Week of October 20th and 27th

We are flying through October!  It has been a very busy month and the students are hard at work!  Here's what's happening in the next two weeks...

• Math Unit 2 study lunch is Wednesday, October 22nd
• Math test Chapter 2 retake is October 23rd during lunch recess
• Halloween party and parade is Friday October 31st starting at 1:15
• Please return conference preference times as soon as possible.

Reading:  We have been talking about summarizing the main idea of fiction and non fiction texts.  We will also look at fantasy and reality by reading the story, Wolf!  Students are also locating and utilizing nonfiction text features during reading and science classes.  

Science:  We have been busy dissecting and planting seeds!  We have learned all about the parts of a plant and the process of photosynthesis.  We also have 2 new members of the class that will help us learn about habitats.  Two hermit crabs arrived last week and will be with us throughout this unit.  Students will be observing the crabs in their habitats and working together to take care of them.  We will also be naming our new friends.... We will let you know the results!

Math:  We are working on our measurement unit.   Last week students learned how to measure to the quarter inch and also with centimeters and millimeters.  This week we are working on perimeter, area, and circumference.  The test will be the week of the 27th.  Please watch the assignment notebook for the exact date.  Don't forget to be practicing those math facts!

Writing:  We are working on focus and showing.  We will be using these skills to write a personal narrative.  

Have a great week!  

Week of October 6th

Welcome to a new week!

Here is what is happening...

• Extra Credit Projects are due Tuesday, Oct. 7th
• Social Studies Retake...
• Students can retake the social studies test on Tuesday, October 14th during lunch recess  I will be holding a study lunch this Wednesday to revisit and review the concepts taught in class.  Everyone is welcome! 
• Math test over chapter 2 is this Wednesday
• No school Friday and Monday! 

Spelling Review Week..

This is a spelling review week.  This week we go over previous words and will take a multiple choice test at the end of the week in which students will identify misspelled words.  Students do not have spelling homework to complete except for reviewing the review list which was sent home on Monday.  Our test will be on Thursday.  

Reading Review Week...

We will be reviewing concepts we discussed this past 5 weeks including:  story elements, problem/solution, decoding unknown words, finding text evidence to support our answers, and looking at elements of nonfiction.  

Science...

We are starting our habitats unit in science.  We will be looking at plants first and conducting many experiments to learn about what they need in order to grow.  

Please remember that if a student is home lunch or going home a different way, please send a note to school regarding the change.  Thanks!  

Have a great week and long weekend!