December 7th - Week in Review

Literacy-

In Reader's Workshop, we are continuing to study characters.  We have been looking for evidence to support thinking about they type of person that the character's in our books are.  These ideas will help us understand the life lessons that can be learned from reading a book.

In writer's workshop, we have just begun our new unit - Writing About History.  Your child was able to choose from one of three topics that are included in our social studies unit (Westward Expansion, The Underground Railroad, and Orphan Trains).  This week was all about getting organized.  We picked subtopics to write about and got our drafting papers organized.  Next week, we will begin researching our subtopics and organizing the information that we learned into paragraphs.

Math - 

In math we are continuing to learn about fractions.  This is our introductory unit.  Your child will learn about equal shares, equivalent fractions, comparing fractions, and decimal fractions.  In a few months we will learn about how to add and subtract fractions.  We will wrap up the unit at the end of next week and the BA will be right before the holiday break.

Social Studies - 

This current unit is centered around immigration and migration.  They will learn about how the US culture has been influenced by immigration.  We will discuss reasons why people move from place to place.  They were surprised to find out that many of the reasons for movement hundreds of years ago, still ring true today! Please take some time to talk with your child about your family culture and how your family members immigrated to the United States.  We will finish this unit next week and the BA will be before the holiday break.

Science - 

We will begin our new science unit next week - Environments.  Many parents have asked me how to support their child with the science concepts.  We have an amazing resource available to us from Foss (our science curriculum materials).  https://www.fossweb.com/

The Foss website has access to all of the readings that we do in class.  Students can also re-watch videos that we have seen in class.  Additionally, there are online activities and tutorials that go along with the curriculum.  Your child has the username and password for this website on the label in their planners.  It is placed in their planner on your child's birthday!

Holiday Celebration-

In room 17, your children have decided that they would like to have a POPCORN bar and watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas on our last day before vacation (December 21st).  A sign-up genius is included below for item donations!  We thank you in advance for your support!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c4aa4aa229-popcorn1

SPIRIT WEEK - DECEMBER 17-21

• Monday - WLE Spirit Wear
• Tuesday - PJ/Slipper Day - We will be having a read in during Readers' Workshop, your child can bring a blanket to sit on if they wish.
• Wednesday - Holiday Best
• Thursday - Holiday Sing Along (featuring our Glee Club)
• Friday - Holiday Fun

December WLE TV

December 4th:  https://youtu.be/KdTA9AWDY-I
December 5th:  https://youtu.be/POX5xgiAFWM
December 6th:  https://youtu.be/hl69hSQJRf4

December 11th:  https://youtu.be/enAUTbbvVTw
December 12th:  https://youtu.be/Oj48YoCvx8Q
December 13th:  https://youtu.be/RUwaHv5fcI0

December 18th:  https://youtu.be/_m6GZ1gpzP0
December 19th:  https://youtu.be/h9iGqFMln90
December 20th:  https://youtu.be/LO_Tq9OQAAI

THE NEW NEWS CREW WILL BEGIN ON JANUARY 8th!

New Crew Application

Calling all 4th and 5th Graders!!!
If you would like to be on the news crew for the school year, now is the time to apply!  The applications are due by Friday, December 7th!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNo6qX71dGeW0GxKca7dfp76vh_xs35cGY4mH241Kj9N_eZg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Please keep these things in mind before applying:
There will be 2 more News Crews this year. 
                  -January 7, 2019 - March 29, 2019
                  -April 8, 2019 - June 7, 2019
Requirements:
• Must be able to arrive to school early on assigned days.
• WLE TV will be on Tuesday, Wednesday, and  Thursday.
• WLE MORNING RADIO will be on Monday and Friday.
• Must be a good team player.
Reporters WRITE and PRACTICE their reports at home and bring them to school on their assigned news day ready to report.


Arrival times:
-Director and Anchors arrive to WLE at 8:20am.
-Reporters, computer operators and camera person arrive to WLE at 8:30am.
-WLE MORNING RADIO ANCHOR - Comes to school at normal arrival time (not early).

November 8th - A Week in Review

WLE Free Little Library

The WLE library is now open for business.  If your child would like to borrow a book from the Little Library, they can.  This was a gift from our 5th graders last year and it is now available for your child!

Science - Transfer of Energy

In Science we have been doing some really sophisticated thinking about how waves transfer energy.  Please have your child explain the vocabulary that we learned this week.  I have included pictures to help your child with their explanation.

