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October 6 - October 10th
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What are we
doing this week?
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HORN
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This week in Math we begin
our Multiplication Unit.
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This week in Science we
will investigate renewable and non-renewable resources. We will also touch on
reduce, reuse, recycle.
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In our previous week we
took a look at two different scholastic newsletters and watched some
educational videos regarding their topics! Ask your child about R2! J
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WOODS
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This
week we
conclude our novel
study of the book Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner. Assessment is
Thursday. This Assessment will require students to answer comprehension
questions about the content in this book. Students will also be expected to
demonstrate their understanding of the vocabulary in context by choosing 5
vocabulary words from our list and then using it correctly in a sentence.
That’s it!
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We
will practice continue identifying pronouns.
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Students will also receive a
new spelling list that includes words long (o) w/ digraph ow; digraph oa;
irregular plurals. Here’s the Spelling City
link for practice: spellingcity.com/paine3. We are currently on the Unit 2
Lesson 2 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: No tests this week.
WOODS: Spelling Test and Stone Fox 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 continue Multiplication
Unit.
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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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Kona
ice party on October 29 for all those who reach their AR goal. Bring 3$ to
get
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Science
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Begin skeletal system 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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flow, know, elbow, shallow, window, below, own, grow,
goal, cocoa, groan, grown, toast, throat, coach, teeth, wolves, cihldren,
wives, leaves
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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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