Happy Fall! Our month of October is coming to an end quickly! The end of 2017 will be here before we know it. There are some important things to note:
All Pro Dads- October 27th
Fall Make-up Pictures- October 30th
Halloween-October 31st
Flu Shots-November 3rd
NO SCHOOL- November 7th
Here is what is happening this week:
Johnson/Stansberry/DeBolt:
Reading: Continue reading
Little House in the Big Woods. We will focus on describing characters and events in depth.
ELA: Advanced Word study focus - plural nouns. Grammar skill - subject/object pronouns.
S. Studies: Continue learning about and tracing the routes of early European explorers.
Fortson/Maestri Math:
This week, we will continue with our multiplication unit. Students took a pop quiz on Monday in all four classes. We have identified students who need additional instruction and will be working in small groups to help struggling students. We will also focus on problem solving with multiplication word problems. Parents! You can help us by practicing multiplication facts nightly at home. The process takes quite a long time when students are trying to figure out basic facts! There will be a unit test on FRIDAY, October 27th.
Derry/Fortson:
Reading:
Little House in the Big Woods Ch. 9-11
We work on reflection questions weekly where students have to go deeper in their thinking. If students do not complete work by due date, they can turn in late for an automatic 70 if completed.
Language: Subject and Object Pronouns
Advanced Word Study: Unit 2 Week-2: Irregular Plurals
Writing: Informational writing-
Social Studies: We will begin Module Three: Settling the Colonies
Our guiding question is Why did the English and other Europeans build colonies in North America? I do all testing through the Social Studies Weekly's.
Mrs. Fortson's class and Mrs. Derry's class have been working on an in class project on Explorers. Your child is learning how to do research and cite how they found the research. We will continue to work on these during centers and free time. This project is only done in class and students are not allowed to bring home. Right now the project's projected date is October 31st. I plan on extended that date to Friday, November 3rd.
