Weekly News for the Week of October 1, 2012

Even Better News!

Our class project, Artful Artists At Work, posted on the Donor's Choose website, has been fully funded. Thank you to the Navidad Family, KIA Motors, and the anonymous donor who completely funded the remaining amount of the project. We should be receiving the requested art supplies within the next three weeks!

Tiling Update:
The new floor in room 17 is finished and it has been waxed to an incredible shine. The district uses non-toxic, plant-based products, although there is currently a strong smell. The room will be airing out this weekend and we should be able to resume our studies in our class this Monday, October 1. A huge thank you to all of the students for the great job they did adjusting to our temporary home, and to all our families for helping the project get completed.

In The Classroom:

Math Grades 4 and 5: Topic 5 Algebra: variables, expressions, solving inequalities, and order of operations. We will also be resuming Accelerated Math.

Reading: Wrapping up unit 1 of Treasures; Analyzing reading comprehension questions (Right There, Drawing Conclusions, Inference, and On My Own); "Beyond" activities for Bridge to Terabithia

Writing Topic: What themes did Katherine Patterson write about in Bridge to Terabithia? How did she portray those themes? Using an essay map to brainstorm; Revising for specific details; Subject and predicate review; Identifying and Writing compound sentences

Arts: No Master Chorale this week.

Grade 4 Social Studies: Landforms and economies of California's four regions.
The California Regions Poster Project is due 10/12. Please continue to work on it.

Grade 5 Social Studies: Students will continue their research for the U.S. State Project.

Grade 4 Science: Rocks and Minerals

Grade 5 Science: The Water Cycle

Garden: This week students will be planting new seeds in our class garden bed. Thank you to our parent volunteers for organizing and assisting the students in planting!

Weekly Root: miss, mit = send

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Points due Friday 10/5. Quiz on 10/5

* Please return September's Reading calendar, signed by a parent, no later than 10/5. October calendars will be sent home Monday.