Echo is everywhere!

Echo has been everywhere!  Yesterday, we received three letters back and today we received three more!

Eva's Echo came back on Tuesday from West Caldwell, NJ.  While there he has a wonderful time!  He loved the delicious tomoatos and the Six Flags Park they have.  While visiting Eva's family, Echo also visited Atlantic City!

Samantha's Echo came back from San Fracisco, California.  Echo had a wonderful time seeing the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge while visiting there.  Echo also got the opportunity to go to Google headquarters.  Echo even got a guest badge!

Connor's Echo came back from beautiful North Fort Myers, Florida.  Echo visited Connor's grandpa. While there, he had a wonderful time relaxing by the pool and visting the beach.  He also visited the canal by their house that is a waterway out the Gulf of Mexico.

Wesley's Echo came back from the city where it is sunny 300 days a year, Denver, Colorado.  While there, Echo had a great time camping and going on long hikes with Wesley's uncle.  He had a great time also going to a Brewer's/Rockies game.  The Brewer's won!

Kelsey's Echo came back from Denver, Colorado as well.  Her Echo was also at the Brewer's/Rockies game.  Maybe both Echos saw each other at the game?  Her Echo also had a great time going to the capital and to an elementary school.

Gianluca got his Echo back from beautiful Fremont, California.  He visited Howard, a previous Dryden student who moved there. Howard and Echo had a wonderful time.  He got to go so many places including Google, Apple, and the 17-mile bridge.

Chapter 4 Movies

In class today, each student worked with a partner and/or a group of three and created a video to help us review for our math test tomorrow.  Here are all the videos they created:

By Jason and Aaron

By Charlie and Noah

By Sophia, Victoria, and Kate

By Parker and Henry

By Michael and Wesley

By Samantha and Maya

By Ian and Gianluca

By Isabelle and Izabela

By Ashley and Eva

By Niko and A.J.

By Connor and Martin

By Anna and Kelsey

Weather Data Instrument Flip Books

This week we worked on Weather Data Instrument flip books.  We learned about different types of weather instruments we use to help meteorologists predict the weather.  Then, we created a book to help us remember all the different types of tools they use such as thermometers, barometers, anemometers, etc.

Our First Two Echos are Back from their Adventures!

Our first two Echos came back today.

Maya's Echo came back from Maryland.  May's Echo visited Bella, Maya's friend.  She had a wonderful time visiting Bella's school and making new friends.  She also got to sleepover at Bella's new house!

Victoria's echo came back from South Carolina.  Echo visited the Kelly family.  Echo had a wonderful time hanging out and making friends with all the active wildlife in South Carolina.  She even got to visit her dolphin friends in the Atlantic Ocean!

We can't wait to hear from another friend and family soon!  We are all excited to find out about their adventures!

Donations

Hi, Families!

We will be collecting some donations to help us with a culminating activity to go along with our Weather and Climate unit.  We will be collecting the specific items below.  If you are willing to donate any of the following items, it would be greatly appreciated.  Please do not send in items that were packaging for food- we want to protect everyone who has food allergies.

cardboard- cut down to 8 1/2 by 11 pieces (please do not send in whole boxes- please break them down to pieces at home)

drinking straws

twist ties

yarn

bubble wrap

packing peanuts

dixie cups
paper towel rolls
toilet paper roll
tape

Thank you for your help!

Weather and Climate

We have finished our unit for Map Skills and will now begin our first science unit, Weather and Climate.  During this unit, your child will learn about how certain types of weather develop.  We will be learning about different types of instruments that help meterologists predict the weather.  We will also collect weather data and analyze the results.  We will end our unit by learning about different types of severe weather.

Chapter 4

Your child will be taking the Chapter 3 assessment on Tuesday.  We will begin Chapter 4 on Wednesday.  Chapter 4 focuses on subtracting numbers.  Here are the videos for this unit if this can help your child with homework.

Multi-digit Subtraction

Subtraction with Regrouping

Subtraction with Regrouping 2

Regrouping From  0

Parent Teacher Conferences

A note went home on Monday of last week with your conference date and time.  If your child did not share it with you, please let me know and I can share your time.  An additional reminder will come home at the end of the week.

On Tuesday, your child will come home with a parent form for you to fill out and return by Friday, October, 12th.  It is a questionnaire about your child.  Please let me know if you have any questions once you have had a chance to look it over.