Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Welcome back from break! I hope you enjoyed some quality
time with your child.
We are three weeks away from the end of our first trimester which ends November 10th. I will be
putting report cards in your hands the following week when we meet for our annual parent conferences. The
conference schedule will go home next week. Feel free to send a note home this
week if you have a strong preference for times between 1:00-3:30pm November
17th-November 19th. I have a couple 8:00 am slots as well.
Students have begun working on their Genius Hour projects which they will be presenting on the last day
of the trimester for the rest of our class. Check in with your student to
ensure they are on track with their time management.
The academic update: Students have become confident writing summaries of informational text
and we are working on editing many
of our manuscripts to publish on the student blog. Math is moving along nicely, and I'm proud to
see our school and our students grappling with the thought provoking questions of Common Core math. We have finished
our key concepts overview of physical science and will be beginning on density and buoyancy this week. In
social studies, we are wrapping up our agricultural beginnings and moving
towards the ancient civilizations of
Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Sumer.
As always thank you for your support,
Maggie Orion
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