Friday, November 9, 2012

The Week of November 12, 2012

Dear Parents,

NO SCHOOL MONDAY - In honor of Veteran's Day!

Wednesday night is the informational parent night for parents regarding the 5th grade field trip to the Robert Crown Center.  The meeting is at Prairieview at 6;30.

HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM:

SPELLING:  Lesson 10 and "H" word of the week

ENGLISH:  Unit 2 Nouns - This week we are writing a Thanksgiving theme short story which we will turn into a "Mad Lib".  The students will  apply their knowledge of identifying a noun in a sentence and choose original nouns when given a noun "catagory" to complete another student's Mad Lib!!!

SCOOPer READING:  I am expecting that each student will have read a book and completed a book activity before the Thanksgiving break.  
   
READING:  We will be focusing on skill work this week by using a variety of materials.
The skills we are working on:  Setting a Purpose for Reading & Author's Purpose (inform, persuade, entertain)  

SOCIAL STUDIES:  TRADE FAIR = WEDNESDAY!!!!!

We will also be learning about everyday life in the English Colonies.

SCIENCE:  Chapter 12 Lesson 2 "What Forces Shape Shorelines"

MATH: 
Tuesday = Chapter 6 Quest
Wednesdy = Mean
Thursday = Mean and Median
Friday = Mean, Median, Mode and Range