We have a short week in store, but there is a lot to accomplish! A few reminders and important dates:
Monday - No School; Columbus Day
Tuesday - No School; teacher institute
Thursday - Vocab Test in reading
Friday - Chapter 4 test in science
Movie Night 6:30 - 8:45
Here is the upcoming week in a nutshell:
MATH
Students will be finishing up chapter 1 so we will be testing on Friday, 10/14. Study guides are in their math folders. The tests covers place value, standard form, expanded form, and word form.
READING
Our continued focus will be on inferring this week as we practice using many reading strategies to improve our reading. The inferences we make will be about text, characters and unfamiliar words. There will be a vocabulary test (from the story Ballad of Mulan) on Thursday.
How are your child's "good fit" books working out? Are they willingly reading at home for 20 minutes each night? If this is a struggle, perhaps I could work with your child to find a book they will be very interested in - let me know!
SPELLING
Due to the shortened week, there will not be a lesson.
ENGLISH
As we wrap up our descriptive writing unit, we will study similes and metaphors in depth before we write our haunted house descriptive stories.
SCIENCE
Chapter 4 Ecosystems test on Friday. Students have received a study guide and the test will be open book/open note.
SOCIAL STUDIES
We will begin our hemisphere unit this week and will test on this on Friday, Oct. 21.
Have a wonderful week!
