NEWS-- This week is Generation Texas Week. We will spend the week focusing on discussions about why and where we might want to continue our education after high school.
From Mrs. Glass--
From Mrs. Glass--
This week, in class,
students will be researching different colleges and learning what each school
has to offer and what makes the school special.
They will hear their teachers explain why they chose their college and we
will have activities all week relating to post-secondary education and careers. It’s never too early to think about the future!
Please
spend some time this week with your child talking about the importance of
college and their career goals. Take
some time to tell them about your experiences!
Thanks and
Gig’ em!
Allyson
Glass
READING AND WRITING
We will continue to combine our work in Reading and Writing Workshop this week. While students read independently this week, I will pull small groups of students to work on a variety of reading strategies and skills.
Last week, we shared some folktales together and discussed how many cultures have used these stories as a way to teach or explain things to people (folk). This week, we will dive into the genre of myths. Myths are stories that seek to explain, like folktales, but they focus on explaining the beginning of the world or human behavior. As students work with folktales this week, they will continue to track their thinking using symbols and sticky notes. These tracks in our text allow us to notice how an author is engaging his or her audience. We will eventually apply these findings to our own craft of writing.
WORD WORK/SPELLING
This Wednesday will be our kick-off of our Spelling, vocabulary and word work program, Words Their Way. Your child will be introduced to a new spelling sort on Wednesday, in class. Home-study is optional this year. We will send each child home with a HOME-STUDY MENU and a copy of his or her words for the next 10 days. Students will spend 10-15 minutes each day practicing their new pattern (sort) in class to prepare for their first spelling test on Wednesday, October 14. Due to copyright law, I am unable to post spelling words/lists to the blog or email them to you. If you would like to help your child practice at home, please let him other know to bring home a copy of their words for at home practice. I will do my best to encourage such choices in as we prepare our homework each day.
SOCIAL STUDIES
We will begin to wrap up our study on Community, Citizenship and Government. We will continue to talk in class about how the United States government is set up. There is a RED review sheet coming home this week to help students prepare for our first Social Studies test. Our first Social Studies test on Community and Government will be on Tuesday, October 13.
MATH
Last week in math we wrapped up our unit on addition. We finished our week off with a review of expanded form and notation and comparing three or more digit numbers. This week, we will begin our study of rounding. On Monday, we will discuss what rounding is and how it can be used in our daily lives. On Tuesday, we will round two digit numbers to the nearest 10. On Wednesday and Thursday, we will round three digit number to the nearest 10 and 100. To end our week, we will have a problem solving day of using addition with estimation. The homework for the week will include: review worksheets on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday night, Problem of the Week due on Friday, and study math facts. This week, the math facts won't be taken as a grade.
Last week in math we wrapped up our unit on addition. We finished our week off with a review of expanded form and notation and comparing three or more digit numbers. This week, we will begin our study of rounding. On Monday, we will discuss what rounding is and how it can be used in our daily lives. On Tuesday, we will round two digit numbers to the nearest 10. On Wednesday and Thursday, we will round three digit number to the nearest 10 and 100. To end our week, we will have a problem solving day of using addition with estimation. The homework for the week will include: review worksheets on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday night, Problem of the Week due on Friday, and study math facts. This week, the math facts won't be taken as a grade.
SCIENCE
Last week in science, we completed reflections over our properties of matter lab. We began studying how to classify matter. This week, we will continue learning about the states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. We will complete multiple demonstrations that will help our understanding. On Wednesday you can expect a Matter Study Guide to be come home. During our class time, we will work on vocabulary cards that can be used as another tool to study for the science test. The science test will be given on Friday, October 16th. Please study a few minutes every night.
Below are links to a few States of Matter games that we have played in class:
Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Solids, Liquids, Gases 2
Last week in science, we completed reflections over our properties of matter lab. We began studying how to classify matter. This week, we will continue learning about the states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. We will complete multiple demonstrations that will help our understanding. On Wednesday you can expect a Matter Study Guide to be come home. During our class time, we will work on vocabulary cards that can be used as another tool to study for the science test. The science test will be given on Friday, October 16th. Please study a few minutes every night.
Below are links to a few States of Matter games that we have played in class:
Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Solids, Liquids, Gases 2
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