Hello Bat Families, 11/22/2015
Happy Thanksgiving! We had an amazing week!
We had a Reading Party on Thursday to kick off our 20 Book Challenge! We are so excited to read and can't wait to get started! Don't forget to record your books and times. Challenge yourself to read more. Monthly Challenge is to read the first book in a series or a Bluebonnet Book! Be sure to take advantage of our week off of school to read, read, and read some more.
Our Tribe Project Presentations for social studies were wonderful. They were creative and included important information about each tribe. The kids worked hard and it showed. Great job everyone!
Groovy-O-Rama was fantastic! Everyone looked great and sounded even better. Every year I am excited to see so many students perfoming so well. The speakers did great and the singing solos were incredible. Excellent job everyone!
Thanksgiving Lunch-Thank you to everyone who came and shared lunch with your student. It was a fun day.
Art Field Trip to Blanton Art Museum on Tuesday, December 1. Don't forget to bring a lunch and a drink. Wear comfortable shoes and a Forest Creek shirt (or green or purple shirt) It will be a great day! Thank you to Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Shore for arranging this trip for us.
Writing Club meets on Monday, Nov. 30 after school. We will announce the UIL Creative Writing and Ready Writing Teams. We will also work a creative writing game and free writing.The club is from 2:45-3:45. All 2nd-5th graders are welcome. We will meet in the library and pick-up is in front of the school.
Volunteer at the Round Rock Serving Center on Saturday, Dec. 12. from 9-10. All are welcome to come and volunteer. Email me if you will be coming so that I can let them know. Bring some gently used books to donate to the bookcase in the waiting area. (The date changed.)
Reading-The students read a short novel called Molly's Pilgrim and compared and contrasted two of the characters in the book. They also determined a theme or lesson from the book and provided evidence or proof from the text to support thier thinking. We finished our read aloud, Dancing Home. It is a touching book about a girl named Margie who's cousin from Mexico moves in with her. Margie struggles with wanting to be fully American and learns to appreciate her heritage. To get ready for Literacy Night on December 10, we will talk about heritage together and write Cultural poems. We will also research China and read Chinese traditional tales to create projects to present at Literacy Night. Be sure to come to Literacy Night on December 10. Each grade level will present a different continent and there will be projects to view and Ballet Folklorico. We will also learn about Libraries of Love in Uganda, Africa. It will be a great night of learning and fun.
If you would like to present items or information about your ancestry, please contact Mariah Smith in the library at mariah_smith@roundrockisd.org.
Writing-We finished our final copies of our expository writing. We read Turkey Bowl by Phil Bildner and noted the strong word choice and alliteration. We then worked on some poems and stories about Thanksgiving.
Social Studies-We finished our presentations of our Texas Tribe projects. The kids did a great job. We will learn about bartering and then begin learning about the explorers in Texas.
Spelling-We reviewed plurals this week. New spelling words will come home on Monday, November 30. The list will include words with silent letters like lamb, write, and debt. Each child will also have individual spelling words.
Vocabulary- We won't have a new list for vocabulary this week.
Homework packet will come home on Monday, Nov. 30.
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
November 23-27-Thanksgiving Break
Monday, November 30- Wear FCE t-shirts. Writing Club 2:45-3:45 in library. 2nd-5th invited.
Tuesday, December 1-Field Trip to Blanton Art Museum
Wednesday, December 2-Early Release and Pajama Day
Thursday, December 3
Friday, December 4-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test
Monday, December 7-Wear FCE shirts. Service Club 2:45-3:45 in room 512. 4th-5th invited.
Thursday, Dec. 10-Passport to Literacy-Cultural Night 5-7-Return your paper portrait decorated with the country of your ancestry.
Friday, December 11-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Saturday, Dec. 12-Volunteer at RR Serving Center from 9-10.
I hope you continue to have a wonderful weekend! Happy Thanksgiving!
Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
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Pam Bartholomew
4th Grade Teacher
Forest Creek Elementary School
Round Rock,TX 78664
512-464-5388
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Newsletter
Hello Bat Families, 11/14/2015
We had a great week and have a busy week ahead. Our Veteran's Day Assembly was wonderful. The singing by the choir and the audience was beautiful, hearing from some Veterans was amazing, and seeing all the children waving their American flags was awesome. Flashlight Reading in the library was so much fun! Thank you for donating for Coins for Coats to help us earn that prize.
Groovy-O-Rama-Dress groovy and join us at 12:00 on Friday for some groovy singing!
