Week of October 27

Reading:  We will continue on the topic of deforestation, focusing on nonfiction text features while we read War of the Woods. Students will be finding evidence for both sides of the argument- loggers vs. environmentalists.

Writing/Language:   We will be talking about how to make more interesting sentences by using conjunctions. We will  also begin an argumentative paragraph defending the side of environmentalists or loggers in the debate of deforestation!

Math: We will continue to practice our basic multiplication facts and be discussing strategies to multiply large numbers: traditional, lattice, window, and expanded.  We will also begin basic division.

Science/Social Studies: In science we’ll continue our animal unit with how organisms positively and negatively affect their environment. In social studies we will finish & test our 13 English colonies!

Anchor Down these Assessments/Due Dates

• SS 13 Colonies test- this Friday (2 pages of notes, colony classification)
• Vocab test- PBL words (on TIP chart in PBL section of reading notebook)

100 Book Challenge Goals:

Good- 121 steps

Better- 220 steps

 

Captain of the Week:
 
         Our Captain of the Week is Lucas Gaines!! Lucas always participates  
       in class and he is an excellent student! He displays the character traits of:
          respect, curiosity, cooperation, integrity, and responsibility.  To find out what Lucas learns throughout this week, follow us on Twitter @glay_Jessica
 
Reminders from the Marina:
-Red Ribbon week THIS week (Tues-Dress your best, Wed-school colors
Thurs- fav. college shirt, Fri-Dream career outfit for CAREER DAY!
-Awards Day- Tuesday at 8:30
       The Subway Challenge is this week- we will be recording how many students each fruits &         
            vegetables, drink water, and go for a walk each day. Help me encourage your child to
stay healthy!!