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September 29th- October 3rd
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What are we
doing this week?
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HORN
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This week in Math we will
work on our Graphing Math Menu.
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Students will also complete the Graphing
Unit Assessment.
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On Friday, students will be
given a vocabulary assessment from our graphing unit. Study aide for that
test will come home Monday 9/29.
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Students have been
observing minerals and taking a closer look at them outside. We’ve discussed
how they make up different rocks, the rock cycle, and luster. This week we
will take a closer look at the process of weathering by completing a hands on
activity as well as engage in a rock cycle scavenger hunt as a review for all
we’ve learned thus far.
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WOODS
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This
week we
continue our novel
study of the book Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner. Our focus
skills during this unit are to respond in writing to our close reading of the
text, and to understand our vocabulary terms in context. We will use a format
that we will refer to as IRSC to help us with the responding! IRSC stands for
Indent, Restate Question, Supporting Details and
Evidence, and Closing
Sentence. Participating in a novel study will also provide student with
excellent opportunities to learn and practice critical thinking skills and
literary discussion skills!
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We
will practice identifying pronouns.
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Students
will also receive a new spelling list that includes words with tri-graph igh
and that have suffixes. Here’s the Spelling City link for practice:
spellingcity.com/paine3. We are currently on the Unit 2 Lesson 1 list.
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HOMEWORK
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WOODS:
-Students
must read for 20 minutes each night & record the number of pages they
have read in the Agenda/Husky Pad. Remember,
we are now having students to log their at home reading in the very last
section of the Agenda. Students should be recording the title of the book
they read and the pages they’ve read.
HORN:
Students must complete 30 minutes of Dreambox this week at home. Additional
(low amount of problems) homework may be given if the teacher sees the need
for practice of a particular skill. Remember Dreambox records time from
Sunday to Saturday.
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Tests
HORN: Graphing Unit Assessment will be given
at the conclusion of menu. Students will also be given a vocabulary test for
our math terms that we learned during the graphing unit. List of terms will
go home Monday and test will be Friday.
WOODS: Spelling Test on Thursday.
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The
Week Ahead…
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Upcoming
Events
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Math
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We will begin
Multiplication Unit.
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Club Day is Wednesday!
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Trussville Walking
Tour-October 10th
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Don’t forget to send your
child with Box Tops as you collect them from your favorite brands!
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Science
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We will continue our Rocks
and Minerals Unit.
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Reading
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Continue Stone Fox Novel
Study!
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Language/Writing
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Edit and revise 2nd
draft of original Narrative Writing pieces!
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Identify pronouns
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Spelling Words
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sky,
dry, sly, why, myself, spied, spying, crying, cried multiplying, reply,
replies, apply, applied, carrier, easier, high, right, fright, nightlight
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Vocabulary
Words
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proceed, mend, harness, irrigation,
plow, mature, gully, harvest, bushel, derringer, ricocheting and lunge.
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proceed
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To move forward, to carry on
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mend
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To repair
or fix
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harness
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Straps for a horse which connect to a
plow
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irrigation
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A system used for watering plants in a
field
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plow
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A tool used for cutting into the earth to
prepare it for planting
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mature
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Ripe or full grown
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gully
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A small, steep valley created by flowing
water
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harvest
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To gather crops when they are ripe
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bushel
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A unit of measurement for grains, fruits,
etc.
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derringer
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A small gun
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ricocheting
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Skipping or bouncing off of an object
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lunge
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A sudden forward movement toward
something
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