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 

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 22:  Spelling 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

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

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

Week of August 29

Reminders

Scholastic News Money is due-$5.78

Wear Blue and Yellow on Friday!!

Important Dates:

September 5:  Labor Day

September 16:  Open House @  6

What we will be working on …

Reading:  Comprehension strategies will focus primarily on visualizing and using illustrations to gain meaning from the text.  These are the building blocks for developing stronger comprehension strategies throughout the year.

Math:  This week students will be working on rounding and estimating numbers. 

Science: We will continue to work on the scientific method and set up our science journals.

Social Studies:  Student will begin studying the continents and oceans.

Homework

Students should read 20 min. each night; Fluency begins this week; Math fact sheets will also be sent home

Supply List

Recommended Supply List

v  2 Mead composition notebooks (no spirals)

v  3 plastic folders with brads & pockets

v  48 Ticonderoga pencils

v  1 -24 package of crayons

v  1 pack of washable markers

v  1 pack of colored pencils

v  4 dry erase markers

v  Scissors

v  2 bottles of liquid glue

v  4 Large size glue sticks

v  2 Erasers

v  1” 3-ring binder

  Not required, but very helpful

v  2 containers of Clorox wipes

v  1 box of gallon plastic baggies

v  1 box of sandwich plastic baggies

v  1 bottle of Hand sanitizer

v  Highlighters