From the desk of Mrs.Orton   

                               Nov. 18, 2013

Thought: Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare.  They are consumed in twelve minutes.  Half-times take twelve minutes.  This is not coincidence.  ~Erma Bombeck       What does this mean to your family?_____________________

Upcoming Dates:

Nov. 19^th- SUU Students

Nov.20^th- Early Out

Nov.22^nd- AR Assembly

Nov.26^th- All Day Fieldtrip to Zion National Park

Nov.27-29^th- Thanksgiving Holiday

Common Core Update:

Math- Chp.3-Decimals Place Value, Standard Form and Expanded Form, Rounding and Using Base Ten Block Models

**Watch for information coming home. Math Tutoring will soon

 be available afterschool each day from 3:30-4:00 from Mr.Jenkins.

Reading- Reading: Literature Standard 9 
Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.

Class Story- “The Everglades” ** Start looking for a Historical Fiction Book to read for our upcoming book report. Mrs.Clark will give us many book options this Friday. 

Science- Landforms Review and Test

Social Studies- Chp.2 George Washington-Colonial America

 Spelling/Vocabulary- Lesson 12 –Compound Words

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!! THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Questions/Concerns- Please call 586-2840, send a note with your student or email at valerie.orton@ironmail.org

From the desk of Mrs.Orton   

Nov. 11, 2013

Thought: “On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free.”
—Dan Lipinski

What does this mean to your family?___________________________________

Wonderful Performance this past week by Violinist,Jenny Oaks Baker!!!

Upcoming Dates:

Nov. 12^th- SUU Students

Nov.13^th- Early Out

Nov.15^th- Picture Retakes

Common Core Update:

Math- Chp.3-Decimals Place Value, Standard Form and Expanded Form, Rounding and Using Base Ten Block Models

Reading- Reading: Literature Standard 7 
Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). Class Story- “ Island of the Blue Dolphins”

** Start looking for a Historical Fiction Book to read for upcoming book report

Science- Landforms- Our fifth grade thanks Discovery Gateway for the great “ MATTER” presentation

Social Studies- Chp.2 George Washington/Veteran’s Day

 Spelling/Vocabulary- Lesson 11 –Words with silent letters

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!! THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Questions/Concerns- Please call 586-2840, send a note with your student or email at valerie.orton@ironmail.org

From the desk of Mrs.Orton   

                               Nov. 4, 2013

Thought: When I started counting my blessings,
my whole life turned around.
Willie Nelson

Upcoming Dates:

Nov.5^th- SUU Students

Nov.6^th- Discovery Gateway Science on “MATTER”

Nov. 7^th- 12:50pm Walking to the Piute Tribal Building

Nov. 8^th- 11:00 am Walking to the Heritage Center to see

              Jenny Oaks Baker, the violinist perform.

Common Core Update:

Math- Chp.3-Decimals Place Value, Standard Form and Expanded Form

Reading- Reading: Literature Standard 6 
Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.

Class Story- “ Woodsong”

Science- Landforms

Social Studies- Chp.2 Building a New Nation

 Spelling/Vocabulary- Lesson 10 –Plurals

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!! THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Questions/Concerns- Please call 586-2840, send a note with your student or email at valerie.orton@ironmail.org