Week of September 22nd

Reading:   We will continue with our novel study on the book Wonder. We will also talking about having kindness/respect for others by reading books such as Little Blue and Little Yellow while discussing story elements.

Writing/Language:   We will continue our unit on types of letters by discussing the parts of a friendly letter. We will be writing letters to show appreciation and advice letters to younger grades helping them with their bullying questions!

Math: We will continue to practice our basic multiplication facts and be discussing strategies to subtract 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’ll begin our animal unit w/ classification. In SS we will continue in our explorers unit with the discoveries of the Spanish, English, and Portuguese. We will be writing explorer diaries and making explorer baseball/trading cards!   Anchor Down these Assessments/Due Dates We will also have a reading test Thursday on our Wonder vocab & character traits We will have a social studies test Friday on our early explorers. 100 Book Challenge Goals:            Good- 66 steps Better- 120 steps Captain of the Week:            Our Captain of the Week is Mason Elliot!! Mason is always on his best behavior       and is an extremely hard worker! He always displays the character traits of: respect, responsibility, cooperation, and patience. Keep it up! To find out      what Mason learns throughout this week, follow us on Twitter @glay_Jessica Reminders from the Marina: -Dress like a Pirate Day: Tuesday September 23rd -Walk to School Day: Wednesday, October 8th -Chic-Fil-A Spirit Night- Thursday, October 16th -School Spirit Day- Friday, October 17th -Parent-Teacher conferences will be held Oct. 21st & 23rd