You should be checking "parent connect" to see how your child is doing in each subject. We are officially halfway finished with the first trimester. If your child is receiving a grade below a C, a progress report will be mailed to you. If you have concerns at any time regarding your child's progress, please contact me.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER.......
~Friday, October 1st = Bingo Night
~Monday, October 4th = Lunch in I.M.C. slips due
~Thursday, October 7th = Lunch in I.M.C. with Mrs. Walsh-Rock
~Monday, October 11th = Columbus Day - No School
~Friday, October 15th = Movie Night
Copy helpers this week = (Thanks so much!)
~Weds. 10/6 1:00 Mrs. Alvarez
~Fri. 10/8 8:00 Mrs. Smiles
Can you donate.....we are in need of:
~microwave PopSecret popcorn
~apple juice drinks (individual serving)
~pencil grippers
~Halloween stickers
~Halloween theme prizes
THANKS!
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR CLASSROOM:
SPELLING: Lesson 6 Vowel Changes - Work due Thursday & Test on Friday.
Word of the Week spelled correctly and correct meaning = 1 bonus point!
ENGLISH: Lots of work with commas! We will be doing a creative activity based on the book:
Eats, Shoots, and Leaves at the end of the week.
READING (CORE) HOMEROOM: Homonyms/Homographs and multiple meaning words will be our focus.
READING (Skill group): We will be reading non-fiction text and concentrating on finding the main idea and supporting details in the selection.
We will be playing "I Have, Who has...." with what we have learned about main idea & details.
We will be doing a creative homonym activity using Fred Gwyne picture books!
SOCIAL STUDIES: We are learning about the 13 English Colonies which is our last lesson in Chapter 5.
The students will be filling out a "How to Study Sheet" on Wednesday.
Chapter 5 Test = Wednesday, 10/13.
SCIENCE: Please remember that our science text can be accessed online at thinkcentral.com. Check out the Prairieview page of the district website for instructions on how to access, as well as a quick link to the site!
We are continuing to learn more about the Scientific Method.
We will be doing an investigation/experiment and applying the scientific method.
MATH: Chapter 3 continued.....
Lesson 3.5 Patterns in division
Tuesday = Quiz over Lessons 1-5
Lesson 3.6 Estimate with 2 digit divisors (This tends to be a difficult lesson)
Lesson 3.7 Divididng by 2 digit divisors (This tends to be a difficult lesson)
Friday = Homework sheet
SPELLING: Lesson 6 Vowel Changes - Work due Thursday & Test on Friday.
Word of the Week spelled correctly and correct meaning = 1 bonus point!
ENGLISH: Lots of work with commas! We will be doing a creative activity based on the book:
Eats, Shoots, and Leaves at the end of the week.
READING (CORE) HOMEROOM: Homonyms/Homographs and multiple meaning words will be our focus.
READING (Skill group): We will be reading non-fiction text and concentrating on finding the main idea and supporting details in the selection.
We will be playing "I Have, Who has...." with what we have learned about main idea & details.
We will be doing a creative homonym activity using Fred Gwyne picture books!
SOCIAL STUDIES: We are learning about the 13 English Colonies which is our last lesson in Chapter 5.
The students will be filling out a "How to Study Sheet" on Wednesday.
Chapter 5 Test = Wednesday, 10/13.
SCIENCE: Please remember that our science text can be accessed online at thinkcentral.com. Check out the Prairieview page of the district website for instructions on how to access, as well as a quick link to the site!
We are continuing to learn more about the Scientific Method.
We will be doing an investigation/experiment and applying the scientific method.
MATH: Chapter 3 continued.....
Lesson 3.5 Patterns in division
Tuesday = Quiz over Lessons 1-5
Lesson 3.6 Estimate with 2 digit divisors (This tends to be a difficult lesson)
Lesson 3.7 Divididng by 2 digit divisors (This tends to be a difficult lesson)
Friday = Homework sheet
