Friday, October 24, 2014

Weekly Newsletter October 27-31


October 27th - October 31th 
What are we doing this week?
HORN
 
 
·         This week in Math we will continue our Multiplication Unit. We will start our fluency PowerPoint and learn new strategies for various multiplication facts. We will also create posters of our strategies we’ve used so far with early multiplication to help cement our understanding.
 
 
 
·         This week in Science we will continue our human body unit. Students will have the opportunity to dissect an owl pellet and compare the rodent bones to human bones! They are very excited about this! Students will also play “Simon Says” to help reinforce those scientific bone names. After wrapping up the “Bones” investigation on Tuesday, we will begin the next investigation in our human body unit, “Joints!”
 
 
WOODS
·         This week we will be conducting another novel study of the book Tornado by Betsy Byars.
·         This week in language, we will practice identifying and using helping verbs.
·         Students will also receive a new spelling list that includes words with diagraph oo as well as word with open and closed syllables .Here’s the Spelling City link for practice: spellingcity.com/paine3. We are currently on the Unit 2 Lesson 5 list.
 
HOMEWORK
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.
Tests
HORN: Students will be given an assessment to assess their knowledge on our early multiplication activities that we have done over the past two weeks. I will send home homework to help prepare them for this assessment on Monday. The assessment will be administered Tuesday. Students will also have their weekly daily math skills assessment on Friday.  
 
WOODS: Spelling Assessment Thursday; Timeline Assessment Friday.

 

The Week Ahead…
Upcoming Events
Math
·         We will continue Multiplication Unit.
 
 
·         Don’t forget to send your child with Box Tops as you collect them from your favorite brands!
 
·         Kona Ice party on October 29 for all those who reach their AR goal. Bring 3$ to get Kona Ice.
 
·         Red Ribbon Week kicks off on Monday! Monday’s theme is “Hat’s Off to Being Drug Free!” Please have students wear hats to show their commitment to being drug free. We will be wearing hats on Monday.
Science
·         Continue Human Body Unit.
Reading
·         Novel Study
Language/Writing
·         Identifying Helping Verbs!

Spelling Words
Moon, noon, soon, balloon, mood, noodle, school, tooth, smooth, boost, swoop, proof, human, cable, humble, candle, music, flavor, distant, wetlands.
Vocabulary  Words
Funnel cloud, stern, cellar, offering, budge, pounding, peer, moping, prompt, crate

 

funnel cloud
a rapidly rotating cone-shaped cloud that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom
stern
firm or strict
cellar
a room that is underground used for storing food and a safe place to go during a storm
offering
a gift presented to someone
budge
to cause to move; or move slightly
pounding
striking repeatedly with force
peer
to look narrowly or searchingly
moping
sulking; feeling dejected;down
prompt
on time
crate
slatted wooden box used for storing things

                         Tornado Vocabulary   Betsy Byars         

 

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