Important dates to Remember:
Nov. 18 - Roller Skating Party 4:00-6:45
Nov. 21- End of first trimester
Nov. 26-28 No school
2008-2009 Year book order forms will go home with the students on Friday, Nov. 14th. Usually the students really enjoy getting these at the end of the year. The year books have to be ordered by December 1, 2008. No orders will be taken after that date. Parents just a reminder -- Prairieview yearbooks are not paid for at registration, so please place your order now. They are $10.00 and checks are made payable to Lifetouch.
Thank you to all who contributed to the Book Worm drive. We collected over 200 books from our classroom.
Spelling- The pattern this week is consonant + y words with the endings ing and ed. The students should write their spelling words one time each evening and turn them in the next day.
The students will not have a spelling test this Friday.
English - This week the students will go over singular and possessive nouns. This is a difficult concept to learn, so any extra help you can give your child on this skill will be appreciated. The English test is on Wednesday of this week over nouns. There will be an English assignment each night to help them practice for the skills from this unit.
Reading We will finish writing our response to the reading prompt: "How does E.B. White show that Charlotte's Web is a book about friendship?" The reading strategy focus will be on problem solving this week. The students will read stories and discuss the problems and solutions throughout the story. Reading skills will focus on synonyms, antonyms and homonyms.
Remember Our Reading party is on November 21. All folders are due by Thursday, November 20th.
Math This week the students will identify and apply the multiplication properties: Zero Property, Identity Property, Commutiative Property, Associative Property, and the Distributive Property. They will also write and evaluate multiplication and division expressions. They should study their 6 times tables this week. A timed test over 6's will be on Friday.
Social Studies The test over chapter 6 is on Tuesday of this week. We will review on Monday of this week.
Things to know and study:
vocabulary
all sheets in their binder landforms of the Southeast and the characteristics of each
climate of the Southeast
What is a hurricane? (4 details)
How can a hurricane be destructive? (3 details)
reasons for lighthouses in the Southeast
animals of the Southeast (from the coastal plains and the Appalachian Mountain areas)
crops/products of the Southeast( Should be able to tell at least two main resources (renewable/nonrenewable) and where there are found in the Southeast. Tell about two crops and where they are mostly grown)
What is a product of the logging industry
power plants of the Southeast (What product do they need to run their machines?)
Science A test is planned for Thursday of this week. The students should study the information from chapter 2, Life Cycles, in their science books. They should know all the information on the sheets in their binders.
Things to know:
all vocabulary
Where do genes come from?
parts of the plant that feed the embryo
How do ferns, mosses reproduce?
tubers
life cycles of different animals
life cycles of a seed producing plant and a spore producing plant
