November is Here!

    It is so hard to believe but November is already here!  This year is going by so quickly.  This was a fun week at Riverside with our Red Ribbon Dress up days.  (Mrs. Dennie had some technical difficulties was not able to get photos to load, sorry)  This group has a lot of spirit and we appreciate their willingness to participate!
    We continue to work on our latest project and are reading the City of Ember and will be done with that in the next week or two and then get into the bulk of this project.  Students have learned all about the sun, moon and shadows in science time and will take that knowledge along with what they learn from the book and we can't wait to see what they come up with to help our 'friends'.
    As a school we have had a change in the Achieve 3000 policy,  We are still giving a grade on their average on activities and their thought questions but now to get a ticket and qualify for the Riverside Roster party students have to complete two activities at a 75% or higher.  This should help some students who have a rough article here and there, we hope!  We all believe if students take their time they should be able to do two articles each week and achieve both of their goals.  We continue to stress that students need to go back into the article and find their answers.  Each article is at each individual students exile level.  We appreciate all of the encouragement that you are giving at home.  We have seen great growth from this program.
     In math we are tackling fractions and learning how to apply what we learn in the real world.  We still have students struggling with their basic math facts and any help at home is greatly appreciated.  Xtramath.com, MobyMax Fact Master, Multiplicaiton.com are great sites to have students practice their facts (we do some of these at school but they can do it at home as well)  Also, good old fashioned flash cards are always wonderful.
     In humanities students should be working on their individual Explorer projects on the place they would like to explore.  We are excited to see what they come up with for this individual project!
     Have a great week!