Monday, Sept. 23 Recorder money due for music
Tuesday, Sept. 24 Magazine turn in day 3
Wed./Thurs., Sept. 25 & 26 Beginning Band Sign-Up
Thursday, Sept. 26 Fall Pictures
Friday, Sept. 27 Early Dismissal 11:00
Thursday, Oct. 3, Field Trip to Brookfield Zoo- Dress for the weather and bring a disposable sack lunch.
Time for Kids will go home with the students on Monday with a worksheet that goes with it. They should leave the magazine and sheet in their binder on the homework side to remind them that they should read and discuss this with their family throughout the week. They will need to turn the sheet in on Friday, and they will have a quiz over the material in the Time For Kids magazine on Friday. They will be able to use their magazine to help them answer the questions, so it is very important that they leave it in their folders.
Math -The Essential Question for this chapter is: What strategies can I use to add or subtract? We will review the properties of addition (commutative, associate, and identity properties) and the rules for subtraction. When you subtract 0 from any number, the result is the number, and when you subtract a number from itself the result is 0. They will also practice using patterns and place value to add and subtract numbers. They will use different mental math strategies to help them solve problems.
Spelling - This week in spelling the students will work with words that have the long and short vowel sounds of "i" and "o". They will be responsible for workbook pages 37-39.
Reading - This week we will be focusing on the reading skill of determining author's viewpoint. Author's viewpoint refers to the author's opinion of what is important, or the attitude toward the topic. The author might give his/her opinion directly, or the reader might have to infer the information by finding clues or other information that the author provides. We will work on this skill by looking at some fun poetry by Shel Silverstein that expresses his point of view towards topics such as the dentist and school.
We will be working on writing for our Daily 5 lesson this week.
English This week the students will learn about the simple subject and predicate of a sentence, and they will identify run-on sentences. A test over chapter 1, The Sentence, will be on Friday of this week. The students will have homework throughout the week to help them review.
Science - The students will understand the scientific method. We will conduct an a couple of experiments so the students can apply their knowledge of the scientific method. Our worm unit will begin the following week. In this unit, the students will follow the scientific method as they learn about worms. Be prepared to bring in worms a week from this Tuesday. Please do not bring them in earlier. We will learn about their habits, so they can make a good home for them:)
Social Studies - We will review the three branches of government. The students will decide what branch they would like to be in and why. They will understand the jobs of the different branches of government. The students will identify two ways in which they can be a U.S. citizen and the responsibilities of U.S. citizens. They will understand and identify types of services that are paid for by our taxes.
A test is planned for a week from this Tuesday over chapter 2 lessons 2 & 3. They should study the worksheets in their binders, know all vocabulary from the lessons, and study the key concepts in each lesson. Pages 46-59
They should know:
The three levels of government and who is the head of each (page 49)
The three branches of government(who is the head of it,where they meet,their job or role)
U.S. citizens' responsibilities
Children's responsibilities (page 59)
U.S. citizens' rights (freedoms)
13th Ammendment
19th Amendment
26th Amendment
What citizens need to do to make good decisions (page 59)
Why should people vote?
