The

Crocilla Courier
November 2016

Mr. Crocillas Corner

Dear Parents/Guardians and Students,
The end of Trimester 1 is upon us. The
leaves are falling and our students are growing!
With the introduction of our latest positivebehavior system, Class Dojo, the students are
learning to set good examples for their peers
and are striving to become active leaders of our
school. With good choices, comes great
rewards! Students are being rewarded with
fun coupons to utilize in our classroom, such as
Free Choice Time, Line Leader
for the Day, and Hat Pass!
During the month of October, we
started piloting our new ELA
curriculum (Benchmark Advance),
enjoyed a visit/assembly with a
second real-life author (Tracey
Hecht, The Nocturnals),
highlighted our love for
learning and reading at our
annual Craughwell
celebrations: Family Education
Night and Family Reading Night, as well as
had our first holiday party of the year,
Halloween, with the help of some fantastic
parent volunteers! I am eager to meet with
parents/guardians in the upcoming
conferences to discuss any concerns and share
the wonderful things that our students are
doing in our classroom so far this school year!

November Happenings
Wed. November 2 SIP Day (Student dismissal @
11:50am No lunch on this day)
Sun. November 6 Daylight Savings
Time begins (set clocks BACK 1 hour!)
Tues. November 8 Craughwell
Election Day Vote for Books!
Fri. November 11 Veterans Day & Assembly
- - - - - - - - - - - - - End of Trimester 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - November 13-18 National Educators &
Specialists Week
Tues. November 15
Choir Concert
Thurs. November 17 ABC Assembly
Mon. November 21st & Tues. 22nd Parent/Teacher
Conferences (**by appointment ONLY)
November 21-25 Thanksgiving/Fall Break
(No Student Attendance)

Sincerely,

Mr. Crocilla
P.S. Just a reminder: all homework
will continue to be posted on our
class website daily.

Mon. November 28 Winter MAP

Testing begins

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Learning Highlights: I can

Reading

Mathematics

Evaluate my role while discussing.

Solve addition problems with multiple addends.

Use reading strategies to have a purposeful

discussion.

Solve addition word problems.

Tell time to the minute/second

and determine elapsed time.

Convert between units of time.

Make the connection between factors and multiples.

Find the factor pairs for any number 1-100.

Monitor my reading and use context clues to make

sense of text.

Visualize what I am reading to understand important

moments.

Share my prior knowledge of government.

Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is

supported by key details.

Read and analyze a personal letter.

Create a prime number factor tree.

Interpret information presented visually: sidebars,

charts, and photos

Use the associative and commutative properties of

multiplication.

Compare information from two texts.

Apply multiplication strategies to solve problems.

Writing

Explore and use the double-and-halve strategy.

Find prime and composite numbers.

Social Studies

Draft my personal narrative.

Locate and label important lines on a globe and map.

Edit and revise my personal narrative.

Apply tools of geography.

Support my peers in editing and revising.

Publish my personal narrative.

-------------------------------------------Words Their Way

Read my words, identify spelling patterns, and clarify

meanings.

---------------------------------------------Grammar

Identify whether a phrase is a complete sentence or

sentence fragment.

Capitalize proper nouns.

Identify the past tense of verbs.

Vocabulary

Explain the meaning of words with the prefixes supr- and pre-.
Use context clues to identify unknown words.

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Fourth Grade Fun!

Happy Birthday to
Mason - 11/3
D.J. - 11/4
Alaina - 11/12
Lexie - 11/30

IXL Experts
This section will highlight the new achievements that
our 4th grade mathematicians are making on IXL.
Using the students log-in form that was sent home
and kept at school, it will allow them to access the
website and start earning points and cool prizes!
https://www.ixl.com/signin/troyccsd

100 Point Club:

Zach, Addy, Elizabeth,
Evan, Alaina, & D.J.

Thank You!
Thank you to the parent volunteers that not only planned, but also helped and celebrated with us during our
Halloween Party! The fourth graders were so excited about our celebration and with your support they
had a blast eating treats, coloring Halloween-themed pictures, painting pumpkins, and playing Halloween
BINGO! This party would not have been possible without your hard work and collaboration.

November Fun Facts

November is the last month of the fall season and has 30 days.
Sesame Street first premiered on PBS on November 10, 1969.
Veterans Day is commemorated on November 11th.
On November 20th, Universal Childrens Day is recognized.
On November 21, 1763, the first hot-air balloon took flight!
Thanksgiving is celebrated on Thursday, November 24th this year.
November 25th is Native American Heritage Day.
American football is the main sport watched in the U.S. during this month.
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STAR STUDENT
This section highlights our Star Students of the previous month. Each student will be randomly selected
throughout the school year to be the Star Student for the week. This student acts as the teachers special
helper, as well as gets the opportunity to share more about themselves with the class during our Friday
meeting! Students can share pictures that are special to them, showcase some of their favorite
possessions, and will respond to ten bonus questions by their peers. Below you will
find some information that our Star Student would like to share about his/her self.

Who will be next?

Phillipe Espino
Star Student: October 3rd - 7th
Birthday: March 25, 2007
Family: Mom, dad, and Jaiden
Favorite.
Book: Lego Ninjago
TV show: Phineas and Ferb
Food: pizza
Subject in School: math
Sport: basketball
Animal: lion
Color: blue
Thing to do: recess
Place to Visit: TCBY
Something special about me is: I like to fix
computers!

Mason Duncan
Star Student: October 10th 14th
Birthday: November 3, 2006
Family: Me, mom, dad, and brother
Favorite.
Book: Piggy and Gerald
TV show: Jessie
Food: pizza
Subject in School: math
Sport: baseball
Animal: monkey
Color: blue
Thing to do: jump on my trampoline
Place to Visit: my hamas
Something special about me is: that I am part
Hawaiian!

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Sofia Gomez
Star Student: October 17th 21st
Birthday: January 9, 2007
Family: Dad, Mom, brother, sister, and me
Favorite.
Book: Bad Kitty: Take a Bath
TV show: The Loud House
Food: salads
Subject in School: math
Sport: volleyball
Animal: zebra
Color: turquoise
Thing to do: play dolls with my cousin
Place to Visit: Florida
Something special about me is: that I am
Mexican!

Addison Gregory
Star Student: October 24th 28th
Birthday: May 9, 2007
Family: Mom, step-dad, dad, step-mom, stepsister, half sister, sister, brother, 3 dogs, 2
guinea pigs, and me
Favorite.
Book: Because of Winn Dixie
TV show: Sam and Cat
Food: chicken alfredo
Subject in School: writing
Sport: soccer
Animal: snow leopard
Color: white, black, and sky blue
Thing to do: play on i-phone
Place to Visit: Wisconsin
Something special about me is: that I am Irish
and I know how to do an Irish dance!

Absent Students
If your student is going to be absent and you would
like to pick up his/her homework for the
day, please call the office by noon and
his/her work will be sent to the office for
pick-up by 3:30pm.
Troy Craughwell Elementary School: #815-577-7313

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