Week of September 15

Here's what to expect this week: Reading:   We will continue with our novel study on the book Wonder. We will also be with making inferences, citing evidence, and working on comprehension with informational articles about random acts of kindness and books such as The Recess Queen.

Writing/Language:   We will begin our unit on types of letters by discussing the parts of a friendly letter. We will also be writing a letter to someone to show our appreciation to them, which goes along with our PBL topic this week of random acts of kindness!

Math: We will continue to practice our basic multiplication facts and be discussing strategies to compare and add large numbers. Students will be required to study multiplication flash cards for ten minutes a night until they master their facts. Please initial their studying log nightly.

Science/Social Studies: In science we will review safety precautions and the scientific method for our test (Thursday), while beginning animal classification. In SS we will continue in our explorers unit with the discoveries of the Spanish, English, and Portuguese.     Upcoming Assessments: We will have a science test Thursday on safety precautions and the steps to a scientific investigation. We will also have a reading test Thursday on our Wonder vocab & character traits 100 BC Goals: Good- 55 steps Better- 100 steps Captain of the Week:            Our Captain of the Week is Devin Roe!! Devin is such a hard-worker and regularly displays the character traits of: kindness, cooperation, respect, responsibility, and problem-solving. Great job, Devin! To find out what Devin learns throughout this week, follow us on Twitter @glay_jessica Reminders from the Marina: -PTA Open House- Tuesday, September 16 at 6:30 -Chic-Fil-A School spirit night and interims go home-September 18 -Field trip to Magic Wood Forest Festival- September 19. Turn in money and permission forms ASAP please!! A note with important reminders will be coming home MONDAY! Graded papers will go home Mon. too!