Monday, November 7th = Roller Skating Party
Tuesday, November 11th = Veteran's Day - NO SCHOOL
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THIS WEEK IN OUR CLASSROOM:
SPELLING: Lesson 10 Work will be due on Thursday and test on Thursday this week!
Word of the Week and definition = bonus point!
ENGLISH: We are learning about the traits of writing...Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions!
READING: We are continuing our novel NIGHT OF THE TWISTERS.
The students are learning new vocabulary words. The students are using the reading comprehension skills of visualizing, drawing conclusions, summarizing, predicting, questioning, and summarizing.
SCIENCE: WEATHER projects are due on Monday. The students have been working hard in class on this assessment! Some students are creating flap books, posters, mimeo computer presentations, and some other original projects. I can't wait to see the finished products!
Next, Chapter 12 "Oceans"! We will be investigating the difference in temperature of salt water and regular water.
SOCIAL STUDIES: We have been discussing the importance of having a skill in the colonies and how trading was the means to getting goods.
The students will be getting directions for our classroom TRADE FAIR on Monday.
Please read and discuss the directions thoroughly with your child.
TRADE FAIR = TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15th!!!
This week we will also be learning what life was like in colonial cities, towns, and farms.
JR. ACHIEVEMENT: = Week 4!! The students will be learning the importance of interviews and will be getting some "business" experience! Mr. and Ms. Paleka sure make this interesting for the students!
MATH: Chapter 6 Decimals
Monday = Lesson 1 "Rounding Decimals"
Tuesday = Lesson 2 "Adding and Subtracting with Decimals"
Wednesday = Lesson 3 "Estimate Sums"
Thursday = HOMEWORK SHEET and review!
Friday = NO SCHOOL
Word of the Week and definition = bonus point!
ENGLISH: We are learning about the traits of writing...Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions!
READING: We are continuing our novel NIGHT OF THE TWISTERS.
The students are learning new vocabulary words. The students are using the reading comprehension skills of visualizing, drawing conclusions, summarizing, predicting, questioning, and summarizing.
SCIENCE: WEATHER projects are due on Monday. The students have been working hard in class on this assessment! Some students are creating flap books, posters, mimeo computer presentations, and some other original projects. I can't wait to see the finished products!
Next, Chapter 12 "Oceans"! We will be investigating the difference in temperature of salt water and regular water.
SOCIAL STUDIES: We have been discussing the importance of having a skill in the colonies and how trading was the means to getting goods.
The students will be getting directions for our classroom TRADE FAIR on Monday.
Please read and discuss the directions thoroughly with your child.
TRADE FAIR = TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15th!!!
This week we will also be learning what life was like in colonial cities, towns, and farms.
JR. ACHIEVEMENT: = Week 4!! The students will be learning the importance of interviews and will be getting some "business" experience! Mr. and Ms. Paleka sure make this interesting for the students!
MATH: Chapter 6 Decimals
Monday = Lesson 1 "Rounding Decimals"
Tuesday = Lesson 2 "Adding and Subtracting with Decimals"
Wednesday = Lesson 3 "Estimate Sums"
Thursday = HOMEWORK SHEET and review!
Friday = NO SCHOOL
