The Tiger Times

A Message from Principal Lewis 🐯

Dear CMIT South Families, Community Partners, and Scholars,

Let's GOOOO, week six! To our families, thank you for continuing to partner with us every single day. To our community partners, thank you for your ongoing support of our Tiger family. And to our scholars, keep bringing that STEMTastic energy; we see your hard work!

Our Character Word of the Month for September is Respectfulness, and here's a thought to carry with us as the month winds down:

"We are people and we want to be respected." — Rigoberta Menchú

🔬 This Week: Parent University — STEM Fair Informational Session

Coming up this week is our Parent University: STEM Fair Informational Session — the first of three sessions we'll host for parents and scholars this year! This session will be hybrid, so you're welcome to join us in person or tune in online from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM. Please come out or log in for important information and guidelines about the STEM Fair packets your scholar will be bringing home this week.

💚 PTO Appreciation Day

September 26th was PTO Appreciation Day, and we want to give a huge shout-out to our Tiger-rific, phenomenal PTO for everything they do for our school community! Thank you to:

• Stacey Winningham

• Jennifer Epps

• Lauren Gueye

• Nichole Jean Phillipe

• Nicole Epps

• JaTia Walker

• Amber James

• Erika Herbert

• Keisha Pearson

We truly appreciate each and every one of you! Tiger Family, when you see them make sure you give them a GREAT BIG Tiger ROAR and High-Five for the fantastic they are doing to help all of us. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, AND THANK YOUUUU!!!

And don't forget — the first PTO meeting of the SY26-27 school year is coming up on Wednesday, September 30th at 6:00 PM. We hope to see you there!

🙋 Volunteers Needed: Afterschool Club Leaders

We're looking for parent volunteers to help lead and support an exciting new afterschool club with our scholars!

• 📅 Every Thursday

• 🕒 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

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You don't need to be a teacher or have any special experience, just bring your time, enthusiasm, and willingness to teach our scholars!

Interested in volunteering? Email Mrs. Pinkard at mpinkard@cmitsouthes.org.

Let's keep this STEMTastic momentum going, Tigers — here's to a great week six!

Dr. Tauheedah N. Simmons-Lewis

Your PAWW-rific Principal

CMIT South Elementary School

Home of the STEMTastic Tigers 🐯

We’re looking for volunteers to help make this an incredible school year! Whether you have an hour or a few to spare, your time and support make a difference and help us create memorable experiences for our scholars, families, and staff.

Choose the opportunity that works best for you:

🧡 🔗 Scholastic Book Fair

🗓 October 5 - 9 Help make the Scholastic Book Fair a great experience for our scholars by assisting with book selection, eWallet checkout, organizing merchandise, restocking books, and keeping the fair running smoothly.

🧡 🔗 Fall Picture Day

🗓 October 15 Help Picture Day run smoothly by assisting scholars as they prepare for photos, helping classes move through the picture area, and supporting photographers and staff as needed.

Also, the PTO has experienced the departure of two board members and are looking for volunteers who are interested in supporting us with Communications and Community Engagement. These two volunteer opportunities are a great way to help strengthen connections among our families, school, and community while supporting the continued success of our scholars. If you are interested or would like to learn more, please email pto@cmitsouthes.org.

Scholastic Book Fair

Get ready, Tigers! 🐯📚 The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to CMIT South Elementary October 5–9!

Scholars will have the opportunity to explore new books, discover favorite series, and find something they’re excited to read!

💳 Make shopping easy with Scholastic eWallet! Families are highly encouraged to set up and fund an eWallet before the fair. It’s a convenient, cash-free way for scholars to shop independently during their Book Fair visit.

Set Up Your eWallet: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/ewallet.html

Save the date and start building those reading wish lists! 📖✨

The CMIT South Shoe Drive is officially underway, and we’re working toward a BIG goal: 4,000+ pounds of shoes — approximately 160 bags!

