As October Comes to an End

     October sure has flown by and we have been working non-stop in the PBL Classes.  Students have begun working on their newest project, "Amazing Race," which gives students the opportunity to learn about explorers.  Classes will be wrapping up this project next Friday, 06 November by participating in a wax museum.  They will transform into one of the explorers they are learning about and share information about that explorer.

     In math, students will begin the next blended learning topic on adding and subtracting whole numbers.  Since the unit is only six days long, we will be testing next Friday, 06 November.  Please make sure your child completes their study guide for 5 extra bonus point on their test.  Please also make sure your child is practicing multiplication problems each night.

     In English Language Arts, students are beginning to learn about "Non-Fiction" Informational Text Features, which includes, titles, subtitles, table of contents, glossary, and so forth.  We will be working with this for two weeks, which will assist with their explorers project in Amazing Race.

Pontiac Elementary Newsletter

Pontiac will be hosting its 25th Anniversary Celebration on the 17th of November.  We are very excited to celebrating 25 years of excellence.
25th Anniversary Video


UPCOMING EVENTS:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
26 October Heroes Make Healthy Choices Wear Camo Amazing Race Roll Out	27 October Wake Up Drug Free - Pajama Day CiCi’s Pizza Night:   5:00 - 8:00	28 October Wear Red for Red Ribbon Week End of Nine Weeks	29 October Be on a Drug Free Team - Wear a Team Shirt	30 October We Don’t Do Drugs, They’re Scary - Wear Orange & Black Non-Fiction Informational Text Features Quiz PTO Fall Fest: 6:00 - 8:00
2 November	3 November Family Literacy Night: 6:00 - 7:00	4 November	5 November PTO Meeting at 6:30 P.M. Report Cards Issued	6 November College Colors Day Honor Roll Recognition Amazing Race Due Topic 4 Math Test

Heroes Make Healthy Choices

Wearing Camouflage for 

Red Ribbon Week 

The Amazing Race Scavenger Hunt has Begun!

We Wake Up Drug Free

Pajama Day at Pontiac!

~Loren Grimm and Ashley Saullo~

Pontiac Elementary:

"Where knowledge is nurtured

and character blooms."

   

Looking Ahead

Hello All,

     Ms. Grimm and Ms. Saullo hope that each of you and your families are safe during this trying time in our state.  If you need any assistance, please let us know so that we can contact the correct individuals to get you the resources you may need.  If you are able to donate any items for flood victims, we would greatly appreciate it, so we are able to give back to our community.

     Due to what has occurred and with missing school, below is a tentative schedule of assignments (in yellow), since we do have to pick right back up where we left off when we return to school and district dates.  Please work with us since everything is up in the air at the moment.  

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
12 October Quiz on Figurative Language	13 October	14 October	15 October Dental Van	16 October Snowflake Bentley Unit Test
19 October	20 October Topic 2 Math Test	21 October 11:30 Student Dismissal End of 9 Weeks Due:  Weather   or Not	22 October Student Holiday: No School	23 October District Holiday: No School

     

     Pontiac's 25th Anniversary Celebration has been postponed, but we will be sure to provide you the new date it will be held as soon as we find out.  Also be sure to mark 30 October on your calendar for Pontiac's Fall Fest from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M., we hope you and your family are able to attend.  

     Please continue to remain safe and Ms. Grimm and Ms. Saullo will keep you updated as soon as the information is shared with us.  

Classroom Website:  PEBluePrint

Classroom Twitter:  PBL Twitter Page

~Ms. Grimm and Ms. Saullo~

Pontiac Elementary:

"Where knowledge is nurtured 

and character blooms."

As We End the Month of September

Hello All,

     We are excited for another week!  Students are still working on the Weather or Not project, which is due 16 October.  Students are learning about severe weather, atmospheric layers, weather instruments, and much more.  The class will be participating in severe weather stations and building their own weather instruments and the use those instruments to collect data.

    Fourth grade is excited to kickoff blended learning in math!  This type of learning is student paced and allows for teachers to pull students in small groups to further cement the content.  Be sure to ask your child about what stations they completed during math enrichment!  The fourth grade teachers grade enjoyed designing lessons and stations that fits your child's interests while they will be learning the curriculum.
  The class has started reviewing figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, and onomatopoeia).  The class is pulling both English Language Arts and Science together to complete a choice menu that uses figurative language to explain the Water Cycle and will be presenting their creations this Friday, October 2.

