Tuesday, Sept. 27-Early Dismissal 11:35
Friday, Sept. 30-Field trip to Brookfield Zoo-Bring a disposable sack lunch and dress for the weather.
Tuesday, Oct. 4- Picture Day
Math - There is a checkpoint quiz on Tuesday of this week, and an end of unit 1 test on Tuesday, Oct. 4. I will send home a review sheet for them to practice their skills for the check point quiz, and I will send home a pretest for them to review and practice skills for their end of the unit test. They should also review their Home Connections book pages 1-16 and Student Book pages 1-30. Many of those pages are in their math binder folder.
Spelling -
This week the students will be working with "Greek Roots". The spelling/vocabulary list will include words with the Greek roots "graph", "auto", "photo", "tele", and "rupt". We will study the meanings of these roots and how to use them correctly. The final TEST is scheduled for Friday, 9/30.
English- This week the students will continue to work with different kinds of sentences. They will write sentences using correct end marks, capitalization, and recognize run on sentences. They will practice using a variety of statements, commands, questions, and exclamations to make their writing more interesting.
Social Studies- We will have a test on Tuesday of this week over chapter 4 Unit 2 The Northeast Land and Resources.
Pages 104-119. The students should study all the sheets from their binder. They should know:
- all vocabulary
- how Niagara Falls was formed, where it is located, and why it is so important to the Northeast (2 ways)
- what is produced by hydro power plants
- the important mountain ranges that make up part of the Appalachian Mountains
- which states do not share a border with the Atlantic Ocean
- the Finger Lakes and understand why grapes grow well there
- difference between the coast of Maine and the coast of New Jersey
- two challenges that threaten the fish population of Chesapeake Bay
- what are some solutions to the problems that face the Bay
- how Green Mountains and the White Mountains alike and different
- which state would you like to live in the Northeast Region-why? 2 reasons
