9/19/25

 Announcements - 

• 9/22   Fun Run Pep Rally for LS 
• 9/23-24 Fall STAR math test Tuesday, STAR reading test Wednesday
• 9/25   Lower School Parent Night - 4pm
• 10/1   6th Grade Picture Day
• 10/2   Lower School Fun Run 9 am (in the lower field)

 - Ask Your Child About - 

• Morning Meeting, wellness/personal growth
• Morning Meeting topics: highlighting Hispanic Heritage Month (Severo Ochoa, George Melendez Wright, Ruth Gonzalez)
• Skill building: study methods, gathering info from texts

• Math
• Review integers, rules of divisibility
• Lowest Common Multiple, Greatest Common Factor
• MashUp Math brain challenges

• English
• Sentence Stalking lessons (look closer at structure and punctuation in sentences)
• Latin root words: identified and discussed words 
• Reading groups - how we see a character can change in light of new information or events
• Monologues - drafted and shared with each other

• Science
• Reviewed cells, learned about tissues and organs
• created study flash cards

• Social Studies/Global Perspectives
• Life of early humans, migration, start of farming
• Catal Huyuk

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

- To support our environment, and Senior student Maya's vision of a plastic free campus, we are asking students to remember to bring their own utensils for lunch. There will be compostable forks available for sale in Ms. Thatcher's office, in case any student happens to need one. The proceeds will go to support continued "green" efforts.

- Homework: On occasion there will be homework. Your student should be writing their assignments in their planner. If we have something to add to the planner, we take the time to do that at the end of the day. Over the last two weeks, the math homework has been intended as review and practice work. It has allowed me to gain further insight into their understanding of the content. Students always have the opportunity to come to me with any homework questions, and I was happy to work with a few this week who did. Please also continue to encourage reading as a regular homework assignment. Right now your child should have a book of their choosing to be reading at home and at school. It's great to hear them excitedly discuss their books with peers!

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