Dear Parents, 

     Last week in math we made our own clocks to practice telling time.  We collected data about the number of pockets the students in our class were wearing.  We found the middle value, and graphed this information two different ways.  On Friday, we worked on solving an Open Response story problem.  This week we will learn about “Frames and Arrows” with <span style="text-decoration: underline">two</span> rules.  We will spend a few days practicing how to make change when buying something.  We will count up from the amount we “owe” to the amount we “paid.”  This will be the end of Unit 3.  I will send home the Unit 3 Review Sheet on Thursday; it will not be collected until Monday.  <strong>The students will take the Unit 3 test on Monday.</strong>

     In Writing Workshop, we discussed sketching rather than drawing, and planned details by telling a partner our small moments before writing them.  The students finished writing rough drafts which focused on their favorite part of the Children’s Farm field trip.  (A graded copy of their rough drafts will be sent home this week.)  This week the students will continue to edit their rough drafts and write a final copy on “publishing” paper.  I will put all of the pages together, with the pictures that I took at the farm, to create a book. This week we will also practice planning the parts of a story (beginning, middle, and end) by using our fingers, and discuss how to use our classroom word wall.

     This week we will start an American Indian Unit.  The students will read stories, listen to stories, and create projects during the next few weeks. 

<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Notes and Reminders: </span></strong>
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	<li>There is no school this Wednesday, November 11<sup>th</sup>.</li>
	<li>We are looking forward to our Guest Reader this week- Mr. Lodato, Matthew’s dad!</li>
	<li>Report Card Pick Up is next Wednesday, November 18th.  Sign up sheets will be posted inside the school’s main doors<strong> </strong></li>
</ul>
Our next field trip is Tuesday, November 24<sup>th</sup>.  Please return your children’s permission slip and payment as soon as possible.

<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Questions to ask at home:</span></strong>
<ul>
	<li>Ask “making change” questions like:  If I buy a pencil for 17¢ and I pay with a quarter, what is my change?  (Count up from 17¢ to 25¢)</li>
	<li>How can you use your fingers to plan a story?</li>
	<li>What did you write about for Room 207’s Children’s Farm book?</li>
</ul>
What groups of American Indians did you learn about?  What is an interesting fact that you learned about them?

<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Homework</span></strong><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">: </span></strong>
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<p align="center"><strong>Monday</strong></p>
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<p align="center"><strong>Tuesday</strong></p>
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<p align="center"><strong>Wednesday</strong></p>
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<p align="center"><strong>Thursday</strong></p>
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<p align="center"><strong>Friday</strong></p>
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<p align="center"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Math</span></strong></p>
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<p align="center">Home Link 3.6</p>
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<p align="center">Home Link 3.7</p>
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<p align="center">No School</p>
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<p align="center">Unit 3 Review</p>
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<p align="center">Unit 3 Test on Monday</p>
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<p align="center"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Reading</span></strong><strong></strong></p>
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<p align="center">Read at least 15 minutes</p>
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<p align="center">Read at least 15 minutes</p>
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<p align="center">Read at least 15 minutes</p>
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<p align="center">Read at least 15 minutes</p>
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<p align="center">Read at least 15 minutes</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman">Notes and Reminders: </span></span></span></strong></p>

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	<li>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;font-family: Times New Roman">There is no school this Wednesday, November 11<sup>th</sup>.</span></div></li>
	<li>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman">We are looking forward to our Guest Reader this week- Mr. Lodato, Matthew’s dad!</span></span></div></li>
	<li>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman">Report Card Pick Up is next Wednesday, November 18th.<span>  </span>Sign up sheets will be posted inside the school’s main door.</span></span></div></li>
	<li>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span>Our next field trip is Tuesday, November 24<sup>th</sup>.<span>  </span>Please return your children’s permission slip and payment as soon as possible.</span></div></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span>Questions to ask at home:</span></span></strong></p>

<ul>
	<li>
<div class="MsoNormal">Ask “making change” questions like:<span>  </span>If I buy a pencil for 17¢ and I pay with a quarter, what is my change?<span>  </span>(Count up from 17¢ to 25¢)</div></li>
	<li>
<div class="MsoNormal">How can you use your fingers to plan a story?</div></li>
	<li>
<div class="MsoNormal">What did you write about for Room 207’s Children’s Farm book?</div></li>
	<li>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span>What groups of American Indians did you learn about?<span>  </span>What is an interesting fact that you learned about them?</span></div></li>
</ul>
 
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