What's Happening the week of Nov. 9th: ***Check out the Vocabulary practice
game. Go to the English and down to Voc. game. The kids love practicing
their vocabulary. It is a fun web-site!!! FALL FESTIVAL FRIDAY NIGHT!!!
Another new Enrichment Project****Demonstrate to the class how "Weathering"
and "Climate" are different!!! Remember this is your project, you can do
what ever you want to do, I have not made any rules as long as it is safe.
Reading-Story for week-"Big City Dreams" skill-"Cause and Effect"
Selection test Friday and Vocabulary test. I sent home the new vocabulary
home Friday, so you could begin to practice over the weekend for those who
enjoy working ahead!!!
English- We are continuing our study of "Verbs." Irregular, Verb B, past
with helping verbs. I hope to have them ready for summative test on Friday.
We will see!!!
Math- We are continuing to review mean, median, mode, range, and all types of
graphs. A study guide will be given Monday and test Tuesday. Then we will
start FRACTIONS!!!!
Science-We are beginning our study on "Water Cycle", "Weather and Climate"-
We will be doing several experiments on evaporation, condensation, etc. using
our new "FOSS" KITS.
Social Studies- We will be identifying cultural groups who inhabited North
America in the 17th Century. (Puritans, Quakers, Spanish, French)
ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
NEW PROJECTS:
1. Project centered around moon phases: be creative
2. Project centered around different types of climate zones.
3. Project relating to the water cycle.
4. Social Studies: History of Chocolate-This sheet will be given on Monday
and your child will have in their Social Studies folder.
5. Social Studies: Explorer's Notebook- This sheet will be given on Monday
and your child will have in their Social Studies Folder.
6. Science: Report on Natural Resources- Use your own resources and be
creative.
7. Science: Report on Weathering and Erosion- Use your own resources and be
creative.
**This is not for a grade, but for enrichment.
Your child will gain points to earn rewards at the end of the 9 weeks. This
is not required but encouraged. If your child chooses to do any of the
following projects, they are due by November 30th.
If you ever have any questions, please call me at home. My number is listed
in the phone book.
At the beginning of the week we will be retesting over 9 weeks test. We will
also take two more map test over Language Arts and Math. Every child has the
opportunity to re-test and raise their grade.
Always remember to sign planners nightly and check your child's take home
folders. The web page is subject to change according to schedules at
school. Things do come up and the schedule of test etc. can change. This is
why it is very important to always check your child's planner nightly. It is
your child's responsibility to copy all assignments off the board. I go over
this with them every afternoon.
