Roderick Review (Week 2) 9/6/16-9/9/16

Roderick Review (Week 2) 9/6/16-9/9/16

 After a four-day holiday weekend, it did not take long to develop a regular routine in class!    Students were already delving into novels and determining importance as they were reading.   Classmates would also "turn and talk" about why they felt a particular passage was important.

Fifth graders continued to get to know their classmates through artifact bags.  As each artifact was explained, classmates and teachers were able to learn more about one another, what is important to them and many realized how much they had in common with other members of their classroom community.

Students in Library with Mrs. Lopez are learning about how to get access to information both at school and at home and are learning more advanced ways to search for information.  (Students are also eager to read the new books they found!  I'm looking forward to hearing some of their recommendations as well!)

After setting up their math notebooks, students are taking notes to build a resource they can refer to time and time again.  They saved the first page as a Table of Contents and will add to it throughout the year.  On this particular day, they were writing down important information to remember about place value.

Whether in class or outside at recess, there is always a lot to observe and appreciate about the world around us.  Four concerned students rescued a frog who was desperately trying to hop away from the 140 students eager to enjoy the first outdoor recess this week!  (They carefully placed the frog at the edge of the woods to help him on his journey to safety.)

Sixth graders combined a math activity showing their mastery of the order of operations and some complicated computation while learning new facts about their classmates to help them to get to know one another.

Fifth graders in Mrs. Bevilacqua's class were brainstorming everything they already know about rocks and minerals as they embark on this unit of study for science.  Some knew, for example, about igneous rocks.

Our fourth graders were also setting up their writer's notebooks...

 ...and their heart map.

 I can't wait to read their writing!

RODERICK OPEN HOUSE - Thursday, September 15, 2016

Please plan on joining us to the 2016-2017 Roderick Open House!  As we did last year, families are invited to convene in the cafeteria to begin.  After a brief welcome with some news for this year, families will then attend the presentations from their child's classroom teacher.  Specialists will be available as well to speak with families before or after the classroom presentations.  We hope to see many of you there!

Please refer to the schedule below and join in the cafeteria at the beginning of the grade level block.  Thank you!

Grade 6 - 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Grade 5 - 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Grade 4 - 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.