Wave Length
Amplitude
Peak
Trough
Also consider asking your child why there is no sound in space:)

This whole unit has been about energy transfer.  We will be completing the unit in the coming weeks and the BA is scheduled for November 30th.

Math BA - 

The Math BA will be on Wednesday (11/14) next week.  Today, your child identified areas that they would like to practice from now until Wednesday.  We specifically worked on how to write problems for ourselves to complete.  This is probably one of the best ways to practice.  They can ask for help from you, but writing problems is a skill that requires understanding and can help cement learning concepts for your child.

Halloween Pictures:

Please enjoy Halloween pictures from our Halloween celebration last week.

November WLE TV

November 7th:  https://youtu.be/p2N_M292M4I
November 8th: https://youtu.be/dcT--6u4p3Y

November 13th:  https://youtu.be/HtfXh1C4D-A
November 14th:  NO NEWS TODAY
November 15th: https://youtu.be/RkfxWmIQ_nM

November 20th: https://youtu.be/KyhN-QCPECU
November 21st:  https://youtu.be/yYJuqkwrby0
November 22nd: No School:  HAPPY THANKSGIVING

November 27th:  https://youtu.be/TFz-jCgI60E
November 28th:  NO NEWS TODAY
November 29th: https://youtu.be/SE2OuAit15w

A Week in Review - October 19th

Literacy - 
In Writers' Workshop, your children have been hard at work learning how to write realistic fiction stories.  So far they have learned how to add details by telling a character's thoughts and using dialogue.  They have also been working on transitions, strong openings and closings, and showing and not telling what is happening.

Next week we will be learning about conventions.  Specifically, types of sentences - complete, incomplete, and run on.  Students will work to identify these sentence types and how to correct their own writing.

In Readers' Workshop, we will continue to learn strategies for comprehension.  We have been learning about signposts to help us figure out what the main message of the story is.

Math Workshop-

This week we will continue Unit 2 - Multiplication and Geometry.  Last week we developed an area

formula by thinking about how "Ricky" could plan a party for 23 of his friends and himself.  We will continue looking at factors and multiples this week.  Your children have been working very hard to make sense of these familiar- yet new ideas.  They have been learning new vocabulary like - factor, factor pair, multiple, prime, composite.  Any chance you have to incorporate these words at home would be greatly appreciated.







Science and Social Studies
In Social Studies, we are continuing to learn about US Geography.  We have learned about physical and human characteristics that can be found in the US.  They created land form maps with clay. We are adding into this understanding by looking at how the regions of the US have common human and physical characteristics.

In Science, we are continuing to learn about Energy.  This past week we began learning about Electromagnetism.  This week we will continue to learning about how an electromagnet can be strengthened and used to create a telegraph.



Upcoming Events-
10/31 - Halloween Parade and Trick or Treating (4th Grade) at the ESC
11/6 - No School Election Day
11/7 - Picture Retake Day
11/8 - Bonaventure Family Skate Night

Homework Connection

Hello Families,

Today the first Homework Connection is coming home with your child.  This homework note will ALWAYS come home on Fridays.  It will be due the following Friday.  Additionally, they will be bringing the homework -  home in a two pocket folder along with a spiral notebook.  This is what they will record their learning in and how they will bring their homework to school on FRIDAY.

We worked together in class today to set learning goals for homework.  Your child will pick a minimum of TWO activities to complete during the week.  On Friday, they will need to bring evidence of their work to school so that we can discuss it.  When I meet with them next week, they will tell me about how they worked on their learning goal and how close they are to achieving the goal that they set.  The tasks are open ended by design.  It allows children to work on the task where they are in their understanding.  For example, two children may want to work on subtraction.  One may work on two digit subtraction, while others can work on 5 digit subtraction. 

In Google Classroom (your child has their login/password in their planners), I will post videos about topics that they are working toward.  I will do this as much as I can.  

Additionally, I have assigned subtraction and addition practice lessons in iReady that can be used for extra practice.  I have also sent home the iReady parent reports.  They show how your child is doing in regards to the 4th grade standards.  

This first week will be tricky.  This homework requires them to think about their own learning and where they need to go next.  Part of becoming a learner and mastering a task or job is struggling.  When we struggle our brains grow and learning happens.  Making mistakes helps us grow as learners, and as humans.  

Thank you for your help and cooperation.  As always, if you have concerns or questions please feel free to contact me.

