October 10, 2016

Lessons covered Week of Oct. 3, 2016

Language Arts

“Massive Mountains”

Genre: non - fiction

Common Core Standards: Asking and answering questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers, Domain specific words

Conventions: Sentence: Subject and Predicate,. 4 types of sentences: Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory, Declarative

Writing–Narratives : Bold beginnings, adding feelings

Spelling Test #6 short vowel patterns, a and e

Math

Topic 3 Using Place Value to Add and Subtract

T3-6 Adding with an Expanded Algorithum T3-7 Models for Subtracting 3 Digit Numbers T3-8 Subtracting with 3 Digit Number

Social Studies/Science

Landforms: Mountains, river, plateau, valley, hills, lakes, etc

Reminders:.

-Collaboration Days, Wed, Oct. 12 & 19. School dismisses at 2 p.m.

-Weekly Reading Responses for each day does not have to be on an entire book. It can be a chapter, a few chapters, or pages that your child read that day or evening.

-Jog-A-Thon/FunRun was successful and fun. Thank you families for your generous donations!!

-October Poem was sent home. Students have till Oct. 28 to recite the poem

Minimum Day Oct. 28 & 31, Minimum Day, end of Tri. 1

-Conference Schedule will be posted once choir rehearsals are finalized.

-Halloween Party Mon., Oct. 31. More details TBA

-Thank you for your Scholastic Order.

-Math websites highly recommended for reviewing math facts, rounding, skip counting (preparation for multiplication), and place value: , ,

-Reading website: is a great site that provides comprehension tests to check if your child understands what he/she read. This is a free site. Parents need to sign up. This does not REPLACE THEIR AR QUIZZES.

Thank you so much for all the well wishes and birthday gifts!! You have made my birthday a truly wonderful day!!!

October 10, 2016

Lessons covered Week of Oct. 3, 2016

Language Arts

“Massive Mountains”

Genre: non - fiction

Common Core Standards: Asking and answering questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers, Domain specific words

Conventions: Sentence: Subject and Predicate,. 4 types of sentences: Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory, Declarative

Writing–Narratives : Bold beginnings, adding feelings

Spelling Test #6 short vowel patterns, a and e

Math

Topic 3 Using Place Value to Add and Subtract

T3-6 Adding with an Expanded Algorithum T3-7 Models for Subtracting 3 Digit Numbers T3-8 Subtracting with 3 Digit Number

Social Studies/Science

Landforms: Mountains, river, plateau, valley, hills, lakes, etc

Reminders:.

-Collaboration Days, Wed, Oct. 12 & 19. School dismisses at 2 p.m.

-Weekly Reading Responses for each day does not have to be on an entire book. It can be a chapter, a few chapters, or pages that your child read that day or evening.

-Jog-A-Thon/FunRun was successful and fun. Thank you families for your generous donations!!

-October Poem was sent home. Students have till Oct. 28 to recite the poem

Minimum Day Oct. 28 & 31, Minimum Day, end of Tri. 1

-Conference Schedule will be posted once choir rehearsals are finalized.

-Halloween Party Mon., Oct. 31. More details TBA

-Thank you for your Scholastic Order.

-Math websites highly recommended for reviewing math facts, rounding, skip counting (preparation for multiplication), and place value: , ,

-Reading website: is a great site that provides comprehension tests to check if your child understands what he/she read. This is a free site. Parents need to sign up. This does not REPLACE THEIR AR QUIZZES.

Thank you so much for all the well wishes and birthday gifts!! You have made my birthday a truly wonderful day!!!