Have shoes your family has outgrown or no longer wears? Put them to purpose! We’re collecting new and VERY gently worn shoes of all sizes and genders. Every pair donated brings us one step closer to our goal and helps create opportunity beyond our school community.

Every Pair Has Purpose. Let’s STEP UP, CMIT South!

Questions or concerns about the Shoe Drive Fundraiser? Contact the PTO at pto@cmitsouthes.org.

Join us Wednesday, September 30 from 6:00–7:00 PM for our September PTO General Body Meeting!

Come connect with fellow families, hear the latest PTO updates, learn what’s coming up, and find out how you can get involved in our CMIT South Elementary community.

🎟️ Attend in person and receive a Dress Down Pass for your scholar! Students with a pass may dress down on Friday, October 2.

Can’t make it in person? We’d still love to have you join us virtually! Families who are unable to attend in person may receive a Dress Down Pass with a $10 donation to the PTO made by Wednesday,

September 30 at 11:59 PM..

💻 Join via Zoom

🧡 Donate $10 for a Dress Down Pass

In-person attendance is encouraged, but everyone is welcome to participate in the way that works best for their family.

One Pride. One Purpose. Together, We ROAR for Success!

182 CMIT South Elementary PTO MEMBERS STRONG! Can we reach 200 by the end of the month?

Help strengthen our school community and create experiences that make a difference for every CMIT South Elementary scholar, teacher, and family.

Join the PTO today and help us grow the PRIDE to 200!

THE ROAR SHOP IS OPEN!

Rep the PRIDE with official CMIT South Elementary spirit wear, accessories & more!

SHOP NOW

NEXT PICKUP:

Orders placed now through October 15 will be available for pickup Wednesday, October 28.

Shop. Rep. ROAR!

Grade Level Blurb:

Please ensure that students are at school on time and are well rested. As we approach the chiller weather please keep in mind if students are feeling unwell please keep them home and work with your scholar about covering their mouths, as they cough and sneeze.

Also, the Kindergarten team has noticed that students are struggling with problem solving. We ask that families encourage students to solve problems themselves. This can look like not spelling for your scholar when they are writing or opening items by themselves. Please make sure that your scholar's shoes are tied when they come to school. We are more than happy to assist students with tying their shoes but please have them double knotted to start the day.

Please practice tying shoes, opening containers, holding crayons or pencils and turning sleeves of jackets from inside out to the correct way with your scholars. In the next two weeks the testing window for Dibels opens, not all classes will be tested on the same day. Be on the look out for your scholar’s teacher to announce the date of testing for their class. Last week saw the start of Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month, so the Kindergarten team would like to share some options for reading together. The following link gives 15 picture books that families could read together; https://www.readbrightly.com/picture-books-celebrate-hispanic-heritage/.

Important Dates

October 2: Early Dismissal

October 5-9: Scholastic Book Fair

October 15: Fall Picture Day

Reading Updates:

UNIT 1 WEEK 3- Going Places

Essential Question- What makes us want to visit a special place?

• Phonological awareness: Middle Sounds; Recognize Alliteration; Blend and Segment, Onset and Rime

• Phonics: Consonants Pp and Cc

• High-Frequency Words: he, is, have

• Spelling words found in weekly readings: library, movie, librarian, computers

• Unit Vocabulary: map, move, land, special

Learning Goals:

• Use text evidence to identify the main idea in informational text.

• Develop understanding of types of books

Math Updates:

TOPIC 2- Compare numbers 0 to 5

Essential Understanding: Good math thinkers use math they know to show and solve problems

• Compare groups to see whether they are equal by matching

• Tell whether one group is less or greater than the other by matching

• Use objects, drawings, and numbers to compare numbers

Vocabulary: compare, equal, group. model, same number as, greater than, less than

Science Updates:

TOPIC 1 Pushes and Pulls

Essential Question: What happens if you push or pull an object?

