Sunday, September 25, 2016

Week of September 26th

What we will be working on …
Reading: Students will start the week by making predictions. They will also learn to summarize fiction and nonfiction text, as well as synthesizing. The final day will be an overview lesson on metacognition.
Math:   Students will have their chapter test on Wed.  We will focus on word problems this week.
Science:  This week we will be studying clouds and monitoring the weather. 
Social Studies:  Student will continue studying the continents and oceans.  We will work on our globe projects.

Important Dates:
September 28, Wednesday:  SMILE :0) Picture Day!!
          
September 30, Friday:  Open House @  6  Also, Domino’s Pizza Fundraiser

Tuesday:  8 am  Battle of the Books (must have permission slips in)
Tuesday:  Choir Club 3:30-4:45

Monday & Wednesday:  Running Club 3:30-4:30  (Last Week)

This Weeks Vocabulary
Imitate-to copy
Forlorn-very sad, hopeless, or lonely
Village-a community smaller than a town
Amuse-to entertain through humor
Appeared-to become instantly visible
Trudging-to walk slowly with heavy steps 

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Week of September 19

What we will be working on …
Reading:  This week students will continue learning about types of questions and will learn about “the author and me” questions. These questions require students to combine what they already know with what they’ve read in the text. Therefore, the primary focus of this week will be inferencing and drawing conclusions.
Math:  We will be finishing chapter 1 this week review multi-digit subtraction.  Students will have their first math test next week.
Science:  We have started working with thermometers and will begin monitoring the weather. 
Social Studies:  Student will continue studying the continents and oceans.


Vocabulary Words for this week:
Towering-very tall
Unfurling-to open
Bloom-to blossom
Dormant-not active or growing
Emperor-one who rules an empire or country 
Clamored-to be noisy 

Important Dates:
September 22Spelling Test & 
  Vocabulary Test  
September 25: Running Jamboree @ Chugiak HS 5-7:30
16525 S Birchwood Loop
September 28:  SMILE :0) Picture Day!!
          
September 30:  Open House @  6
Also, Domino’s Pizza Fundraiser
Tuesday:  Choir Club 3:30-4:45
Monday & Wednesday:  Running Club 3:30-4:30


Sunday, September 11, 2016

Week of September 12

What we will be working on …

Reading:  This week students will learn all about types of questions. The week will begin with a lesson on asking questions before, during, and after reading. Then, students will begin learning about QAR (Question- Answer Relationship). Students will focus on how to find and answer explicit questions using complete sentences.
Math:  Finish reviewing addition and subtraction. 
Science:  Study the different types of clouds.

Social Studies:  Continue studying the continents and oceans.

Vocabulary for this week is...
Deemed:  to think of in specific way
Puzzling:  causing one to be confused
Departed:  to move on or go away
Peak:  the highest point, or maximum
Journey:  act of traveling to another place
Unaware:  having no knowledge of something

Homework This Week
Spelling Words                                Read Daily 20 Minutes
                   Fluency                     Math Facts                Vocabulary Practice  
*Continue to practice sight words.  This is not timed.  Students should be able to read their sight words fluently.  

Important Dates:
September 16:  Spelling Test & 
  Vocabulary Test   
                
September 30:  Open House @  6  Also, Domino’s Pizza Fundraiser
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Tuesday:  Choir Club 3:30-4:45
Monday & Wednesday Running Club 3:30-4:30

Monday, September 5, 2016

Week of September 5

What we will be working on …

Reading:  Students will learn how to make connections with the text.  Text-to-text, Text-to-self, Text-to-world connections.
Math:  This week students will be working on strategies for adding numbers mentally. 
Science: We will begin our unit in weather.
Social Studies:  Student will begin studying the continents and oceans.

 Important Dates:

September 9:  Spelling Test & Vocabulary Test   
  
                
September 30:  Open House @  6
                        Also, Domino’s Pizza Fundraiser


Tuesday:  Choir Club 3:30-4:45
Wednesday:  Running Club 3:30-4:30

Homework This Week
Spelling Words                                
Read Daily 20 Minutes
  Fluency
Math Facts
Vocabulary Practice