culminate with a quiz later this week. I
am excited to introduce the whale unit to the boys and girls. In addition to learning about whale anatomy,
behaviors and whaling history, we will also be watching “The Voyage of the
Mimi,” starring a 10-year-old Ben Affleck.
It’s old but still relevant.
Spelling will be on hiatus for the
next few weeks. Instead, we will focus
on vocabulary. It’s never too early to
prep for the SATs, so I have selected vocabulary words from a list of 100 Top
SAT words. The children will have
activities related to their 10 vocabulary words each week, and they will take a
vocabulary test on Fridays. A cumulative
test will be given at the conclusion of the unit. You should see your child studying their
vocabulary words nightly.
Last week the reading skill we
focused on was Author’s Purpose. It was
a full-class lesson that outlined the three primary reasons an author writes:
to inform, to entertain or to persuade.
Currently, we are learning about persuasive or argumentative
essays. The children have taken a
position on whether chocolate milk should be served in the cafeteria, and they
have begun to edit and revise their piece.
On Thursday, the kids worked with their Bacher
Buddies to make their very own Wilbur that is now on display outside our room
above their Charlotte projects. The kids
thoroughly enjoy working with their second grade buddies. It’s always nice to see our 5th
graders take on a leadership role. See you all on Tuesday night!
Lester Betor and class
Thank you so much for the updates. I look forward to them, especially when they come with pictures. My daughter bri loves being in your class and all the classroom antics.
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