• Observe how objects move

• Thinking of ways to make an object move

• Clarify how a push and pull makes something move

• Speculate why objects move and the effects on movement

Vocabulary: push, pull, speed, direction

Social Studies Updates:

CHAPTER 1 LESSON 3- Rules and Laws

Essential Question- How do people best cooperate?

• Recognize why we need rules and laws

• Identify and solve problems

• Know the consequences of breaking the rules

• Identify community laws

• Compare past/present rules and laws

Vocabulary: school, learn, choices, cooperate, problem, solution community, rule, law

Health Updates:

OCTOBER TOPIC- The Five Senses

Essential Question- What are the five senses?

• Identify the five senses and the body parts they are associated with

• Respect what your senses can do for you

• Practice routines for healthful care of sense organs

Vocabulary: hear, touch, sight, smell, see, senses

📝Grade Level Blurb:

🐯 Welcome, Tiger Families! 🐯

We’re excited to welcome you to another wonderful week of learning, growing, and achieving! We can’t wait to see all the great things our scholars will accomplish this week. Be sure to read below for important updates, reminders, and upcoming events!

📌 Important Reminders:

• 🔤 Spelling Bingo: Our bingo board is DUE this Wednesday, September 30th!

• ➕ Math Homework: Students were given Topic 2 math homework. They should ONLY be completing ONE assignment per night in alignment with learning happening in class. PLEASE DO NOT have students go ahead of our learning as this is likely to cause confusion and overwhelm.

• 🔬STEM Fair packets were sent home last week. Please be sure to attend the Parent University on Monday, September 28th to learn more about STEM Fair in 1st grade.

• 🎃 Our field trip to the pumpkin patch has been approved! 1st graders will visit Montpelier Farms on October 28th. Permission slips will be sent home this week. Please complete the following form indicating whether your scholar will bring a bagged lunch from home or will need one from school: Field Trip Lunch

• 💻 Charged Chromebooks: Students should bring their Chromebook to school every day. It is imperative that Chromebooks are fully charged at home each night so students are prepared to participate in learning activities throughout the school day. Even if your scholar’s Chromebook has not yet been completely set up, please begin sending it to school daily tomorrow. We encourage families to make charging the Chromebook each night part of your scholar’s regular bedtime routine.

• 📚 DIBELS assessments begin this week. Mrs. Valera & Mrs. Matthews will assess on Thursday, 10/1, Ms. Torrence on Monday, 10/5, and Ms. Garrett on Thursday, 10/8.

Mrs. Valera's Weekly Digital Agenda

Mrs. Matthew's Weekly Digital Agenda

Ms. Torrence's Weekly Digital Agenda

Ms. Garrett's Weekly Digital Agenda

Thank you for your continued support!

With gratitude,

The First Grade Team

Reading Updates:

Unit 1 Week 3

This week, students will continue exploring elements of informational text. We will look at text features as we read, "Look Both Ways!"

🏠 How Can Families Help at Home?

Families can support learning by reading nonfiction books, magazines, or child-friendly informational articles together. Encourage your child to identify the topic, main idea, and important details. Ask questions such as, “What did you learn?” “What is this text mostly about?” and “What details helped you learn more?” You can also explore informational texts about topics your child loves, such as animals, space, sports, or nature, and encourage them to share new facts they discover!

Phonics & Spelling

This week in Phonics, students will continue review words with the short /o/ sound as well as words with the /f/, /b/, and /g/ sounds. Our spelling words, this week, are the following: cot, got, not, pot, look, you.

We will also continue reviewing the following high-frequency words: are, by, look, was, you. High-frequency words are words that appear often in books and everyday reading. Sometimes, these words follow regular spelling patterns and can be sounded out. Other times, they have irregular spelling patterns that must be memorized. We call these spelling patterns “heart parts” because students must know them by heart. Learning these words helps students recognize them quickly and read more smoothly and confidently.

We will have a spelling test on Tuesday, September 22nd & new spelling homework will also come home on this date.

