Thursday, September 23, 2010

The Week of September 27, 2010

Dear Parents,
This Friday, October 1st we will be halfway through the first trimester. Any student who is receiving a grade lower than a C will receive a progress report notification by mail.
I suggest that everyone should check "parent connect" to look at your child's grades.

IMPORTANT REMINDER:
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Thursday, September 30th = Picture Day.....SMILE!!!

HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN ROOM 205:


SPELLING: Review Lesson! Work due on Thursday. Final Test on Friday.

ENGLISH: We are skipping to Unit 5 "Capitalization & Punctuation".
This week we will be learning about proper nouns and adjectives, as well as, commas in a series.

READING CORE (HOMEROOM) : We will be understanding generalizations in text and recognizing the difference between fact and opinion.

.......SCOOPer READING.....I have met with almost every student to discuss at least one book they have read and their book activity. By the end of the week, each student should be halfway toward their goal!

READING SKILL GROUP: We will be reading a non-text selection Grizzly Bear Family Book while applying the skills of recognizing generalizations, and the difference between facts and opinions.
We will also be creating commercials which will apply our understanding of the above skills!

SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 5 Lesson 2 "New European Colonies" and Lesson 3 "The First Colonies"

SCIENCE: Using science tools open note/book quiz this week!
We will be doing a science activity that applies the tools and inquiry skills we have been learning.
Then, we will be discussing the scientific method.

MATH: Chapter 3 Division
L1 = Estimating with compatible numbers
L2= Dividing by 1 digit numbers with remainders
L3 = Interpreting remainders
L4 = Zeros in the quotient
Friday = Homework sheet!