OMS Toy Drive! We collected 280 toys! Thank you so much to everyone for helping to increase awareness of OMS and to brighten the day of patients in Dell Children's Hospital.
World Class Leadership Conference-5 students from Service Club joined Ms. Reinlinger, Mrs. Bendetto, and me for a district conference on leadership. It was great to see so many excited and energetic children and adults talk about the importance of leading and being positive, goal setting, helpful, creative leaders now and everyday. We had the opportunity to share information about our Service Club and to learn about iMovie, Birthday Boxes, and lots more.
Writing Club meets on Monday, Nov. 16 after school. We will also have UIL Writing Club try-outs on Monday, November 16. Students in Writing Club are encouraged to try out, but not required.The club is from 2:45-3:45. All 2nd-5th graders are welcome. We will meet in the library and pick-up is in front of the school.
Volunteer at the Round Rock Serving Center on Saturday, Dec. 5. from 9-10. All are welcome to come and volunteer. Email me if you will be coming so that I can let them know. Bring some gently used books to donate to the bookcase in the waiting area.
Reading-We read about Veteran's Day. We also learned about free verse and lyrical poems. Interpretation of poetry can vary based on the reader. We watched two videos of the same poem with very different interpretations. Watch them and see what you think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x587PpF-J1Q and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1I4uaRt6bM We talked about mood in poetry and made inferences while reading the poem DreamsDby Langston Hughes. We will work with poetry a bit more this week as well as read and discuss some Thanksgiving books.
Writing-We are publishing our Expository Writing and will write poems this week. We will write Character Cinquain poems about a main character from our book club books. We will write poems using lots of sensory words, imagery, similes, and metaphors.
Social Studies-We are working on our tribe projects. It is very exciting to see how engaged all of the children are in their work. Our driving question is how can we teach others about the tribes of Texas. Some are making dioramas, others are writing a play, others are creating gameboards, others making posters, and others are writing the lyrics to a song about their tribe. Our plan is to finish the projects by Tuesday, so that we can present our work to our homeroom on Wednesday. We will then get feedback from our classmates and spend Thursday revising and improving our projects. On Friday, we will do our final presentation at 9:30 for our 1st grade reading buddies. You are invited to come and watch our presentations at 9:30 on Friday.
Spelling-We are reviewing plurals this week. Each child will also have individual spelling words.
Vocabulary- This week we are working on science words. Practice on quizlet.
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
Monday, November 16- Wear FCE t-shirts. Writing Club and UIL try outs 2:45-3:45 in library. 2nd-5th invited.
Tuesday, November 17-library check out
Wednesday, November 18
Thursday, November 19-Thanksgiving Lunch-11:05
Friday, November 20-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-Groovy-O-Rama 4th grade-12:00
November 23-27-Thanksgiving Break
Monday, November 30-Wear FCE shirts. Writing Club 2:45-3:45 in library. 2nd-5th invited.
Tuesday, December 1-Art Field Trip to Blanton Art Museum
Wednesday, December 2-Early Release-PJ Day
Friday, December 4-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Saturday, Dec. 5-Volunteer at RR Serving Center from 9-10.
Thursday, Dec. 10-Cultural Night 5-7
I hope you continue to have a wonderful weekend! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
We had a great week and have a busy week ahead. Our Veteran's Day Assembly was wonderful. The singing by the choir and the audience was beautiful, hearing from some Veterans was amazing, and seeing all the children waving their American flags was awesome. Flashlight Reading in the library was so much fun! Thank you for donating for Coins for Coats to help us earn that prize.
Groovy-O-Rama-Dress groovy and join us at 12:00 on Friday for some groovy singing!
OMS Toy Drive! We collected 280 toys! Thank you so much to everyone for helping to increase awareness of OMS and to brighten the day of patients in Dell Children's Hospital.
World Class Leadership Conference-5 students from Service Club joined Ms. Reinlinger, Mrs. Bendetto, and me for a district conference on leadership. It was great to see so many excited and energetic children and adults talk about the importance of leading and being positive, goal setting, helpful, creative leaders now and everyday. We had the opportunity to share information about our Service Club and to learn about iMovie, Birthday Boxes, and lots more.
Writing Club meets on Monday, Nov. 16 after school. We will also have UIL Writing Club try-outs on Monday, November 16. Students in Writing Club are encouraged to try out, but not required.The club is from 2:45-3:45. All 2nd-5th graders are welcome. We will meet in the library and pick-up is in front of the school.
