Hi Students & Families,
There are lots of announcements for this week. Progress reports go home to families on Friday. We are working hard to make sure grades are up to date and reflect your child's efforts in class. If you use Parent Portal, please check back tomorrow afternoon to see if your child is missing assignments. On another note, Ray's Family STEM Night is from 5-7. Students working on STEM projects will participate in the exhibition which can be viewed by all. There will also be engaging activities for students and their families to participate in. I'll be volunteering in the gym and hope to see you there. 15 Day December Attendance Challenge Incentives Perfect attendance students with no tardies will be invited to a school-wide field trip Students with no tardies - Invitation to a special school event Winter Spirit Week (December 17-21) 12/17: Ugly/Beautiful Sweater Contest 12/18: Dress like a candy cane 12/19: Best Green Day 12/20: Pajama/Stuffed Animal Day 12/21: TBD Clothing
4th Grade: Students are working on properties of multiplication. Towards the end of the week, we will learn the standard algorithm for multiplying a 4-digit number by a 1-digit number. In reading, students are working on asking questions while reading fiction texts. 5th Grade: Students are still working with adding and subtracting fractions. We have learned a lot of terms in a short amount of time so this week we will be reviewing what each of those terms mean. In reading, students will also work on asking questions. In writing, students are revising their persuasive essays they've been working on since the start of this quarter. 6th Grade: Students are reading The Crossover and working on reading responses. In addition to Wilson, students are working on short writing exercises focused on utilizing correct conventions. SK is working on multiplication and starting 3-D shapes as well as volume. In reading, SK is working on responding to comprehension questions. 7th Grade: MD will be working on responding comprehension questions without sentence stems for the first time. He will also work on following sentence patterns in his journal writing.
♥Mrs. Ely & Ms. Zelnick
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Hi Students & Families,
I am so sorry for the delay, I was under the weather but I am getting back to myself. I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving break with my family. I also enjoyed the quality time I got to spend with my family. Please see below for an update on what we are working on. 4th Grade: In math we will continue using place value to add and subtract multi digit numbers. In reading, students are focusing on analyzing text structures of a non-fiction text, and answering questions using RAP (restate the question, answer the question, prove you're right). KJ is adding the letter L to his list of letters. 5th Grade: We will be adding and subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators by finding the LCM (least common multiple) to make common denominators. In reading we are also working on text structures and using RAP with age/grade appropriate texts. 6th Grade: Students are continuing to read Crossover and respond to questions about the text. SK is reading an article about coding. 7th Grade: MD is working on responding to comprehension questions using text evidence.
♥Mrs. Ely & Ms. Zelnick
This month’s PTO meeting is devoted to cooking! PilotLight chefs, Ray teacher Chandra Garcia and Ray PTO members will lead Ray families in the preparation of several delicious Middle Eastern salads. We'll cook and then we'll eat! This event is free thanks to a grant from The Chicago Community Trust, but limited to 35 Ray families. Please email [email protected] if you plan to attend and tell us how many are in your party! Thanks
Hi Students & Families,
This week students are wrapping up with our units of study before we leave on Tuesday. All students are also taking the NWEA screener which is a short, twenty question version of the test to check-in and see how students are doing. Most students have done very well! Please email me if you'd like to know details. For homework, all students have a Thanksgiving related article at their appropriate level in addition to math assignments related to the content we've learned thus far. Homework was not assigned for the previous week. Also, if you are feeling in a giving mood, please consider donating glue sticks to our classroom. Our stock is already significantly depleted with our use of interactive notebooks this year. I hope you all have a lovely holiday with your families.
♥Mrs. Ely & Ms. Zelnick
Hi Students & Families,
This is an odd week of school. We only have school on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday! Report card pickup is tomorrow! Please stop by room 106 so we can discuss how and what your child is doing. All students will extend what we started working on last week to ensure deeper understanding. 4th Grade: In math we will continue working with patterns in reading and answering questions using RAP (restate the question, answer the question, prove you're right). KJ is adding the letter M to his arsenal. 5th Grade: We will be adding fractions with unlike denominators by finding the LCM (least common multiple) to make common denominators. In reading we are also using RAP with age/grade appropriate texts. 6th Grade: Students are continuing to read Crossover and respond to questions about the text. SK is reading an article about the new Wreck It Ralph movie. 7th Grade: MD is working on responding to literal comprehension questions and writing a complete sentence with an appropriate verb phrase.
♥Mrs. Ely & Ms. Zelnick
Hi Students & Families,
I hope you are all doing well. This week marks the start of the second corner which means students get a fresh start! Next week will be a bit unusual as we have no school for Veteran's Day on Monday and Report Card Pickup on Wednesday. I look forward to meeting with each of you on Wednesday. Please also see the flyer below for information about a school fundraiser at the Rink benefiting the 8th grade trip to Washington D.C. in the spring! 4th Grade: In math, students are learning to generate and interpret patterns. They will also be able to represent numerical patterns with an expression that contains a variable. In reading, students are continuing to work on identifying the main idea and supporting details in fiction texts. KJ is adding the letter G to his repertoire. 5th Grade: Students are diving into fractions. We are starting by creating equivalent fractions and finding the greatest common factor (GCF). Next week we will working on adding fractions. In reading we will be In writing students will be 6th Grade: Students will begin reading The Crossover by Kwame Alexander this week. It will guide our discussion and writing about reading for the quarter. SK is going to continue working to add and now subtract fractions. 7th Grade: MD is working on answering comprehension questions about a variety of texts.
♥Mrs. Ely & Ms. Zelnick
Hi Families,
This is the last week of the quarter! It totally caught me by surprise as we usually end the quarter after ten weeks of instruction. My apologies for the mistake. All students will be catching up on assignment in my class and their other classes to ensure they have achieved their deserved/earned grades.
♥Mrs. Ely & Ms. Zelnick
Hi Students & Families,
After this one, there are only two weeks left in the quarter! Time flies when you’re having fun. 4th Grade: We’ll be reading a nonfiction book of the students’ choice and work on finding the main idea throughout. In math we will add on to our knowledge of factors by learning about multiples. KJ is adding another letter to his repertoire this week meaning we’ll be able to make words! 5th Grade: Students will wrap up their fictional narratives this week and share them with their classmates. Maybe we’ll put them up here too! We are wrapping up a nonfiction book about emergencies in reading. In math, students have a field trip project they’ll be working on until the end of the quarter. 6th Grade: Students are finishing the Many Cultures selection in reading including responding to a series of questions about all three pieces. In math, ET is working on using integers with all four operations. SK is going to begin adding fractions. 7th Grade: MD is going to focus on answering comprehension questions this week.
♥Mrs. Ely & Ms. Zelnick
Ray is trying to arrange another blood drive for November 14th. We need commitments from staff and parents before the Red Cross will agree. Please sign up in the office if you're interested.
Hi Students & Families,
Several students are still not returning their homework diligently on Mondays. I assign homework to the following students 4th - JC, MC, KJ, KRI, MS, JS; 5th - DB, TM, SS, SW; 6th - SK, ET; 7th - MD. It goes home each Monday and is due the following week. Please work with your children to reinforce what we are learning in class. This week 4th graders are continuing to work with nonfiction texts and learning about factors and multiples. 5th graders will be starting a nonfiction text as well and are reviewing skills from the concepts we've thus far. 6th graders are continuing with Catch the Light. Please join us at Ray for International Night on Wednesday 10/17 at 5:30. I'll be there with my children. Hope to see you!
♥Mrs. Ely & Ms. Zelnick
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