Math Updates:

Topic 2

We are moving through topic 2! In this topic, students are learning strategies to help them fluently add and subtract within 10.

🏠 How Can Families Help at Home?

Science Updates:

Our first graders are working through Topic 1 in Science, where we are observing and investigating light and sound! Students are exploring where light and sound come from, making observations, asking questions, and investigating how they interact with the world around us.

🏠 How Can Families Help at Home?
Encourage your child to be a scientist at home! Look for different sources of light and sound, discuss what they notice, and ask questions such as, “What do you see?” “What do you hear?” and “What do you think will happen?” You can even explore how sounds change when objects are tapped, shaken, or plucked. 🔎✨

Social Studies Updates:

This week, students are continuing through Chapter 1 in Social Studies, where they are learning what it means to be a good citizen and explore how our community and government work together. Students are learning about rights and responsibilities, rules and laws, community leaders, and the role of government. They are also practicing important skills such as distinguishing fact from fiction, solving problems, and making thoughtful choices.

🏠 How Families Can Help at Home?

Talk with your child about ways your family members can be good citizens. Discuss rules, responsibilities, and why we have laws, and encourage your child to share examples of how they can help make their classroom, school, and community a better place.

Health Updates:

We are wrapping up our monthly issue, “Keeping Our Great Body Safe.” Students are learning simple, age-appropriate ways to make safe choices, protect themselves, and take care of their bodies at school, at home, and in their community.

🏠 How Families Can Help at Home?

Families can help by talking with their child about making safe choices at home and in the community. Discuss important safety habits such as knowing trusted adults, following rules, using objects safely, and knowing what to do in an emergency. Encourage your child to explain why safety rules are important and practice safe choices together during everyday activities.

Grade Level Blurb:

We are so proud of our scholars! They worked hard, stayed focused, and officially completed their MAP assessments! 🌟 Thank you so much for all of your support and encouragement at home to help them succeed! 👏

🚌 Exciting News: Pumpkin Patch Field Trip!

Get ready for some autumn fun! We are currently planning our first field trip of the year to the pumpkin patch! Details and permission slips will be coming home soon—we can't wait for a fantastic day of learning and fun together! Emergency Medical Treatment forms have been distributed, please return them as soon as possible. If you need another copy, please reach out to your child’s classroom teacher.

📂 Stay Connected & Informed!

To stay up to date on your scholar’s progress and school news, please build these two quick daily habits into your routine:

• Check Synergy: Log in regularly to check your scholar's current grades, assignments, and academic progress!

• Check the Green Communication Folder: Please check your scholar's Green Folder every evening for returned work, school updates, and important paper notices that need your attention!

💻 Daily Tech Gear: Charged Chromebooks & Headphones

To help our scholars stay on track every day:

• Fully Charged Chromebooks: Please ensure your scholar charges their Chromebook overnight and brings it to school every morning!

• Headphones: Scholars need a dedicated pair of headphones to leave in the classroom for daily lessons. 🎧

Grade Level Blurb:

Hello Team Third Grade,

It was another busy week of learning with our students. We spent quite a bit of time completing the MAP Math and Reading Growth tests this week. Science is coming on Monday. Please make sure students are prepared. Since progress reports are right around the corner, we will have a half-day this coming Friday, October 2 to submit grades for the students.

Due to the school’s paper shortage, your third grade teachers are in need of copying paper. We have had a few very generous parents make donations. If at any time you are able to send in a ream or two of paper, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much for your consideration.

Reading Updates:

In Ms. Howard’s Reading class, we explored the Nigerian folktale Why the Sky Is Far Away. Students focused on asking and answering questions, making inferences, and using details from the text to explain their thinking. We also practiced recounting the story and using our Somebody–Wanted–But–So–Then organizer to write summaries.

