Classroom News for the Week of November 9th

News and Upcoming Events:

• Don't forget Orchestra instruments on Monday!
• 11/11 Veterans Day Holiday - School closed
• 11/16 - 11/20 Report Card Conferences (M, W, TH, & F Early Dismissal at 12:50. Tuesday Dismissal is at 1:30)
• 11/23- 11/27 Thanksgiving Break

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What's Going On This Week In Class:

Math:

This week students will be using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve multi-step word problems.

Accelerated Math (self-paced practice)

Multiplication Madness (Fact Practice) 

Reading:

Due to technical difficulties, last week's interim assessment was moved to this week. Students will be taking English Language Arts Interim Assessment #1 Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. This assessment covers reading comprehension, response to literature, and narrative writing. 

This week students will be finishing Island of the Blue Dolphins.

They will take the AR quiz on Friday and start working on final, beyond the book projects.

Spelling & Vocabulary:

This week's words are -
(port= bring, carry & struct = build))

• structure
• destructive
• instructor
• obstruct
• construction
• support
• deport
• export
• import
• portable

Writing:

Writer's Workshop: Mining Our Writing for Essay Ideas, Developing a Seed Idea into a Thesis Statement

Social Studies/Science:

Science: Magnets
Social Studies: The First European Explorers in California

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.