Weekly Happening:*No school on Monday, Columbus Day.
*Movie Night Permission Slips due Tuesday.
*Open book Chapter 1, lesson 1 science quiz on Wednesday.
*Bring in Box Tops by Thursday.
*Chapter 4 Social Studies Test on Thursday.
*Lesson 7 spelling test on Friday.
*Chapter 2, lesson 8-12 checkpoint in math on Friday.
*Monsters vs. Aliens Movie Night on Friday.
Homeroom Happenings:
Science: On Wednesday, the children will take an open book quiz on chapter 1, lesson 1. We will work on lesson 2 for the rest of the week. Lesson 2 teaches the students how plants and fungi are classified.
Social Studies: The children will fill out a "how to study" sheet on Tuesday. We will play a review game on Wednesday. On Thursday, we will take a test on chapter 4, lessons 1-3. The children will be allowed to use their textbook for support during the test. Please have your child review these items:
*Identify the 2 Great Lakes between which Niagara Falls is located.
*Identify the two main features for which Niagara Falls is known.
*Identify the 3 main mountain ranges in the northeastern part of the Appalachian Mountains.
*Identify the two states in the Northeast that do not border the Atlantic Ocean.
*Key words: glacier, gorge, hydropower, hydroelectricity, lighthouse, and peninsula.
*Identify the steps in the production of maple syrup.
*Explain why grapes grow well in certain areas of the Northeast.
*Identify the largest lake of the Finger Lakes.
*Explain why water is essential to the production and growth of cranberries.
*Key words: vineyard, bog, sap, mineral, and quarry.
*Define the name of the people who fish Chesapeake Bay.
*Explain how pollution from a factory gets into Chesapeake Bay.
*Explain why Chesapeake Bay is important to the Northeast.
*Describe actions a resident of the Chesapeake area could take to help preserve the bay.
*Key words: bay, inlet, watermen, and crab pot.
Spelling: We will not take a spelling pretest this week. The words this week have either "ie" or "ei". Remember this phrase: i before e except after c or when sounded like a as in neighbor or weigh.
Vocabulary: We will not have W.O.W. words this week.
English: We will begin Unit 1, Sentences, this week. We will discuss fragments and complete sentences, statements & questions, and commands & exclamations.
Reading: We will continue reading Charlotte's Web. The children will have reading homework some of the days this week. They may count this reading on their 100 minute reading chart. At the end of the week, we will discuss alliterations. Each child will be creating a Fall/Halloween alliteration.
Accelerated Math Menu:
Monday - No school.
Tuesday - Adding and Subtracting Greater Whole Numbers.
Wednesday - Adding Decimals
Thursday - Subtracting Decimals.
Friday - Checkpoint on lessons 8-12. We will also fill out a "how to study" sheet. Our test on chapter 2 will be on Tuesday, October 20.
