October 2nd

Hello Quest Families!
Here are some updates.

State Fair
We are in the last two weeks of our geography / states unit.  Next Thursday, October 10th, at 8:15, we will have a State Fair!  On that day, students will have a table to display the following about the state they are studying:
A relief map
The book they read (set in the state)
A fun facts paper
An essay
A tourism video
Food cut into 10-15 samples

The food is where you come in!  For the next couple of days, we will look up some recipes.  Please help your student by asking about the recipe, helping them get supplies, and bringing the samples to school. With creative packing, students have been successful bringing in food projects on the bus.  If this project is a hardship for your family, please let me know, and I can help out.

The fair will run from 8:15 to around 9:00.  All are welcome.

Studying for states
Students should continue to study their 50 states until they have them memorized.  Knowing the location of the 50 states, as well as other geographical landmarks will help them in their studies of the United States this year.  Our last official quiz for this will be next Tuesday.  However, students may retake this during workshops until they get all 50 states correct.

Assessments
We will be attempting to put as many assessments as possible on SeeSaw.  Please refer to this to see how your student is doing.  Students will have information about their relief map, essay, reading comprehension, and tourism video by mid October.  Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions.

Problem Solving
We are wrapping up our first unit (Expressions, Equations, and Volume) this week.  Be sure to check Seesaw to see some of the work you student has done this unit.  Next week, we will start a fraction unit.  Students will also be exploring how to program with Cubelets.