Online Science Textbook
Next week, I will be giving the students directions for accessing the science textbook online. Students should keep these directions in the science folder of their binders to use when needed at home. Students will have a choice of using the online textbook or bringing home their textbook for assignments or test preparation. You may want to try accessing the online text prior to actually needing it! As always, please contact me if you have any difficulties or questions.
Magazine Drive Kick-Off
Please notice the Magazine Drive packet that was sent home with your child on Friday. Students attended a special assembly to hear how they can sell magazines to raise money for the school and earn themselves prizes.
Subject Update:
- Spelling - Lesson 3 focuses on using the suffix -er to form singular and possessive nouns.
- English - Students will learn about simple subjects and predicates. The simple subject tells exactly who or what a sentence is about. The simple predicate tells exactly what is or what happens in the sentence. We will reinforce our knowledge of simple subjects and predicates by creating subject/predicate poems at the end of the week.
- Reading - Good readers make logical predictions based on both story details and personal knowledge. Providing "personal knowledge" to support predictions is often more difficult than finding details in the text, so that will be our focus early in the week. Later in the week we will introduce our next comprehension strategy - summarizing. September Reading Project - students should be finishing their books and starting to complete the rough draft page! Remember that students should be working a little each night in order to complete the project by the end of the month. I will be providing a final copy worksheet soon.
- Science - We will be reviewing about the inquiry tools used by scientists before learning about the inquiry skills they use. Ask your child to tell you about 2 tools that can be used to measure something and 2 tools that cannot.
- Social Studies - Students will learn about Spanish conquistadors establishing colonies in North and South America.
- Mrs. Strong's Math Class - The Chapter 1 Test is scheduled for Tuesday, September 15! Students should review their notes and various assignments to help them prepare for the test. Then we will begin Chapter 2 about multiplication of whole numbers. Please remember that students should be reviewing basic facts at home in order to meet our challenging goal of 30 facts on Mad Minute Monday!
Mark Your Calendar:
Sept. 22 - Early Dismissal (11:00 a.m.)
Sept. 22 - 1st Magazine Turn-in Day
Sept. 24 - 2nd Magazine Turn-in Day
