IMPORTANT DATES:
Friday, October 16th – Movie Night
Wednesday, October 21st – Early Dismissal
Thursday, October 22nd – Book Fair – 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Spelling This rhyme will help you spell words that have the letters i and e:
i before e except after c or when sounded like a as in neighbor and weigh.
Math There will be a test covering chapter 3 on Tuesday, October 20. Lessons 1-5 will be covered on the test. There will be a quiz on Wednesday over lessons 1-3 to help the children review and know what they need to practice. The children will be learning about the "Working Backward" strategy and finding the pattern/rule of a set of numbers.
Reading We will continue reading Charlotte's Webb and Winn Dixie. The students will be working on their comprehension skills. They will learn about the climax of a story and the plot and subplot. Both groups will have a vocabulary quiz. The Charlotte's Web group will have a quiz on Wednesday, Oct. 14 (They have their vocabulary words in their folder) and the Winn Dixie group will have a vocabulary quiz on Friday of next week.
English - The children have been working on their descriptive writing. They have written their leads, and have started to write their details. They are being encouraged to write using "colorful language". This will make their writing come alive for the reader and paint pictures in the readers' minds.
Science I hope your child came home and taught you the cheer we learned to help them remember how scientists classify the 5 kingdoms of living things. "FBPAP"- ask them to tell you what it means and what they know about each kingdom. This week the students will study the difference between vascular and nonvascular plants.
Social Studies This week the students will learn about the Appalachian Trail and the mountains that make up the trail. They will create a map key to show the mountains and place them in the correct state on a map. They will also compare/contrast the coastlines of the different states in the northeast. They will add these features to their keys and include them in their maps.
