Mrs.

Cook’s Surf Report

acook@mbusd.org Week of 10/24-10/28 mrsamycook.weebly.com
New Math Test Protocol- What We’re Learning:
Please don’t throw your Reading Workshop: This week, we will begin our next core
child’s math test awayJ: literature book, Island of the Blue Dolphins, which is a
Moving forward, when math 1960 children's novel by American writer Scott O'Dell. This is a
tests go home in the white e’s story of a 12-year-old girl named Karana, who is stranded alone
they need to be corrected. I for years on an island off the California coast.
created a document to notify Writing Workshop: This week we will FINISH our Boxes and Bullets
parents of problems missed unit: Personal and Persuasive Essays. This unit is designed to help
aligned with the content focus students with the difficult and exhilarating work of learning to
write well within an expository structure.
area. I would like all students to
Math: Chapter 3- Multiply 2 Digit Numbers- Students will multiply
correct problems missed on the
two two digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and
sheet attached to the test and
the properties of operations. Students will illustrate and explain
turn it in by Friday. Hopefully, this
the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or
will help reinforce the intended area models.
learning outcome. Science: Students will learn living things need water, air, and
XTRA Math: resources from the land, and they try to live in places that have
It is highly recommended that the things they need.
your child is completing a daily Social Studies: Students will create a Slides presentation
session of Xtra math. The representing a California region. They will focus on the region’s
session takes approximately 3-5 geography, climate, vegetation, recreation, industry, and fun
minutes. This should help your facts.
child with memorization of facts,
which is a skill that is necessary Mark Your Calendars:
for the level of math we are ü Monday, October 31st- Halloween Parade
ü Monday, October 31st- Salt Dough Maps of California
doing. We are getting ready to ü 11/4-11/11- Richstone Thanksgiving Food Drive
begin long division with ü Friday, November 11th- Veteran’s Day; No School
remainders. Your child can login ü 11/21/11/25- Thanksgiving Break
to XTRA math through their
Clever account. Spelling Connections 9: Wordly Wise 5:
Halloween: JJJ 1. Flour
1. Abrupt
Our annual parade will be on 10/31, 2. However
on the upper field. Please 3. Coil 2. Achieve
remember that there are no 4. Enjoy 3. Attempt
weapons allowed as part of your 5. Amount
4. Contempt
child’s Halloween costume. 6. Powder
Upcoming Quizzes/Tests: 7. Moist 5. Entertain
CA Regions 10/23 8. Vowel 6. Glimpse
Math Ch. 3 10/24 9. Spoil 7. Mock
Spelling unit 9 10/24 10. Flower
11. Joint 8. Persist
Grammar 9 10/24
12. Joy 9. Persuade
Panther Praise Engaged: 13. Power
Nathaniel Hendrickson 10. Phase
14. Royal
Big Kahuna: 11. Quaint
Gabe
15.
16.
Foil
Plow Test 12. Recall Test 11/4
September Birthdays:
Ethan 10/26
17.
18.
Choice
Mouth
10/28 13. Reject
Charlotte 10/30 19. Crowd 14. Revise
20. Mount 15. Sensitive