Learning with Leffers

This week was full of discovery and exciting learning experiences! Author, Tyler Whitesides , spoke with our class about the power of writing and his new series, The Janitors . Our class participated in a fish bowl discussion over our guided reading topic of immigration. Students used their TCI book and online sources to research about Native American cultural regions. 95% of our math class passed their Rocket Math multiplication tests this week.  Way to go!! Students watched the CHS Homecoming Parade with Mrs. Hall's kindergarten class. We discussed and practiced Habit 5, Seek First to Understand. Have a great weekend!  Enjoy the sunshine! Mrs. L

If you are interested in being a part of our CE Student Council, this is your chance! Complete a nomination application and return it by Tuesday, September 29th .  You will be notified by Friday, October 2nd. If selected as a nominee, create and bring in a poster to display in the classroom by Monday, October 12th. Prepare and give a 2 minute speech to our class on Thursday, October 15th.   Be sure to use information from your application!  Elections will be held in our classroom following the speeches.   If you have any questions about this exciting opportunity, please contact Mrs. Nilo. Mrs. L

Here are some highlights from this short week.  Officer Broadnax spoke with fifth grade about intruder safety and using A.L.I.C.E. to stay safe. Our class read about and examined pictures of Lakota winter counts in social studies.  We received the Golden Paintbrush Award for exceptional behavior in art! Students welcomed Srinand to our class. We were invited to sing "The Star Spangled Banner" on live announcements. In math class we performed experiments to see how fast we reacted to various stimuli.  Students worked with a partner to record their reaction time. We started reading the amazing autobiography of John Bul Dau , a Sudanese refugee. I hope you all have a good book to read on this rainy afternoon.  Have a wonderful weekend! Mrs. Leffers

Our class will perform "The Star Spangled Banner" on tomorrow's announcements.  If you'd like to practice here is a video recommended by Mrs. Baney.

If you are in need of a home computer for your child, please contact Mrs. Douce, CES student services coordinator, at 844-0168 or jdouce@ccs.k12.in.us .  A program called Net Literacy will be donating refurbished computers for families in financial need.  Please contact Mrs. Douce by September 28 th if you are interested. 

Classes are in full swing here in room 20.    Here is a quick look at our week. We started our small group reading on Monday.  All of our books are about the immigrant experience in the U.S.  Students are still learning about character development by tracking how the main character changes throughout the story.  We ended this week with a C.A.T. (Connect Across Texts) discussion.  Students had a chance to meet with other reading groups to discuss similarities and differences in their readings.  Unit 1 math tests went home today.    Our newest unit covers estimation and computation.  Students will review addition and subtraction of multi-digit numbers and practice multiplying whole numbers and decimals in this new unit.  In TCI we are starting a new unit on Native Americans and how they adapted to the various environments of North America.  We will investigate how early Americans used the resources around them to find food and shelter. We ended today down in Mrs. Hall's kinde

  Your child received his/her TCI online username and password this week.  Please check out this online tutorial to learn more about the TCI website. http://www.teachtci.com/resource_center/how_to_videos/student_subscription.html