Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Week of Nov. 4th- Nov. 8th


Announcements: 
  • Friday, November 1st- Tuesday November 5th is a fall break for students! Students will return to school on Wednesday, November 6th. 
  • Thursday, November 14th: Grandparents' Thanksgiving Luncheon
  • November 25th-29th: Thanksgiving Break. NO SCHOOL!


Spelling

No spelling this week! Spelling will resume next week as usual.

Math: 

We begin a new unit which focuses on the properties and patterns in multiplication. Please continue to practice multiplication facts at home!

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Reading:

We will be working on the theme of a text, and applying it to our reading of The One and Only Ivan. The theme in a story is its underlying message, or 'big idea.' 

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Grammar: 

Students will form and use possessive nouns.

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Writing:
Students will begin a new piece of informational writing based on our Social Studies unit Native Americans and Early America. 
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Social Studies:
We will wrap up our unit on Native Americans with an open-note assessment Thursday. Students may also be working to complete mini-projects (i.e.postcards, poster) about the unit in class.