News and Upcoming Events:
9/7 Labor Day - School Closed
9/11 Please send in $50 field trip donation &T-shirt order form
9/11 Please send in $50 field trip donation &T-shirt order form
9/14 Unassigned Day - School Closed
9/23 Unassigned Day - School Closed
Items Needed:
Thank you for all of the supplies! I think we are all stocked up on kleenex, paper towels, post-its, and copy paper.
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What's Going On This Week In Class:
Math:
Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers; Performance Task Problem Solving
Multiplication Madness (Fact Practice)
Reading:
This week we will chapters 6-9 of Bridge to Terabithia (realistic fiction). Our focus will be on drawing conclusions and making inferences about characters based on their thoughts and actions. We will also identify conflicts in the plot.
This week students will be reading and discussing Hurricane Katrina and comparing articles about the catastrophe with Mr. Fauth.
Genre Blackout: Students will be challenged to read books from 9 different genres in the first reporting period. Ask your child about his/her progress.
Spelling & Vocabulary:
This week's prefixes are super, supr, sur (above, over, more) and pre (before).
Our words are:
superhuman
superabundant
superb
supervise
surplus
prehistoric
predict
prejudge
precaution
premier
Students should study both the meanings and spellings of these words. They will bring a study guide home on Monday. We will also complete activities and a pre-test in class to help them prepare for the quiz. Students will be tested on Friday.
Writing:
Unit 1 of Writer's Workshop: Realistic Fiction continues. Our focus will be on writing stories and characters we want to see as readers.
PE:
Students have been working in pairs to create an "Never-Before-Seen (NBS) Dance". Students will work with a criteria chart over the next two weeks to develop an original 2 minute dance to perform for their classmates.
Social Studies/Science:
Rotations begin this week.
Social Studies: Geography of California
Science: Rocks and Minerals
Arts:
Reminders:
Tardies:
Please make sure your child is at school and in line by the 8:06 bell. We try to start the school day at 8:11 promptly. Thank you for your help!
Homework:
Please check your child's Homework Log nightly and sign or initial after the work has been completed. Remind your child that completed homework and the HW log are due in class daily.