Ms. Madison’s students have continued to read folktales, specifically Why the Sky is Far Away, a folktale from the Yoruba people of modern-day Nigeria and West Africa. We also reviewed regular plural nouns (-s, -es, -ies), sentence structure, synonyms, and antonyms! We will continue to closely read said folktale next week, and we will also

Math Updates:

This week in Mr. White’s class, scholars continued strengthening their understanding of multiplication and division. Students have been practicing “rolling their numbers” to build fluency with their multiplication facts and working to understand the relationship between the dividend, divisor, and quotient when solving division problems.

We are continuing to emphasize that multiplication and division are connected, while helping scholars build both their fact fluency and conceptual understanding. Please continue practicing multiplication facts at home!

Family Reminders

Please continue encouraging scholars to practice their multiplication facts/rolling numbers at home and complete any outstanding IXL assignments, as grades for those skills are being entered (for Mr. White’s class). Thank you to the scholars who are already caught up and staying on top of their responsibilities!

Mrs. Flores’ students reviewed for our Topic 1 Math test. We took our final assessment this past Friday. We will gear-up and be ready for Topic 2 this coming week. The students did a nice job in their unit lessons.

Science Updates:

Science MAP Growth testing will take place Monday, September 28. Please make sure scholars arrive on time with a fully charged Chromebook, a good night’s rest, and a positive mindset.

Students are exploring motion and friction. We will also investigate what might change an object’s motion. If all goes according to plan, we will complete a lab or two this coming week.

Social Studies Updates:

In Ms. Howard’s Social Studies, we continued our Land and Water unit, learning about landforms and bodies of water. Students also completed MAP Growth testing this week. I’m proud of the effort they put into their learning!

Ms. Madison’s students are continuing to review regions, landforms, and bodies of water in the Continental United States. These features include the Great Lakes, Appalachian Mountains, Rocky Mountains, major rivers (i.e. Mississippi, Colorado, Rio Grande, etc.), Great Plains, etc. We will go over the specific features of each geographical region next week!

Health Updates:

In Health, we took our unit assessment on Safe Homes. We will move on to our new topic this coming week. Stay tuned!

Field Trips & Chaperones

We are beginning to prepare for upcoming field trip opportunities, and we will need parent/guardian chaperones! If you have already completed the necessary requirements and are currently approved/on the list to chaperone, please reach out to let us know that you are interested and available for future trips.

Having family volunteers makes these experiences possible, and we would love to know who we can potentially count on when field trip details are announced.

As always, thank you to our families for your continued support and partnership. We appreciate everything you do to help our scholars succeed both inside and outside of the classroom!

Grade Level Blurb:

Greetings Team 4Ward,

☀️We hope this message finds you well. We are grateful for the continued partnership and care you show for our students. Your support makes a real difference every day. Despite a rainy week, our students came in ready to learn. Thank you for helping them be prepared for wet weather. We’ve reached the halfway point of the first quarter. Our students are finishing up fall diagnostic testing. These assessments help teachers plan instruction tailored to each child’s needs.Students should arrive at school daily and on time. CARTS begin at 8:05 AM, so arriving before then helps students settle and be ready to transition.

🎮 Indoor Recess:

All classes could use donations of indoor activities for recess such as board games, blocks, coloring materials, and card games. If your family is able please donate any gently used or new items to your scholar’s homeroom class. This will help our scholars work on their cooperative and social skills.

💻 Many class activities use online tools. A charged computer ensures your child can fully participate in lessons and complete assignments. Our students also need a pair of wired headphones to complete activities and for testing. Students who arrive on time are better prepared for learning and reduce classroom disruptions. Please plan to have your child at school a few minutes early each day. A healthy breakfast helps students focus and have energy for learning. School breakfast is available daily until 8:00 when students arrive in the morning.

We are grateful for your teamwork, and we appreciate everything you do to support learning, punctuality, and positive character growth.

