Things to Remember:
Monday, December 6 4th and 5th Grade Choir - 7:15 to 7:50 a.m.
Wednesday, December 8 - 4th and 5th Grade Choir - 7:15 to 7:50 a.m.
Friday, December 10 - Movie Night - 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Don't forget about our School's Serivce Drive to help the needy families living in Darien. Please send in new toys/games, food, and or toiletries to school. All items are due by Dec. 13th. Thank you so much for your help.Thank you to those who have already sent items in.
Thank you to those who have been turning in their paper to the recycling bin. Just a reminder that no cardboard boxes should be put in the bin. Thank you.
Math We will begin a unit on telling time this week. Please have your child practice reading the analog clocks in your house. You might ask them question like: If we have to be at school at 7:45 and it takes 15 minutes to get to school, what time should we leave the house? They should be able to tell time to the nearest minute and second. We will also work on elapsed time. If the show starts at 4:00 p.m. and ends at 11:30 p.m. how long is the show?
Spelling - This week in spelling we will continue to work with r controlled words. Test on Friday.
Reading - Next week our story is A Very Important Day, by Maggie Rugg Herold. Many different families prepare for one very important day; becoming a United States citizen.
Our reading strategies are questioning, categorizing and classifying. Recognizing the question a story may raise is a good way to make sure you understand it. Classifying involves grouping like items, and categorizing involves naming the group. Grouping the items makes it easier to remember them. Students will classify and categorize the many characters and countries named in the story to help understand the story better.
Language Arts - The students are working on the final drafts of their descriptive paragraphs. There will be a test on Friday over the different types of figurative language that we have been studying: hyperbole, similes, personification, metaphors. They should be able to identify the type of figurative language and write an example of each.
Social Studies - There will be a test on Chapter 6 covering the Southeast land and resources. They should study all sheets in their binders along with the information their text.
They should know and understand:
all vocabulary
landforms of the southeast
highest elevation
climate
weather in Florida
hurricanes/what they are, what they can do 3 details to describe both
lighthouses
animals of the southeast -what area they live in
logging industry
resources/ what and where they are found
products/ what and where they are found
Science - We will review the behavioral adaptations of animals. The essential question this week is: How do living things of the past compare with those of today? The students will describe how plants and animals have changed over time. They will study the reasons for extinction. There will be a science test on Wednesday, December 15th over chapter 3.
