Week of October 20th

Check out what is going on this week in room 402!!

Ride the Weekly Wave:

Math-We will be practicing mutliplying double digit by double digit numbers. We will be using different strategies such as the area model, lattice multiplication, and expanded form. Check out our blog this week for videos and study tips of multiplication strategies! We will test over double digit by double digit this Thursday.

Reading-We will be kicking off our new “Tread Lightly on the Earth” PBL this week!! See attached letter for more information on the standards, activities, and texts we will use. We will have guided reading groups with leveled articles on the topic and introduce non-fiction text features in the War of the Woods: The Pacific Northwest Logging Argument book.

ELA/Writing-In Writer’s Workshop, we are practicing how to write complete sentences rather than fragments or run on sentences. We will integrate these lessons with reading as we write an argument for or against logging based on War of the Woods.

Social Studies-We are learning about why the 13 colonies were split into 3 regions and what the main differences are between New England, Middle, and Southern colonies as we make our very own “pic collages!”

Science-We will wrap up our Animals unit as we test on Animal Senses and Learned v. Inherited behaviors on Wednesday. On Thursday, we will do a hands-on STEM activity that goes along with our new PBL- learning how pollution affects “Freddy the Fish.”

News from the Beach:                         

**Fall Festival will be October 23^rd!! Please send in $ or donations for our fall basket!! J

Upcoming Events:  

·       Oct. 19th thru Oct. 31st – Start of Subway’s® Fit for Life Challenge

·       Oct. 20th thru Oct. 23rd – Fall Book Fair

·       Oct. 21st – Fall Make-Up Pictures

·       Oct 21^st and 23^rd  – Student Led Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences: 3:00pm-6:00pm **look for reminder letter

·       Oct. 22nd – Sir Readalot’s Royal Court Dress-Up Day (in recognition of the Fall Book Fair)

·       Oct. 23^rd -Report Cards

·       Oct. 23rd – OES Fall Festival: 5:00pm-8:00pm

Oct. 24th – NO SCHOOL for students

Set Sail for…Upcoming Tests/Projects:

·       Thursday-Math Test on Double Digit by Double Digit Multiplication (*using the four strategies, study notes in Math notebook)

·       Wednesday-Science Test on Senses and Inherited v. Learned Behaviors (*study notes in Science notebook)

·       Wednesday-Language Test on Complete Sentences

Homework for the Week:

(please refer to your child's agenda daily for more details-this is only an OUTLINE of what to expect):

·       Read  2 steps (30 minutes) for 100 BC and sign Reading Log *every* night

·       Return Signed Papers by Tuesday *sent home Monday*

·       Science homework sheet on learned/inherited behaviors

·       Math Multiplication Practice Sheet

100 Book Challenge Goals

  Good: 105 steps

  Better: 200 steps