October 12, 2021
Fall 2021 Issue 8
Weekly activities and lessons to keep your child thinking and progressing throughout the school year.
"Some people dream of success… while others wake up and work hard at it."
The McManus Files
Fall 2021 Issue 8

Hello

Thank you for visiting The McManus Files. It this weeks issue I'm recommending a beautiful and relevant book that was a pleasure to read and I suggest you read together as a family. It will encourage wonderful conversations and self-revelations. Also, I'm sharing an extremely popular and fun WebQuest about plant science. Set your students free on this journey and watch the learning happen. There are three creative writing prompts and two challenging brain teasers to keep those math skills sharp. Enjoy!

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Great Read of the Week
Wishtree
by Katherine Applegate
Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . .
Red is a neighborhood "wishtree" who is over 200 rings old. Sit back and enjoy the wisdom and storytelling of this one of a kind narrator. Red, alond with the incredibly funny animals that live in and around her, she shares the memorable story of her past and present. Red has seen it all in her years. Until a new family moves in, and not everyone is welcoming. Red's experience as a wishtree is more important than ever to the new family. Funny, deep, warm, and nuanced, this is a book written from the heart, and from a completely unexpected point of view. I know you will love reading it as I did. Plus, you will learn a lot about trees.
Inquiry Quest

The Great Plant Escape, is a 4th and 5th grade WebQuest where students are given numerous cases to solve with mysteries about plant science. In each case, the students follow preassigned links in order to solve the different mysteries.

Each of the lessons in the program is interdisciplinary, designed to introduce students to plant science and increase their understanding of how foods grow. Activities enhance student's math, science, language arts, social studies, music and art.

It is a wonderful way to learn about science and develop research skills. If your child loves playing games on the computer, WebQuests are the perfect middle ground. They have to use their logic, problem solving skills and curiosity to discover the keys to unlock the answers.


If you feel your child might benefit from a group or individual tutoring program to close the gap created during summer vacation and to prepare them for the next phase of their education, please contact McManus Tutoring.

Programs are structured so that students learn independence, accountability, and self-possession and they develop a repeatable structure that can be used to build success in the future.

McManus Tutoring has all Summer 2021 issues of The McManus Files posted in the library.

You can visit the site by clicking the link mcmanustutoring.com
or simply scanning the QR Code
3 Writing Prompts

These prompts and questions will help jump-start your daily writing. Just as it's important to read for at least 30 minutes each day, you should also write for 30 minutes a day. Don't worry about your organization or spelling, just write!


"I entered the restaurant and ordered my favorite dish of..."



"Suddenly the eye's of the painting blinked and looked to the left of the room where..."



"The evil princess bent over the wounded witch picking up her wand and..."


Problem(s) of the Week

Solve the problems and complete
Parts A & B
Part A: What is your answer to the problem? 

Part B: Explain your thinking in complete sentences. How did you come up with your final answer?
Part A: What is your answer to the problem? 

Part B: Explain your thinking in complete sentences. How did you come up with your final answer?
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