No School on Friday, Nov. 8
Math - In math this week, the students will distinguish between the additive comparisons where they use addition or subtraction ( how much more, how many more, how much less ) and the multiplicative comparisons, where they use multiplication or division ( how may times more and how many times greater). They will also study the multiplication properties - commutative, identity and zero property, and the division rules-when you divide any number by 1, the quotient is always the dividend. When you divide any nonzero number by itself, the quotient is always 1. When you divide 0 by any nonzero number, the quotient is 0. It is not possible to divide a number by 0. A test is scheduled for a week from Wednesday, Nov. 13 over chapter 3. 4x' facts will be tested on Tuesday, and 6-8 facts will be tested on Tuesday, Nov. 12 of the following week.
Spelling - This week in spelling the students will work with words that have the ou sound and u sounding like /aw/.
Reading - In reading this week, we will continue to read Because of Winn Dixie. The students will predict and infer and work on their sequencing skills. Please encourage them to read or reread chapters of the book at home. This will help with their comprehension, vocabulary and fluency.
English - The test in English has been postponed until the following week on Tuesday, Nov. 12. They will have homework assignments which will help them to review the skills in the chapter. They should practice the skills at the end of the chapter for a review.
Science - The students will continue to work on their invertebrate posters. Their test will be on Wednesday of this week over Chapter 1 lesson 3.
The students should study their textbook and know the main concepts and vocabulary.
They should know:
The 5 classes of vertebrates, give at least two traits of each and two give examples of each.
They should be able to identify arthropods and give some examples of them
What two groups the animal kingdom is classified into
What are the three main body parts of an insect and how is an insect identified (How many legs and body parts?)
What is an exoskeleton and what does an arthropod do to it?
Social Studies - We will have our Resource Day on Thursday to help the students understand the products and resources that come from that region. Our menu for the day is:
grapes, cranberries, Waffles/Maple Syrup, and crab meat. I am looking for volunteers to bring in washed and ready to eat grapes. Please let me know if you would like to send some in. If anyone has an allergy to any of these foods, please let me know.
There will be a test in Social Studies on Thursday of this week over chapter, 4 Land and Water in the Northeast. The students should know all the vocabulary and concepts from the chapter. They should study the papers in their folders and know:
Social Studies - We will have our Resource Day on Thursday to help the students understand the products and resources that come from that region. Our menu for the day is:
grapes, cranberries, Waffles/Maple Syrup, and crab meat. I am looking for volunteers to bring in washed and ready to eat grapes. Please let me know if you would like to send some in. If anyone has an allergy to any of these foods, please let me know.
There will be a test in Social Studies on Thursday of this week over chapter, 4 Land and Water in the Northeast. The students should know all the vocabulary and concepts from the chapter. They should study the papers in their folders and know:
- Where Niagara Falls is, how it was formed and its importance to the area.
- What is produced by hydropower plants on the Niagara River?
- Know the Mountain Ranges that are part of the Appalachian Mountains and how they are different and how they are alike.
- What is the difference between the Maine Coast line and New Jersey Coast line?
- Which is the largest Finger Lake.
- How is this lake important to the grapes that are grown around it?
- Know the resources of the Northeast region and where they came from.
- What are some of the problems that challenge Chesapeake Bay and how have they tried to solve them.
