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Grade Cole Academy Newsletter
Mrs. Martin and Ms. Grifus
Friday October 31st
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Parent/ Teacher Conference: *he si'n up list +or parent! teacher con+erences will 'o
up on Monday mornin'. Con+erences will be held Wednesday November 12th and
Thursday November 13th. *here will be a +ew times slots a,ailable in the mornin'
and a+ternoon durin' this wee". -+ you are not able to come into the school) please email
me with some times that you are a,ailable. .eport cards will be 'i,en out at the
con+erences.
Pictures Retakes: &icture reta"es will be held on Tuesday November 25th.
Thanksivin !reak: /e will ha,e a hal+ day on Wednesday November 2"th and no
school on Thursday November 2#th and $riday November 2%th. 0a,e a 'reat
brea"%
&arb'e (ar: /e ha,e already won a marble 1ar this year and are on our way to another
soon% Con'ratulate your child on all their hard wor" in the classroom%
Writin: - hope you en1oyed our published personal narrati,es that went home earlier
this month. /e wor"ed so hard on ma"in' them our ,ery best stories. /e made two
copies o+ e,eryone2s stories so that we could compile them into a boo" that will stay in
our classroom. /e are now de,elopin' our realistic 3ction writin' s"ills with a +ocus on
ma"in' our characters realistic%
Readin: /e ha,e 3nished our Character 4tudy this wee" and - am blown away by our
class2s thin"in'% /e will now in,esti'ate non53ction boo"s. *owards the end o+ the unit
we will start boo" clubs +ocusin' on the sub1ect we want to learn more about.
)cience/ )ocia' )tudies: Our science unit about matter will be comin' to a close soon.
/e will ta"e our test ne#t wee". *hen we are on to history in our community. -+ you
ha,e any resources or "nowled'e about 6ansin' in the past) please send it my way%
&ath: /hat ama7in' mathematicians we ha,e% Monday we will start loo"in' at two and
three5di'it numbers and e,entually learnin' how to add and subtract with re'roupin'. -
can2t wait to see all the ideas these "ids come up with%
*han" you so much +or your support%
Mrs. Martin and Ms. Grifus
Martinc8coleacademy.or'
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