Sunday, October 4, 2015

Week at a Glance- October 5th-9th


Ride the Weekly Wave:
Math-We will be working on multiplying larger numbers through apps and stations!

Check out Mr. Carroll's "Show Me" tutorials for multiplication strategies HERE

Reading-We will continue reading Wonder as our mentor text for our Choose Kind PBL as we focus on character traits, vocabulary, and comprehension. We will test on Greek/Latin -cours/curr/curs root words. 

ELA/Writing-In Writer’s Workshop, we will be having mini-lessons and writing activities on how to do list writing and write scripts. 

Social Studies- We will continue our unit on the explorers as we learn about the Columbian Exchange. 

Science- What’s with the weather?? We will continue weather this week through hands-on activities about weather conditions and make our very own weather tools!

 Anchor Down for…Upcoming Tests/Projects:


·       Friday Vocabulary Test on Greek Latin curr/cours/curs words *Study TIPS chart and flash cards. The test will be pictures!
·       Friday- Science Test on Weather #1 (Study notes on clouds, the water cycle, weather conditions & tools)
·       Friday- Math 4 Today Test #16 *Study M4T Practice Sheet #16 that we check in class

Homework for the Week:
(please refer to your child's agenda daily for more details-this is only an OUTLINE of what to expect):
·       **Graded papers signed/returned by Tuesday!!**
·       Read 2 steps (30 minutes) for 100 BC and sign Reading Log *every* night
·       Study Multiplication flashcards (all missed fast facts) 10 minutes *every night* & sign log
·       Math workbook HW on multiplication throughout the week


 AHOY…Announcements Ahead!
Upcoming Events:  
-Wednesday, Octoboer 7th- Walk to School at 8:30 **See letter sent home for dress up schedule
-Friday, October 9th- Boosterthon Fun Run at 8:30

**Be on the lookout this week on our classroom Bloomz page for information about parent/teacher (student-led) conferences coming up this month. 



Crew Member of the Week 
Check out Estella's tweets! @mrsburns19girls

Estella is our star student this week for showing the character traits of POSITIVITY, KINDNESS, and CURIOSITY in the classroom this week!! Estella is kind to everyone around her, and she has such a contagious enthusiasm for learning! Way to go!!


100 BC Goals
Good-180
Better-200

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