    We wanted to share this great opportunity with our fourth grade families.  This provides fourth graders and  their families the chance to visit America's national parks, federal lands and waters free of charge.  The link provides further information on this White House initiative:  Every Kid in the Park.  If you and your family do take advantage of this awesome opportunity, please take a photograph of you and your family at your location and email to Ms. Grimm or Ms. Saullo.

    If you did not have a chance to attend Parent/Teacher Conferences last week, do not hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher so that a date and time to meet can be scheduled.



Upcoming Events:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
28 September Topic 3 Math Test	29 September Zaxby’s Night 5:00 - 8:00	30 September Topic 2: Generate and Analyze Patterns Blended Learning Kickoff	01 October Reading Incentive Kickoff Duct Tape Dr. Barber for United Way! PTO Board Meeting at 6:30	02 October College Colors Day! Water Cycle Figurative Language Presentation Water Cycle Quiz
05 October Quiz on Figurative Language	06 October	07 October	08 October Pontiac's 25th Anniversary Celebration Nothing but Net District Basketball Game at Keenan High School: 6:00 - 7:00	09 October Snowflake Bentley Unit Test

Hey, Hey, What do you Say?

Who’s Gonna Be at Pontiac today?

                                                   

               September is attendance awareness month.

         #schooleveryday

Please remember that you are able to view the Blueprint Webpage to view project resources and the PBL calendar which indicates the length of projects.

Pontiac Elementary Blueprint

Be sure to follow our classes on Twitter so you can see what we are up to!  

PBL Twitter

~Loren Grimm and Ashley Saullo~

Pontiac Elementary

"Where knowledge is

nurtured and character

blooms."

What's New in the Classroom?

     We have started another week and began the newest project in the PBL Classroom, Weather or Not!  There are multiple components to this project and we will be completely finished with the project on 16 October.  Below are the rubrics for the group aspect and the score sheet for the station components included in the unit.  These have been reviewed with the students so they are aware what is required of them to earn an A.   

Weather or Not Group Project Rubric

Weather or Not Station Score Sheet

     In math, we are working on Place Values and will be testing on Monday, 28 September.  Study guides will be given this Thursday for students to complete by Friday for 5 bonus points on their test and then they will have the entire weekend to study.

   In English Language Arts, students are working on homophones and will have a quiz Friday.  They are also working on editing passages with correct capitalization and punctuation while learning about tornadoes, this will be tested on Friday as well.

     We want to extend our sincerest gratitude to those parents and students who attended Open House last Thursday!  We also would like to say, "A job well done," to all of the fourth grade students who presented on AVID, we are very proud of you!

    Just a reminder that the fourth grade has a policy pertaining to students changing their shoes for physical education and recess.  Students are not to do so because it takes time from the instructional period, which is vital to your child's education.  With AVID, students write in their agenda what global they have each day so that they are able to wear the appropriate attire on the day it is needed.  We greatly appreciate your understanding pertaining to this.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
21 September Weather or Not Project Roll Out Due: 16 October	22 September	23 September	24 September 11:30 Student Dismissal Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00 - 4:00 Pontiac’s Kids Bike Night at Quaker Steak 4:00 - 8:00	25 September Weather or Not Severe Weather Brochure Due Twisting Up a Storm Test
28 September Topic 3 Math Test	29 September Zaxby’s Night 5:00 - 8:00	30 September	01 October Reading Incentive Kickoff Duct Tape Dr. Barber for United Way! PTO Board Meeting at 6:30	02 October College Colors Day!

Hey, Hey, What do you Say?

Who’s Gonna Be at Pontiac today?

                                                   

               September is attendance awareness month.

         #schooleveryday

Please remember that you are able to view the Blueprint Webpage to view resources and the PBL calendar. 

Pontiac Elementary Blueprint

Be sure to follow our classes on Twitter so you can see what we are doing!  

PBL Twitter

See you Thursday for Parent/Teacher Conferences!

~Loren Grimm and Ashley Saullo~

Pontiac Elementary

"Where knowledge is

nurtured and character

blooms."