Things to Remember:
Tuesday, September 30th - Last magazine turn in day. Our class is in first place keep up the good work!
Friday, October 3 - map test in social studies on Northeast Region
Tuesday, October 7 - Chapter 4 Social Studies test
Friday, October 16 - Reading folders due (please see the change of date)
Spelling: The skill this week is words with oi. Test will be on Friday. They should practice writing their words in cursive at least one time each day.
English: I will be giving a DOL test on Friday. This will be a test where the students will have to find the errors in the sentence and then write the sentences correctly. The students should practice writing sentences correctly, using punctuation (commas, quotation marks, periods, question marks, exclamation pts.) and capital letters. It will help them review the skills that were just tested.
This week we will review the different types of sentences. They will understand what makes a sentence and be able to identify the complete subject and complete predicate of a sentence.
Reading The reading strategy this week is predicting probable outcomes. The students will read stories and fill out prediction sheets which will help them to make predictions of future outcomes.
This week we will continue our work with prefixes and suffixes.The children will understand that these can help them recognize the root word and find the meaning of words. We will also review compound words. The children will recognize that you can tell the meaing of a word by determing the meaning of each part.
Students should not forget to be reading every night. Folders should be turned in after 7 days of reading. The last day for turn in is October 16th. This is worth 4 points of their reading grade.
Math This week in math we will review the Break Apart mental math strategy. We will also review fact families and estimating sums and differences. The students will add and subtract 3 and 4 digit numbers. A test is planned for Friday, October 3 over chapter 2. Please review all sheets in their binders. They should bring home their books so they can review.
Science This week the students will study the question: How are Plants and Fungi Classified?
They will observe the function of a plant stem and describe the structures of vascular and nonvascular plants. They will also describe the structure of fungi and compare and contrast fungi to plants.
Social Studies We will continue our study of the Northeast. The students are making maps and labeling the states with the different physical traits that they are known for. The Appalachian Mountain Range is the oldest chain of mountains in North America. The children are locating the smaller mountain ranges that make it up, and they are placing them on their maps. They will also identify some of the products of the Northeast such as quarries, maple syrup, grapes, and minerals.
A map test is planned for Friday of this week. They will need to be able to identify the names of the states in the Northeast region and the important bodies of water. They will be given extra points for also identifying the capitals of each of those state. A chapter 4 test is planned for Tuesday, October 7th over the Northeast Region.
Things to know:
Concept reviews at the end of each section
all vocabulary
Study all sheets in their binders
Differences between the coast of Maine and the Coast of New Jersey
Challenges that threaten the fish population of Chesapeake Bay and ways to save the Bay
How is Niagra Falls important to the people in the Northeast region?
How are the Green Mountains and the White Mountains alike/different? Be able to compare and contrast