Ellen McDonald

October WLE TV News

October 2nd:  https://youtu.be/uj_WHu5yBXo
October 3rd:  https://youtu.be/0vB1fZkXFVs
October 4th:  https://youtu.be/_jrQ0YlnoqU

October 9th: https://youtu.be/dn2MOZxuOJI
October 10th - NO NEWS TODAY
October 11th:  https://youtu.be/MeOjr5biGUg

October 16th:  https://youtu.be/mhk5KJd__Qk
October 17th:   https://youtu.be/uSOYfjsveog
October 18th:  https://youtu.be/92BAIT9LN-c

WEAR YOUR MSU/UofM gear to show your team spirit for Saturday's Game:)  Go WHITE...

October 23rd:  https://youtu.be/W7cTfIqPBqE
October 24th:  https://youtu.be/iF_x9UpoGZU
October 25th:  https://youtu.be/qxLEx6vzMVY

October 30th:  https://youtu.be/jg7UqDaYRWg
October 31st:  https://youtu.be/Oex0gClZ55o
November 1st:  NO NEWS TODAY

A Week in Review - September 28th

Hello Families,

We are getting settled into room 17.  We have found a great routine, gotten

to know each other and are ready to dig into learning.  This group of children work so well together! 

Homework Connection - Goes Home Friday

This week we will begin our homework routine.  On Friday, I will meet with your child, help them set a goal for learning, and they will choose their homework activities.  Next Friday, they will bring their evidence of learning back to school.  We will talk about their learning, set new goals, and the process will begin again.  For this year, homework will go home on FRIDAY and will be due the following Friday.  A homework note will ALWAYS go home on Friday.  So be sure to look for it in your child's backpack.  I will also make the homework note available in Google Classroom, just in case it gets lost.


Science - Transfer of Energy
We Have been working with electrical systems in science.  Your children have learned about how to open and close a circuit.  They have learned about the differences between series and parallel circuits.  It has been quite fun to learn how energy is transferred within a system.  This week we will be working on a new force - magnetism.

Math - Making Sense of Subtraction

In Math we have been working really hard to make sense of subtraction.  Your children have been

 learning about how the "traditional algorithm" works.  We have also learned how to use other strategies, like the number line to show the DIFFERENCE between two numbers!

Often the children will work in small groups to make sense of a mathematical idea and then post their groups thinking in the room.  We will have a "gallery walk" to see how others thought about the same idea.  As a class, we will discuss similarities and differences and then make conclusions about the big idea.  Your children work so hard to make sense of mathematics.  It is really a joy to work with them.

Literacy - 

In writers' workshop we are beginning to write realistic fiction stories. Last week we learned to think about the story bit by bit and the characters feelings in each part.  This week we will transfer those ideas into a story mountain and add even more details to the stories.

      In readers' workshop we are learning to think about the clues that the author leaves us to help us understand the stories better.  These clues are called SIGNPOSTS, and can be found in ANY book - even the ones you read..   So far we have learned about 2 signposts - Aha Moments and Memory Moments.  Aha moments are when a character realizes something important about themselves.  When we notice this - we ask ourselves "How might this change things for the character?"  Memory Moments are flashbacks to an early time.  When we notice a memory moment, we ask ourselves "How might this memory be important to the story?"  Both of these signposts will really help your child think deeply about the books that they are reading and the life lessons that the book has to offer.

Family Skate Night - Thursday is our first Family Skate Night of the year at Bonaventure from 6-8:30pm.  I look forward to seeing some of you there.  My girls love family skate night.  

September WLE TV News

September 25th - https://youtu.be/CL3hoapiSiQ
September 26th - NO NEWS TODAY
September 27th - https://youtu.be/dfAGJhAsRvA

A Week In Review: September 7th

Curriculum Night Ahead!
The 4th grade curriculum night will be on Thursday, September 13th from 6:30-7:30 pm.  I hope to see you there. 

Energy Systems
In Science we have been learning about how a system works together to create electrical energy.  Be sure to ask you child which components were needed in our system to light a bulb.

Math Workshop
We have be working on understanding place value.  We have worked to see that the value of a digit is very important.  We will build on this place value understanding in the coming weeks.

Growth Mindset
We have had many discussions about growth mindset - a positive attitude toward learning.  We have been learning a little bit about brain science.  Click on the link for a brief insight into the beginning of our discussions.  Many resources are found on the YouCubed website, which is created by Jo Boehler, professor at Stanford University.

Literacy
In writing, we are learning strategies to generate ideas for stories. Ask about your child's "Buried Story Map".  We are learning strategies for comprehension in reading.  We are using our read aloud A Fish In a Tree to work on these comprehension strategies.

