Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Week 7 - Beginning of 2nd 6 weeks Oct. 4-7

WOW!!!  We have completed our first 6 weeks together!

**We have extended the field trip deadline to Oct. 7.  You have until Friday to get your $8.00 in for field trip and $7.50 in for t-shirt.  If there is a private issue please speak with your child's teacher.

**Oct. 11 at 7p.m. will be our first PTA meeting and 4th grade will be performing

**Oct. 14 will be picture retakes for anyone that was either not here when we took pictures or those that need to have them redone.

This week in our classrooms:

Reading:  main Idea - establishing what is interesting vs. what is important in an expository piece.  your child should be able to distinguish between the 2.

Spelling:  hard and soft g and c
celery   cabin   giraffe   gym   circus   catch   golden   games   cement   cost   giant   guy

Writing:  Focus on prewriting and drafts of a mini report

Grammar:  verbs in present, past, and future tense

Math:  continuing patterns with paired number charts and extending them.  Revisiting place value to the 100's place.

Science:  Continue our weather graphing and begin to focus on the Night sky and comparing the seasons

Social Studies:  Landforms and bodies of water including continents and oceans (mountains, valleys, rivers, lakes, streams, peninsula, islands, hills)

***Mrs. Wuest's class has begun a Pizza Hut reading program.  Your child has the opportunity to earn free pizza by simply reading at home each night.  October's goal is 380 minutes.

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