Warmly,

Team 4Ward

Reading Updates:

This Week:

We concluded our story of the past two weeks “Rare Treasures.” In this biography we read about Mary Anning and what made her remarkable. Students composed an opinion essay this week that focused on Mary Anning. Students have been working this week to provide explanations and support for opinions. Students

Next Week:

We will begin our next text, a magazine article called “Twins in this Space.” In this article we will read about real life astronaut twins Mark and Scott Kelly and the experiment they conducted with NASA. In this text we will read closely to ensure we are comprehending the text and creating new thinking. We will also work on identifying the text structure that the author used to organize the text. By identifying how an author organizes a text it helps the reader to better understand information presented. This week’s word study words are syllable pattern words that end with a vowel, consonant, and silent letter e (Vce)

Math Updates:

📚 Math: Topic 2 — Adding & Subtracting Multi-Digit Numbers

Next week, we’re jumping into Topic 2: Adding and Subtracting Multi-Digit Numbers! Students will build on their place-value understanding from Topic 1 as they learn and practice different strategies for solving addition and subtraction problems accurately and efficiently.

Throughout the topic, students will explore strategies such as partial sums, partial differences, counting up, compensation, and using place value to break numbers apart. We’ll also spend time developing strong strategies for subtracting when there are zeros across multiple places, making sure students understand what is happening with the value of each digit rather than simply following a procedure.

A major focus will be explaining our mathematical thinking and choosing a strategy that makes sense for the numbers in the problem. Students will have opportunities to solve problems in multiple ways, compare strategies with classmates, and justify why their strategy works.

We will also be officially beginning our Math Fluency at Home routine! Students will bring home short, focused fluency practice designed to build accuracy, efficiency, and confidence with foundational math skills. More information about our routine and expectations will be shared with students as we get started.

Science Updates:

As we continue through the first quarter, scholars will keep exploring the different forms of energy and how energy is transferred from one place or object to another.

This week, scholars also began learning how to write Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) responses. In a CER response, scholars make a claim that answers a question, provide evidence from an investigation, text, observation, or data, and explain their reasoning by showing how the evidence supports their claim.

Families can support this skill during everyday conversations by asking questions such as, “What do you think?” “What makes you say that?” and “What evidence do you have?” Whether discussing why an ice cube melted, which route to school is faster, or why a favorite team won a game, encouraging scholars to explain their thinking helps strengthen the same reasoning skills we use in science.

Social Studies Updates:

This week, students learned about the five regions of the United States and explored the natural resources found in each region. Students examined how different resources are used by people and how the geography of a region can influence the way people live and work.

Next week, students will explore the relationship between people and the land. We will learn how people interact with their environment, how they use the land and its resources, and how people can change and adapt to the places where they live.

Grade Level Blurb:

Welcome to another exciting week in fifth grade! Can you believe we are already halfway through the first quarter? Progress support is right around the corner, so please be sure to check Synergy regularly to keep track of your student's grades. For individual teacher updates, daily communication, and questions, please stay connected with us through ClassDojo.

A huge thank you to our wonderful families and dedicated teachers for working together to make this quarter so successful! Also, a special shoutout to our students for doing a fantastic job with their Math Growth testing. We will continue Math Growth testing this coming Monday, so please ensure your child gets plenty of rest and comes ready to do their best.

📚 What We're Learning This Week:

Reading Updates:

In RLA, our main hot topic is Writing Personal Narratives. Students are taking a deep dive into crafting their own true stories by focusing on meaningful life experiences. They are practicing how to hook their readers with engaging beginnings, enrich their writing with vivid sensory details, and structure their thoughts using clear, organized plot outlines.

Math Updates:

In Math, we are currently finishing up Topic 2 on Adding and Subtracting Decimals, with our current focus on Lesson 2-5 (Subtracting Decimals). Since we only have one lesson left, Topic 2 is quickly coming to an end! Please prepare for an assessment later this week, anywhere between Wednesday and Friday. Students will bring home a study guide to help them review, so please stay tuned for that.

