Mrs. Kilgore’s Classroom News Upcoming Birthdays Mrs. Kilgore’s Classroom News kilgorek@issaquah.wednet.edu Sept 29th, 2016 Literacy Corner •Personal Narratives •Using mentor texts to elevate our writing •Developing important events or moments in our lives using actions, thoughts, and dialogue •Mystery Literature Circles •Finding evidence and mystery literary devices •Working with groups to pace our reading and asking appropriate questions September 18th: Curriculum Night • Monday Oct. 10th” No School • Friday Oct. 21st: PTSA Event-Costume Carnival • Tuesday Oct. 25th: Tiger Mountain Stewardship Field Trip • Friday Oct. 28th: Camp Deposit Due • Friday Nov. 11th: Veteran’s Day-No School • Nov. 24th-25th: No School • Dec. 7th-8th: No School-Parent Teacher Conferences Math • Problem solving strategies • Place value • Adding, subtracting, multiplying, & dividing decimals • Comparing whole numbers & decimals • Rounding decimals • Zearn.org • If your student is struggling with their math facts, please encourage them to practice at home with flashcards, timed tests, xtramath.org, etc Science • Newton’s 3 laws • How energy is transferred • Using evidence to create an explanation Social Studies • Map skills • Native Americans • Seven regions across North America • Adaptations made in order to survive in each region We have made it through almost a month of school! If you are having questions about grades or feedback your students are bringing home, please let me know! A lot of that work is in the graded work packet on Fridays, so check it out before recycling or treasuring it forever  August: Kian Alea September: Evan October : Zach Christian