Monday, Nov. 10- The Girl with the Cape book money is due.

Tuesday, Nov. 11- Picture Retakes-If you want your child's picture retaken, just bring back the package on Tuesday and have your child let the teacher know.

Friday, Nov. 14-Coupon Book money is due.  If you would like a coupon book, please send in a check for the book.  If you do not want it, please return to school by Friday.  Thank you.


Math-There will be a test over chapter 3 on Tuesday, November 11.  They may use the extra pages in the text book as practice.  They should also study the material from their folders.   I will be giving mult. math fact tests on Fridays.  The students should continue to practice these facts so they do not forget them.

Spelling - The students will work with words this week that have the sound of /oo/ as in soup and pull. They will be assigned workbook pages 137-139, or an alternate list of words and activities. There will be a test on Friday of this week.

Reading- We will continue our work with the study of mythology with week.  The students will read about the Myth of Athena and the story of Arachne and Athena.  They will complete higher level thinking tasks to go with the myths of Hercules and Athena.

English -  We will begin a unit on nouns this week.  The students will identify nouns in sentences and distinguish between common and proper nouns.

Science- This week we will begin a new unit, What are Some Life Cycles of Plants?  They will investigate if seeds need light to grow.  They will understand what plants need to make their own food and explain the process of photosynthesis.

Social Studies - There will be a map quiz on Tuesday of this week.  The students should be able to place the correct name of the state on the map of the Southeast region.  They should also be able to identify the bodies of water: Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi River, and Atlantic Ocean.