Happy Halloween!
On Thursday there will be a parade starting at 8:30. Our party will begin at 12:50 after lunch. There have been emails sent out to volunteer and for donations. We do a whole 5th grade party and it's going to be fun!! Please make sure your child has finished their book club assignment, we had many who did not last week. It is due Friday. In math, we are starting a new module which is adding and subtracting fractions.
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Thank you to some awesome parents for making our walk a thon canvas. It looks amazing! This week we will begin our fairy tale book club unit. Each student will be given a novel to read and is expected to read certain pages each week, and do QAR questions and sign post. Every Friday, the kids that read the same book will meet and discuss the assigned pages. It is crucial that your child finish their assignment, so that we can have successful book talks. There will be 4 books Red, Grump, Rump, and Jack. The students will be assigned their novel and teacher on Monday. In math, we will be wrapping up the module on Friday. Social Studies- Students will be learning about explorers. Writing- Students will be finishing a piece of writing that they have been working with for a while. We will have a publishing party on Friday. I sent out the conference schedule last week, so be sure to sign up for a time.
Up coming dates Mid Mod Test- Oct 8 Be Seen and Heard Assembly- Oct 9 Walk-a-thon- Oct 19 Math- Mid Module test will be on Tuesday and then we will continue with the module. Reading- Wonder pages 205-245. Writing- The students are working on revising a piece of writing. Lots of different strategies being introduced. Science- They will be heading to Mr. Lueck's class to start the solar system. Social Studies- We will begin looking into early American explorers. Tuesday, October 1, is an Alta Vista Family Night. There will be no homework that night.
We have a chapter 2-3 social studies test on Thursday. Science Test on Friday\ Our mid module 2 math test is next Tuesday, October 8. Language Arts We are continuing our novel Wonder this week, with pages 160. In this section of the book, the students will be reading from the point of view of the characters Summer and Jack. This week the students will be focusing on analyzing characters and generating questions. We will continue writer's workshop Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday this week. This week the students will be choosing their favorite story from the year so far and begin to revise it. Math We're continuing module 2 this week, with lessons 11-15. Social Studies This week the students are studying the different regions in which Native Americans lived, and how the resources in the region affected their way of life. Test on Thursday. Science We will be wrapping up the first units on Friday and they will head to Mr. Lueck on Monday for a new unit. |
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