Author: rquiles-glover

Mrs. Quiles-Glover’s Newsletter
Fifth Grade

November 2009

Dear Parents and/or Guardians,
October proved to be a very eventful month with two unique events. First being, on Oct.21, the class participated in an outreach community field trip linked to the Learn grant, Magical Mystery Tour. During this field trip, we went to Bushy Hill where students did various team building activities. It was a wonderful team building experience and an opportunity for them to get to know their pen pals from Pleasant Valley Elementary School in Groton, CT. In addition, there were many special assemblies such as the magician assembly from the Youth Services and the Tide Pool Water assembly on the environment! Lastly, students participated in a harvest festival which gave students an opportunity to explore math centers and share their pumpkin writing pieces while using their special pumpkin adjective project they each did at home.
. As a reminder, on November 3, I will be meeting with each of you in regards to your child’s academic performance. I will discuss and highlight your child's performance both academically and socially and focus on areas that we will concentrate on for the upcoming months. Please remember your conference times and come prepared with any questions or comments. I look forward to meeting with each of you.
Should you have any questions/comments, please do not hesitate to reach me at rquiles-glover@waterfordschools.org
Sincerely, Mrs.Quiles-Glover

Schedule of Events
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Curriculum Content
Writing: We will continue to work on various expository writing techniques to help elaborate their pieces. Watch for such things as descriptive segments and personal anecdotes, as well as exciting beginnings through word choice. With the district-wide prompt approaching, students will be working hard at grasping a better understanding of expository writing.
Reading: We will continue reading the novel, Sign of the Beaver, which focuses on two themes—friendship and survival. Small guided reading groups and a focus CMT connection will guide us through various literature and specific reading skills.
Mathematics: Topics include investigating length, area, perimeter and fractions. Students will also continue to focus on unique skilled groups in areas such as multiplication and time.
Social Studies: Students are concluding their learning about the history of the Constitution with a closer look at the Bill of Rights and the writing of a mock speech. In addition, students will begin working on an essay that explores a famous Connecticut person. This essay is part of a statewide contest where top essays will be chosen in December and recognized at a special ceremony. Students will begin researching their ideal person and writing this detailed expository piece.
Science: Mr.Lord began putting CMT vocabulary words in the weekly packets. This is a great way to help your students prepare the CMT Science test in March. The focus is on sound this month with various science experiments and assessments.

Important Notes
WEBSITE: Just as a reminder, I do have a class webpage posted on the Oswegatchie homepage. Here you can access a copy of the reading log, curriculum components, and newsletters. In addition, there are great educational websites your child can access from home.
Scholastic News: At Back to School Night, I sent home a letter and packet showing parents how to purchase books right from your home! Each time you do this, you earn the classroom a free book! I posted the scholastic letter on my website with all of the information.
Classroom Care 2009: Our class is participating in “ClassroomsCare” which is a philanthropy-based literacy campaign designed to teach children about the joys and rewards of reading and giving. This year, if each of my students reads at least 2 books by December, Scholastic will award schools in need with free books! Encourage your child to read for a great cause. We are keeping track of our reading at school through scholastic.com and a poster at school! We will let you know how we do in the next classroom newsletter!

Group of the Month!
“Group of the Month” recognition is an important classroom management that fosters teamwork, leadership, and encouragement for one another. Our October Group of the Month students were from Table 3. The students were Megan, Kody, Haley, Spencer, and Carley. Way to go!

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