Upcoming Dates:
9/13 - Curriculum Night
9/28- Picture Day
10/4 - WLE Family Night at Bonaventure 6-8:30pm

WELCOME TO 4th Grade

Dear Families,

            WELCOME BACK!  This year is going to be awesome!  4^th grade is a year full of growth

both academically and socially.  I hope that this letter finds you well rested and ready to begin the school year.

            This will be my 9^th year in 4^th grade, but my 14^th year at Walled Lake Elementary.  I have two daughters – Caroline and Katelyn, and a dog, Rose.  During the summer months, I spend lots of time with them and my husband.  My favorite memory from this summer is was a family wedding in North Carolina!  The McDonald’s love the OCEAN!!

            MEET AND GREET:  We will be having a meet and greet on Monday, August 27^th from 3:00-5:00pm.  You can come into the classroom, have a look around and drop off supplies (if you have them).  I am looking forward to seeing some of you then.

            Every school year, I am excited about the first day of school.  I cannot wait to greet each one of your children on Tuesday, August 29^th.  I just know that we will have a great year together. 

            Please bring a favorite book and a family picture to school on the first day.  I can’t wait to see what types of books you all like to read.  We will be sharing our favorite books as a class during the first week of school.  The supply list for 4^th grade was available on the Walled Lake Elementary webpage.  If you have not been able to view it, I have included a link to the webpage for you:

https://www.wlcsd.org/downloads/walled_lake_elementary/2017-2018_supply_list.pdf.

A few reminders for the first day of school:

1.  FAPES (Fine Arts and Physical Education) – We will have either art, music, PE, or media on the first day of school.  Please send your child to school with gym shoes just in case.  I will send the permanent schedule home as soon as I have it.

2.  SNACK – We will have time for a snack at some time during the school day.  If you would like to send your child to school with a healthy snack, that would be great.

3.  DISMISSAL – Please send me a note if you have any after school changes that I need to be aware of. 

4.  The majority of parent communication will be through email and my school blog.  I will send home a note asking for an email address on the first day of school.  My blog is accessible with a smart phone.

https://mcdonaldroom17.blogspot.com/

 

            I am looking forward to seeing all of you on the first day of school (or at the Meet and Greet)!  Please do not hesitate to email me if you have any questions or concerns, my email address is ellenmcdonald@wlcsd.org.

Sincerely,

Mrs. McDonald

A Year In Review

1st Day of School

Hello Families,

This time of year is always bittersweet for me, but this year especially so.  I have watched many of your children grow since Kindergarten.  I have gotten to know them in a way that I haven't known another group of kids.  I am so proud of who they have become and I can't wait to see what the future has in store for them.  So many times, kids leave WLE and I occasionally get to see them again.  However, I know for this group, I will get to see them grow even more...since they are going to be growing alongside my own daughter.

I feel truly special to have been chosen as your child's teacher.  This year has been a year of growth and change - some rough patches, but with MUCH laughter and smiles.  Please keep in touch and stop in to say hi when you are at WLE.

Halloween

Imprints

Last Week of School

As a final reflection of the year, I asked the kids to think about the following idea:  What do you want people to remember about you from 4th grade.  We all leave our imprints on people, what do they want people to remember about them.  This are the ideas that I shared with them about me:

• Mrs. McDonald LOVES math...  she loved to ask us questions and always wanted to know why:)
• She is maybe a little too emotional about books - she cried a lot.  But I hope they remember that I cried a lot because characters like Auggie got to experience joy and friendship.
• She laughs - she thinks that kids in the classroom are funny.
• She is serious too - she thinks we need to do our job.
• She believes that we can! - She always asked us to think about what we did well.
• And (last but not least)...she is Caroline's mom.  Which means that we will still see her:)  

Be sure to ask your child what they want people to remember about them.  I know I will remember what a great group of kids that they are.  I will remember how proud I am of the children that they have become.

A Year in Review

Please enjoy our final installment of A Week in Review.  However, the children feel this one should be called "A YEAR IN REVIEW".

Report Cards

They will be available in FamilyAccess on Friday.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  I will check my email throughout the summer.

iReady for the Summer

Your child will still be able to log into the math and reading lessons for iReady this summer.  They are lessons designed to meet your child right where they are in their learning.  A note will be going home about it.

