Friday, October 19, 2012

Week of October 22, 2012

Hi parents!  Just a reminder - there is early dismissal (11:00 AM) on Thursday, 10/25.

Here is our upcoming week in a nutshell:

MATH
We are having our marble party for good behavior on Monday.  I have a special surprise planned for the class.  There is a CYP (check your progress) scheduled for Tuesday, 10/23 on chapter 3, lessons 1-5.  On Friday, there will be another CYP covering lessons 6-9.  The chapter 3 test is scheduled for Tuesday, October 30.

READING
Students will continue predicting, inferring and identifying cause and effect this week.  There is a Cliffhanger vocabulary test on Tuesday, 10/23 and a comprehension test on Thursday, 10/25.

SPELLING
Monday:  List 9 (long i sound) pretest
Homework for all:  cursive worksheet
Tuesday:  Homework for non-challenge:  ABC order in spelling journal
Homework for challenge:  Activity 1 in spelling journal
Wednesday:  Homework for non-challenge:  WB volume 1:  152 and 153
Homework for challenge:  Activity 2 in spelling journal
Friday:  List 9 Posttest

ENGLISH
Students will continue writing their Haunted House story.  This piece combines descriptive writing and persuasive writing.

SCIENCE
We will begin chapter 4 on ecosystems this week.

SOCIAL STUDIES
Our study of Downers Grove begins this week so we could build our schema for the upcoming field trip.

Have a great weekend!


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