Volunteer at the Round Rock Serving Center on Saturday, Dec. 5. from 9-10. All are welcome to come and volunteer. Email me if you will be coming so that I can let them know. Bring some gently used books to donate to the bookcase in the waiting area.
Reading-We read about Veteran's Day. We also learned about free verse and lyrical poems. Interpretation of poetry can vary based on the reader. We watched two videos of the same poem with very different interpretations. Watch them and see what you think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x587PpF-J1Q and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1I4uaRt6bM We talked about mood in poetry and made inferences while reading the poem DreamsDby Langston Hughes. We will work with poetry a bit more this week as well as read and discuss some Thanksgiving books.
Writing-We are publishing our Expository Writing and will write poems this week. We will write Character Cinquain poems about a main character from our book club books. We will write poems using lots of sensory words, imagery, similes, and metaphors.
Social Studies-We are working on our tribe projects. It is very exciting to see how engaged all of the children are in their work. Our driving question is how can we teach others about the tribes of Texas. Some are making dioramas, others are writing a play, others are creating gameboards, others making posters, and others are writing the lyrics to a song about their tribe. Our plan is to finish the projects by Tuesday, so that we can present our work to our homeroom on Wednesday. We will then get feedback from our classmates and spend Thursday revising and improving our projects. On Friday, we will do our final presentation at 9:30 for our 1st grade reading buddies. You are invited to come and watch our presentations at 9:30 on Friday.
Spelling-We are reviewing plurals this week. Each child will also have individual spelling words.
Vocabulary- This week we are working on science words. Practice on quizlet.
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
Monday, November 16- Wear FCE t-shirts. Writing Club and UIL try outs 2:45-3:45 in library. 2nd-5th invited.
Tuesday, November 17-library check out
Wednesday, November 18
Thursday, November 19-Thanksgiving Lunch-11:05
Friday, November 20-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-Groovy-O-Rama 4th grade-12:00
November 23-27-Thanksgiving Break
Monday, November 30-Wear FCE shirts. Writing Club 2:45-3:45 in library. 2nd-5th invited.
Tuesday, December 1-Art Field Trip to Blanton Art Museum
Wednesday, December 2-Early Release-PJ Day
Friday, December 4-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Saturday, Dec. 5-Volunteer at RR Serving Center from 9-10.
Thursday, Dec. 10-Cultural Night 5-7
I hope you continue to have a wonderful weekend! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Newsletter
Hello Bat Families, 11/7/2015
We had a great week! We began working with poetry and enjoyed hearing our amazing Senior Choir sing. This week we will have fun with flashlight reading in the library and we will honor Veterans on Wednesday.
OMS Toy Drive ends on Monday. Donate new toys to bring awareness to OMS. The toys will go to patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. Our goal is 200 new toys. We have about 141 toys so far! Thank you in advance for your support.
Service Club meets on Monday from 2:45-3:45. We will wrap up our Toy Drive and discuss future projects. All fourth and fifth graders are welcome.
Writing Club meets on Monday, Nov. 16 after school. We will also have UIL Writing Club try-outs on Monday, November 16. Students in Writing Club are encouraged to try out, but not required.The club is from 2:45-3:45. All 2nd-5th graders are welcome. We will meet in the library and pick-up is in front of the school.
Volunteer at the Round Rock Serving Center on Saturday, Dec. 5. from 9-10. All are welcome to come and volunteer. Email me if you will be coming so that I can let them know. Bring some gently used books to donate to the bookcase in the waiting area.
Reading-We began reading some poetry this week. There were poetry posters all over our room and we walked around with our reading partner to read and discuss the poems. We then wrote responses to the poems. We also read some friend poems. One poem included similes and one included metaphors. The Moon was a favorite poem this week. We read about the first moon landing and watched a video of Neil Armstrong's giant leap for mankind. Then we read the poem, The Moon, and used our background knowledge and text clues to make inferences. We also read independently everyday and record on our book logs. Be sure to read everyday at home and record on your log! The kids should turn in a complete book log about once a week.
Social Studies-We are finishing charts about Tribes in Texas and will begin researching one tribe and creating a project to teach others about the tribe.
Spelling-We are continuing to learn about plurals this week. This week's words focus on changing the f to v and adding es to make plurals. (wolf-wolves, scarf-scarves, wife-wives.) Each child will also have individual spelling words.
Vocabulary- This week we are working on poetry words (stanza, meter, rhyme, etc...) and words with bio-(life), graph(write), ology (study of) Practice on quizlet.