June WLE TV

June 5th:  https://youtu.be/qUx09bIulF0
June 7th:  https://youtu.be/U1VvQxWdgM0

Fall 2018 News Crew Applications

Calling all 4th Graders!!!
If you would like to be on the news crew next year, now is the time to apply!  The applications are due by Friday, June 8th!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0eRvQK4_vvjuI9WOboPdsNhdTDL1nJ8d6G4JP3EaI1p_gDg/viewform?usp=sf_link

MAY WLE TV

May 1st:  https://youtu.be/iqI1c4523xI

May 8th:  https://youtu.be/7311akgmO_o
May 10th:  https://youtu.be/WwRPzjmt86I

May 15th:  National Anthem:  https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/my-drive
                   News:  https://youtu.be/9OJ2VJnxVj0

May 17th:  https://youtu.be/JXOmjDRkx54

May 22nd:  https://youtu.be/RHgVbEjXXug
May 24th:  https://youtu.be/MoeyQC5nM6Q

May 29th:  https://youtu.be/75Ll2XujuDM

April 13th - A Week in Review

Happy Friday!

Below you will find out latest WEEK IN REVIEW - the US Government Edition.  Our BA will be next week on Friday.  We will be working on the review together in class and it will go home with your child Tuesday.  Please use it to help your child study for the BA

REPORT CARDS

The 2nd Trimester Report Cards are posted!  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about your child's progress!

SPRING FAIR

Our Spring Fair is coming up FAST!  It will be held on Friday, May 11th.  All activities will be planned for outside, hopefully Mother Nature cooperates.  A note went home last week about the Classroom Baskets.  Our theme this year is SUMMER.  Please consider donating a SUMMER items for our spring fair basket!

MSTEP

4th Graders in Michigan will be taking MSTEP this spring.  Our testing weeks will be:

ELA Assessment - The Week of May 5-11

Math Assessment - The Week of May 21-25

Our class will only be testing on ONE day during that week - unless your child needs extra time to finish.  I will let you know our exact date as soon as I have it.

April WLE TV

April 10th: https://youtu.be/sytUTS5xyjw
April 12th:  https://youtu.be/Kh7O4axCsmE

April 17th:   No news - due to the snow:(
April 19th:  No News

April 24th:  https://youtu.be/o2io3pJZKss
April 26th:  https://youtu.be/Ng9VfzN-3cE

A Week In Review

Hello Families,
I hope your week has been great and you have a relaxing week ahead.  We hope you enjoy our Week In review.  This week it is all about a read aloud from class: The War That Saved My Life.

Just a few updates and reminders:

Science BA - The science BA will be on Wednesday.  Your child was supposed to bring home their reviews yesterday.  Please see the note attached for an explanation.  The BA will be on Wednesday, March 7th.

Math BA:  The Math BA will be on Friday next week.  The review will go home on Monday.

Howell Nature Center Field Trip:  We will be going on a field trip to the Howell Nature Center on May 15, 2018.  Attached to the permission slip is a note detailing the field trip.  Please return the following by March 29th:

1. Lunch/Chaperone Information Sheet
2. Permission Slip
3. Howell Nature Center Waiver
4. Payment

Book Fair - The Spring Book Fair is next week.  Our shopping day is on Thursday.  If you would like for your child to purchase books, please send money to school with them on Thursday.  The family night is on Tuesday evening.

Bonaventure:  Our last Bonaventure Night for the year will be on Thursday, March 15th from 6-8:30 pm.  The class with the highest percentage of attendance will earn an ice cream party.  

March WLE TV

March 1st:  https://youtu.be/Oi5ghy-PzH0

March 8th:  https://youtu.be/iHS_hwmESMY

March 13th:
March 15th: https://youtu.be/FF5ZAezW_X4

March 22nd:  https://youtu.be/sm8YGuruV1I

March 27th:  https://youtu.be/heGD1pDXa-A
March 29th:  https://youtu.be/M4uuDM5z0ik

February WLE TV

February 6th:  https://youtu.be/9VROpRTYllk
February 8th:  https://youtu.be/DsVci8rB_8s

February 13th:  https://youtu.be/-5QfKd81yeE
February 15th:  https://youtu.be/GYW0r9Ymlhc

February 20th:  NO NEWS
February 22nd:  https://youtu.be/fAHzPWFocMs

February 27th: https://youtu.be/3iKeot4Mw8M

Room 17 Updates

Dear Families,

Because we took a math BA today, we did not have time to film week in review:(  We will have a week in review next week though.  I have many updates that I wanted to share with you about the coming weeks.