To bring our decimal practice into the real world, students will also bring home a fun project paper this week called "Pick a Project: Restaurant Math & Calories." In this interactive assignment, students will act as restaurant guests planning a meal from a menu with varied pricing and nutritional information. They will apply their decimal math skills to choose items, calculate total costs within a budget, and analyze calorie counts in a practical, real-life scenario. Looking ahead, our next big focus for Topic 3 will be Multiplication, which we will introduce next week.

🏠 How You Can Help at Home

As we prepare to transition into our upcoming multiplication unit, practicing basic math fact fluency at home every day is one of the best ways you can support your student. Just a few minutes of daily practice—whether with flashcards, quick mental math games, or online tools—will build your child's confidence and make learning multi-digit multiplication much less stressful!

Science Updates:

This week, students reviewed and completed their Topic 1: Matter Assessment. Next week, we will begin Topic 2: Changes in Matter! Students will explore physical and chemical changes, mixtures, and solutions. Through hands-on learning, students will measure and graph quantities to demonstrate that matter is conserved when it changes form, undergoes a chemical change, or is mixed or dissolved with other substances.

Social Studies Updates:

In Social Studies, we are stepping into Chapter 2, Lesson 2: Explorers for Spain. Alongside our historical journey, we are reinforcing key literacy skills. Students are learning to order historical events through sequencing and are examining primary resources—such as original letters, maps, and artifacts—to understand history through first-hand perspectives.

Health Updates:

In Health class, we are exploring First Aid Essentials. Students are learning how to distinguish between common minor injuries like cuts and bruises, as well as how to react properly in various everyday scenarios and emergency situations.

General CARTS Updates:

Please remember to check your student's Canvas assignments and Synergy grades regularly.

Music:

Hey CMIT family! Here’s what’s going on in music this week. Reminder that students have early dismissal on Friday, October 2nd.

Kindergarten will continue to work on the 4 voices, whisper, talk, shout and sing.

1st grade will perform rhythms using quarter note, barred eighth note, and the quarter rest.

2nd grade will create 4-beat rhythms using quarter notes, barred eighth, and quarter rest.

3rd grade will begin compound meter, 6/8.

4th grade will be singing solfege with a focus on FA.

5th grade will be introduced to the pentatonic scale.

All classes will be introduced to songs for the winter concert which is our heavy focus for October and November. The winter concert is on December 17th at 8:30 AM. ONE SHOW ONLY!!! We are working to make sure that the sound has all the kinks worked out, so we will be livestreaming as well.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Also, I am accepting donations for music. (See list below):

*Wide rule notebook paper

*Kleenex/facial tissues

*Pencils

*Crayola crayons (large, 10 packs)

*Paper towels

*Cleaning wipes (Clorox, Lysol, etc.)

Thanks a bunch! Have a great weekend! See you Tuesday.

LEGO:

School-Wide LEGO Project: “Build a Better School”

Big Question: How can we use LEGO bricks to make our school or community better?

Maker’s Lab:

K-1 students are learning about the different types of careers in STEM

2nd -5th students are learning about the scientific method through by conducting an experiment involving paper plane design.

Technology:

K-1 Students are becoming more comfortable with signing in as well as using the mouse and keyboard.

2-5 Students are working on Typing.com. Their typing grade will be based on their accuracy, not their speed. Also, the expectation will be for students to place their fingers on the home row (left-hand F, D, S, A, and right-hand J, K, L, :) and type the correct key using the correct finger. The standard for typing correctly is higher based on the grade.

Art:

Projects are on their way! Kindergarten showed me their knowledge of following art class etiquette through painting for the first time this year. First grade is doing the same. Second graders are making their paper bag houses and having a ton of fun doing it while third grade is examining artwork after learning about Piet Mondrian! Fourth grade chose their color family and sketched out their solar system. Lastly, the fifth graders etched into their printing plates so they can print next week! Please refer to Canvas for more details.

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