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
Monday, November 9-Service Club! Come to room 512 from 2:45-3:45. Donate toys for OMS Toy Drive to benefit Dell Children's Hospital!- Wear FCE t-shirts.
Tuesday, November 10-library check out, Flashlight Reading Party for winning Coins for Coats for our grade level, PTA meeting at 11 am, TAG information meeting at 6:30
Wednesday, November 11-Veteran's Day Breakfast at 7:15, K-2 program at 8:15, 3-5 at 9:00
Friday, November 13-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Monday, November 16-Wear FCE shirts. Writing Club and UIL try outs 2:45-3:45 in library. 2nd-5th invited.
Thursday, November 19-Thanksgiving lunch at 11:05
Friday, November 20-Groovy-O-Rama 4th grade-12:00
November 23-27-Thanksgiving Break
Monday, November 30-School Resumes
Wednesday, Dec. 2-Early Release Day
Saturday, Dec. 5-Volunteer at RR Serving Center from 9-10.
Thursday, Dec. 10-Cultural Night 5-7
I hope you continue to have a wonderful weekend! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
We had a great week! We began working with poetry and enjoyed hearing our amazing Senior Choir sing. This week we will have fun with flashlight reading in the library and we will honor Veterans on Wednesday.
OMS Toy Drive ends on Monday. Donate new toys to bring awareness to OMS. The toys will go to patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. Our goal is 200 new toys. We have about 141 toys so far! Thank you in advance for your support.
Service Club meets on Monday from 2:45-3:45. We will wrap up our Toy Drive and discuss future projects. All fourth and fifth graders are welcome.
Writing Club meets on Monday, Nov. 16 after school. We will also have UIL Writing Club try-outs on Monday, November 16. Students in Writing Club are encouraged to try out, but not required.The club is from 2:45-3:45. All 2nd-5th graders are welcome. We will meet in the library and pick-up is in front of the school.
Volunteer at the Round Rock Serving Center on Saturday, Dec. 5. from 9-10. All are welcome to come and volunteer. Email me if you will be coming so that I can let them know. Bring some gently used books to donate to the bookcase in the waiting area.
Reading-We began reading some poetry this week. There were poetry posters all over our room and we walked around with our reading partner to read and discuss the poems. We then wrote responses to the poems. We also read some friend poems. One poem included similes and one included metaphors. The Moon was a favorite poem this week. We read about the first moon landing and watched a video of Neil Armstrong's giant leap for mankind. Then we read the poem, The Moon, and used our background knowledge and text clues to make inferences. We also read independently everyday and record on our book logs. Be sure to read everyday at home and record on your log! The kids should turn in a complete book log about once a week.
Social Studies-We are finishing charts about Tribes in Texas and will begin researching one tribe and creating a project to teach others about the tribe.
Spelling-We are continuing to learn about plurals this week. This week's words focus on changing the f to v and adding es to make plurals. (wolf-wolves, scarf-scarves, wife-wives.) Each child will also have individual spelling words.
Vocabulary- This week we are working on poetry words (stanza, meter, rhyme, etc...) and words with bio-(life), graph(write), ology (study of) Practice on quizlet.
Go to Learn2earn to log in reading time (use your paper reading log also) and respond to your reading. You can also earn coins to change your owl avatar.
https://www.learn2earn.org/
Dates to remember:
Monday, November 9-Service Club! Come to room 512 from 2:45-3:45. Donate toys for OMS Toy Drive to benefit Dell Children's Hospital!- Wear FCE t-shirts.
Tuesday, November 10-library check out, Flashlight Reading Party for winning Coins for Coats for our grade level, PTA meeting at 11 am, TAG information meeting at 6:30
Wednesday, November 11-Veteran's Day Breakfast at 7:15, K-2 program at 8:15, 3-5 at 9:00
Friday, November 13-Homework packet is due, Reading Response Letter is due.
spelling test, vocabulary test-wear college shirts
Monday, November 16-Wear FCE shirts. Writing Club and UIL try outs 2:45-3:45 in library. 2nd-5th invited.
Thursday, November 19-Thanksgiving lunch at 11:05
Friday, November 20-Groovy-O-Rama 4th grade-12:00
November 23-27-Thanksgiving Break
Monday, November 30-School Resumes
Wednesday, Dec. 2-Early Release Day
Saturday, Dec. 5-Volunteer at RR Serving Center from 9-10.
Thursday, Dec. 10-Cultural Night 5-7
I hope you continue to have a wonderful weekend! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for sharing your child with me.
Sincerely,
Pam
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