Mrs. Valles's Class

Language Arts : Students should continue to memorize “Eletelephony” as the recitation is on Wednesday the 27th. We will read chapters 32-34 of Pinocchio. In grammar and writing we will be learning figures of speech in preparation for a descriptive writing project. Since there is no school on Friday, the spelling test will be on Thursday! Math: We will be learning how to use bar models to solve multiplication and division word problems. There will be a quiz on Thursday! Science : We have a busy week ahead! We are starting Monday with a scavenger hunt with fun facts about mammals. Tuesday we will be creating a flip book that they will be able to review for an upcoming assessment on Thursday October 5th!  We will end our short week with a review of our science study guides and best studying strategies! History: This week in history we will present our Canada projects! We will also be testing our knowledge on what we have learned about Canada so far! Please be on the look

Please see this week’s family newsletter from Office Manager, Rachele Holcomb, for a link to the annual homework survey. If you are not receiving the weekly family newsletter, email Rachele Holcomb at rholcomb@archwayarete.org The big event is this week! Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, the 20th from 6:00-7:00. That evening we will be holding Math and Phonics night. We will be here to show you to how to help your child at home with homework and new concepts in the areas of language arts and math! Language Arts : Students should continue to memorize “Eletelephony” as the recitation is on Wednesday the 27th. We will read chapters 28-31 of Pinocchio. In grammar and writing we will begin reviewing the writing process as we aim to perfect the paragraph and move into multi-paragraph essays by quarter 2. Math: There will be a Unit 2 test over addition and subtraction (involving word problems) on Tuesday the 19th. Following the exam, we will begin Unit 3 covering multipl

Picture day is this week on Thursday, the 14th so make sure you come to school looking your best! Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, the 20th from 6:00-7:00. That evening we will be holding Math and Phonics night. We will be here to show you to how to help your child at home with homework and new concepts in the areas of language arts and math! Language Arts : Students should continue to memorize “The Crocodile” as the recitation is on Wednesday the 13th. We will read chapters 24-27 of Pinocchio and begin an opinion essay about the book which will result in an assessment score for both Literature and Writing. In grammar, will learn about the four types of sentences, proper nouns, and paragraph editing. Math: In math, we will review subtraction and learn how to borrow from 3 place values. The Wednesday math groups will serve as a review and there will be a quiz afterwards. After Wednesday, we will work on two-part word problems and quiz over them on Friday after a r

Hope you all enjoyed your long weekend! Language Arts : For a four day week, we will sure be busy! To make up for lost time, we will be learning 15 spelling words on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thank you parents for assisting with the practice spelling test this last Thursday. Your involvement is so vital and appreciated! Be on the lookout for a practice test again this Thursday! In Pinocchio, we will be reading chapters 19-23. “Show, not tell” is the name of the game this week in writing as our scholars learn to appeal to the senses in their writing. We have covered the basic parts of speech in grammar and there will be an assessment on Friday. All of our grammar time this week is dedicated to review, but there will be a study guide sent home so the class knows exactly what to expect. Math: We will continue our study of bar models through word problems this week. Our Wednesday math groups will be dedicated to word problems and bar modeling as well and there will be a quiz after