Monday, September 22, 2014

Week of September 22nd


Ride the Wave to Learning…

Reading- This week will continue reading the novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio. In addition, we will discuss story elements.

ELA- Students will be writing advice about bullying situations to the younger grades. In addition, they will learn how to use quotation marks.

Math- This week we will focus on adding and subtracting large numbers using a variety of strategies.  

Science- We will begin our unit on Animals. We will discuss how to classify animals.     

Social Studies- We will continue to discuss the famous explorers. Students will need to complete their Explorer Diary Project for homework. It will be due Friday. Explorer test will be on Wednesday, October 1st. (See Study Guide in Social Studies notebook)


 
News from the Beach…
September 23rd:  Dress Like a Pirate Day
September 26th: Math MAP Test
October 1st:  Fall Picture Orders are Due (Make-Up Pictures, 10/21)
 
Surfer of the Week
Cassidy is our surfer of the week. She has displayed the life skill of curiosity. She is always involved in every lesson and shows interest. Way to go Cassidy!
Homework for the Week:
*Study Wonder Vocabulary; Test Wednesday    
*Explorer Diary Project due Friday. Students should use rubric/instruction sheet to make sure they include all the requirements.
Read 30 minutes for 100 Book Challenge every night.

100 Book Challenge Goals
  Good: 61 steps
 Better: 120 steps




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