The Greek unit was fantastic! We had a great time learning about their culture and history. Thank you to all the parents/families/friends who helped make the unit such a success. Now, we are on to a new topic. I won't say too much about it just yet, as we try to keep units a secret until Monday. The kids get so excited about what the next unit will be and have a great time trying to guess. For now, I'll just say this: we've got some great stuff planned for this one!
News to Know
- Luke Weathersby is this week's snack helper.
- Lunch forms / money for October are due Wednesday.
- I know that some of you will not have your books for this unit by Tuesday. They take a while to ship as they are out of print. If students do not have them, we will do Tuesday's homework reading in class.
- On Thursday, students are to bring an advertisement to class. They may bring a clipping from a magazine or a link to a commercial they like. Many commercials can be found on YouTube.
- On Friday, we will be doing a project with magazines. If you have any old magazines (especially ones with lots of advertisements), we would love to use them.
Language Arts
We will begin reading our new book. We will continue studying subjects/predicates and introduce run-on sentences and time order words. We will have a grammar test on Friday. We will also be doing vocabulary this week and taking a short quiz. Students will be allowed to use their notes on both quizzes. For this unit, we will be working on persuasive public speaking and discovering ways to appeal to an audience. We will also be learning a new language - more to come on that later!
Math
We will continue with Topic 2: Addition Meanings. This week, we will add 2 and 3-digit numbers and practice drawing pictures to solve problems. We will take the Topic 2 test a week from Tuesday, on September 20.
Conceptual
No news yet...it's a secret!
Science
We will continue discussing Earth's resources, including fossils and the water cycle.