GLOBAL SCHOOL OF PLAY DAY-
A letter will be coming home with your child today detailing the Global School of Play Day.  This is going to be a time of unstructured play during the morning half of the day.  The kids know that they can bring in card games, board games, crafts, etc.  The only thing not allowable is electronics.    We talked as a class and the children know that if they bring something in, they have to be willing to share with all of the other children in the class.

TEAM JOSEPH CHARITY VOLLEYBALL GAME-
On Thursday, February 8th, WLE Staff will be playing Hickory Woods in our annual Charity Volleyball Game.  The game will be played at Geisler Middle School at 6:30pm.  The class with the highest percentage of attendance will win a pizza party.  The night of the game, concessions will be sold.  All profits made from the concessions will go to Team Joseph.

The charity that we are raising money for is Team Joseph.  Your child brought home a collection box early this week.  You DO NOT have to return the collection box in order to attend the game.  If you chose to, you can turn in the boxes when you go to the game.  We hope that many of our WLE Families can attend to cheer on the WLE Staff.

VALENTINE'S DAY
Our class voted to walk to Dairy Queen on the last day of school in lieu of a Valentine's Day Party. Your child can still pass out Valentine cards to their classmates if they wish.  We may watch a some of Chronicles of Narnia. Below is a list of students in our class.

          Alessia                     Paul                   Luke                     Maggie
          Arlinda                    Firas                   Abbigale               Noah
          Brennan                  Addison              Kertius                  Neha
          Emma                     Avery                  Sheperd                Addy
          Said                       Aniyah                 Lilly                       Jackson
          David                    Rawan
       

BONAVENTURE NIGHTS-
WLE receives proceeds from every Bonaventure Night that we have.  We have 2 remaining nights left - Thursday, February 15th and Thursday, March 15th.  Please consider attending one of these wonderful evenings to help support our generous WLE PTA.  The admission cost is $8.50 per person.  ONLY people skating have to pay the admission cost.

SPIRIT WEEK-
WLE Student Council is sponsoring Spirit Week from February 12-16.  Below is a list of the events planned for the week:

• MONDAY:  Decades Day
• TUESDAY:  Hat Day
• WEDNESDAY - LOVE DAY.  Where what you love.  If you love blue, wear all blue, if you love pizza wear a pizza shirt.  This is also the 100th Day of School.
• THURSDAY:  Twins Day
• FRIDAY - WLE Spirit.  Wear black, orange or WLE Spirit Wear.

I hope you have a wonderful, relaxing weekend! I'm looking forward to the Half Time Show on Sunday:)

Ellen

Vocabulary Study

Hello Families,

I spoke with many of you at conferences about starting a word study program.  This week we are going to get our feet wet with it.  Every other week, we will begin a new lesson.  At the start of the lesson, I will post the new vocabulary words on the blog.  They will not be TESTED on the words, but we will be doing activities each day with the new words.  If you can find a way to incorporate the vocabulary words into your daily life at home, that would be fabulous.

attitude
n. A way of thinking or feeling about certain things.

confess
v. To say or admit that one has done something wrong.

defend
v.  1. To keep from being attacked; to protect.

2.  To speak for; to argue in favor of.

gradual
adj. Happening slowly; taking place little by little.

hint
n.  Information given to help someone answer a question; a clue.

v.  To suggest something without directly saying what one means.

individual
n.  A single person, apart from others in a group.

adj.  Meant for just one.

malice
n.  The wish to hurt others on purpose.

misery
n.  A feeling of great unhappiness.

solution
n 1. The answer to a problem or a puzzle.

2.  A mixture formed when a liquid and some other material are mixed together.

survey
v. To look over; to examine.

n.  A study designed to gather information about an object.

January 19th - A Week In Review

Please enjoy the week in review (from last week).  We had a film a missing group today...

I enjoyed meeting with all of you yesterday!  It was a wonderful day.  As I said, many times yesterday, this is a really great group of kids.  They work well together and look out for each other.  Thank you again for taking the time to meet with me.

January WLE TV

January 4th:  https://safeshare.tv/x/s5cK4qe5xhI

January 9th:  https://youtu.be/wUj2uc12J2A
             MLK Celebration:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smrI3MrrlJk&t
         ***The news will be YouTube Links from now on.  I cannot use Safe Share anymore:(
January 11th:

January 16th:  

January 25th:  https://youtu.be/X2X8aWgrx0E

January 30th:  https://youtu.be/PywUsGg_3oE
February 1st:  https://youtu.be/3aFNACyL05M