Happy Fall!!!
We hope you are enjoying the weather change as much as we are (minus the rain, of course).
Mountain View is very, very busy right now!
Read-A-Thon (If your child hasn't created their page, do it today!)
Operation Turkey (Can food drive to help fill the Haymarket Food Pantry 10/15-11/15 - students can earn tickets for bringing in cans)
One Warm Coat (Donate any gently used, clean coat - the box is located in the main lobby at MVES - 10/15-12/15)
Moe's PTO Fundraiser (Wednesday, October 17th)
Math - We are having a test in math this Friday, October 19. A study guide will be handed out on Tuesday for this test. There is a lot of material on this test so I encourage all students to do the study guide! (Several did not do it for the last test!) The test will include order of operations, characteristics of numbers (even, odd, prime, composite), multiplication and division of whole numbers, and problem solving. Our next unit will be data and statistics. Please continue to review Friday Folder papers and remove them from the folders! Any questions, please contact Ms. Ruotolo.
Science - We just wrapped up our life science unit with an assessment today on cell organelles, types of plants and types of animals. Ask them to rap the Cell song to you and who Iguana Greg is! We are beginning Matter next week- always a super fun unit. We will be exploring atoms, elements, compounds, mixtures and states of matter. Kids love this unit. THUNK quizzes continue each week and remember- they are open note quizzes. Presently our THUNKS are reviewing 4th grade science curriculum now and in January we will be transitioning to the 5th grade THUNKS. Any questions, please contact Mrs. Rhodes.
Reading - In reading we have been studying plot. This consists of setting, rising action, climax, falling action, characters, theme, conflict and resolution. We have taken notes, practiced with multiple stories and the next step will be for the students to fill out a story map on a story all by themselves. Don't forget to create a page and log reading hours for the Read-a-Thon. We will be reading together in class as well! Any questions, please contact Mrs. Lint.
Writing - We are in the process of writing our "Spooky Old House" stories. These stories will be filled with "words instead of said" and many "sensory" words. I'm excited to read their "spooky" stories!! These are due this Friday, Oct. 19th. Any questions, please contact Mrs. Ross
Social Studies - We are studying the Northeast region of the United States. Last Friday, students were assigned a "city poster" project (with a rubric). They chose a city in the northeast to research and create a poster about the city. This project is due October 30th. Any questions, please contact Mrs. Ross.