Weekly Reminders: *Lesson 10 spelling pretest on Monday.
*Unit 1 English test on Thursday.
*Chapter 1, lesson 3 open-book science quiz on Thursday.
*Checkpoint in math class on Friday.
*Lesson 10 spelling test on Friday.
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Plan Ahead:
*Chapter 5, lessons 1-3 social studies test on Tuesday, November 10.
*Five-minute multiplication timed test in math on Tuesday, November 10.
*No school on Wednesday, November 11.
*Chapter 1 science test on Thursday, November 12.
*Roller Skating Party on Tuesday, November 17.
*End of 1st trimester on Friday, November 20.
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Thank You!
I would like to thank all the parent volunteers that helped make our Halloween Celebration a success. The children designed such creative pumpkins and looked so wonderful in their costumes.
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Homeroom Happenings:
Science - We will finish our study of vertebrates and then move onto invertebrates. The children should be reviewing their notes each day. We will be taking an open-book quiz on Thursday. This quiz will cover the information in chapter 1, lesson 3. This lesson concludes chapter 1. The children will fill out a "how to study" sheet on Friday. The test on chapter 1 will be on Thursday, November 12. We will play a review game on Tuesday, November 10 to help prepare for this test. Our next blog will have a list of key concepts to review for the test.
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Social Studies - Our trip to the Northeast region is coming to an end. This week we will focus on lesson 3 in chapter 5. This lesson is called Taking a Stand. We will learn about abolitionists, slavery, and the Womens' Rights Movement. The children will fill out a "how to study" sheet on Thursday for the chapter 5 test which will be on Tuesday, November 10. Our next blog will have a list of key concepts to review for the test.
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Spelling - We will work with lesson 10 this week. This lesson covers making nouns that end in "vowel y" and "consonant y" plural. Please review the rules with your child throughout the week. The test on Friday will need to be done in cursive.
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English - On Tuesday, we will fill out a "how to study" sheet for the Unit 1 English test. On Wednesday, we will review for the test. Our test on Unit 1 will be on Thursday. Enrichment projects will be due on the day of the test.
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Reading - We have finished the classic novel, Charlotte's Web. This week, we will begin our next novel study. We will be reading a wonderful piece of literature called A Family Apart. This (historically accurate) heroic tale follows the adventures of six children who are sent out west on the Orphan Train by their impoverished mother in hope that they will find a better life. Frances Mary, the eldest of the Kelly children, shepherds her siblings through the Orphan Train trip and struggles to find them good homes. Frances Mary and Petey are adopted by the Cummings' and find themsleves involved in the Underground Railroad movement. This book, as well as the accompanying activities, will challenge your child in various ways. Be sure to ask your child about this story. Find out more about the Orphan Train and other historical events that we will encounter while reading A Family Apart. Visit this website: http://www.bgcs.k12.oh.us/reinhart/apart/default.htm
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Accelerated Math Menu:
Monday - Summarizing Data (median, mode, range, and mean)
Tuesday - Graphing Data (line graphs, bar graphs, circle graphs, and pictographs)
Wednesday - More on Graphing Data (double bar graphs & circle graphs)
Thursday - Reading Graphs & continue working with circle graphs
Friday - Checkpoint #1 (qualitative vs. quantitative, line plots & frequency tables, summarizing data, graphs)
