Book Fair is this week! Make sure to get on down there and get some book for your kids to read! (Please try to avoid the gadgets and toys, these tend to be a distraction in the classroom). Our field trip to the Veterans Day parade is Monday. We will be leaving at 10:15 and returning around 12:15. Students are to wear uniforms, bring a disposable lunch, and a blanket to sit on.
Math - We have been working outside of the book for over a week now in order to review certain math abilities, but now that we have a somewhat stronger grasp with our multiplication and division we will be moving back into the book. We should be able to get through Lesson 1.10 and 1.11 this week and then 1.12 and 1.13 next week meaning we will probably have our test on Unit 1 next Thursday (Nov. 21). Student can expect homework around 3 times this week.
Science - We recently have started our unit on the Design Process and engineering. Monday we will explore how these are used in the idea of flight and airplanes, and for the rest of the week we will be focusing on Inovation and our the Design Process. Students can expect homework twice this week.
Spelling/Vocabulary - The start of a new unit, Unit 6, is upon us. Homework will be expected two nights this week and studying should be done every night. The spelling test will be on Friday Nov. 22, the spelling words are as follows:
1. undoing
2. capacity
3. accomplish
4. withdraw
5. duplicate
6. keen
7. vast
8. apparent
9. civilian
10. spurt
11. conceal
12. provoke
13. Eucharist
14. sacrifice
15. machine
16. laboratory
17. colonies
18. explorers
19. inventions
20. heroes
Literature - Today we will finish up Ch. 8 of The Great Brain with a worksheet for homework. Tuesday and Wednesday will be discussing the entire book and reviewing, and Thursday will be for the test on the entire book.
