Homework Assigned on Thursday, 10/12

Math

• Study guide is now due on Monday (the day of the test)
• Quarter Project check in #2 is due 10/16

Reading

• Read 30 minutes and work on 40 BC

Important Information

• Permission slip and money are due on 10/25
• Signed progress report due tomorrow!

Homework Assigned on Wednesday, 10/11

Math:

• SMJ pp. 2-34 are due tomorrow, 10/12
• Unit 1 Home Link packet due tomorrow, 10/12
• Study Guide due Friday, 10/13

Reading:

• Read 30 minutes
• 40 BC due tomorrow, 10/12

Important Info:

• Permission slip and money for field trip due 10/25

Homework Assigned on Tuesday, 10/10

Math: 
Home Link 1.13 
Work on study guide (due 10/13)

Reading: 
Read 30 minutes and work on 40 BC
40 BC Check-in #1 is due 10/12

Important Information:
Field Trip permission slip and money due 10/25
Our class needs volunteers to get quilt squares and website help
Quarter project part 2 is due 10/16

Progress Reports

Progress reports were sent home last Friday. Please sign and return your child's progress report by this Friday, October 13th. Thank you!

Looking at the Week Ahead: Week of 10/9

Literacy:  Students will take the final assessment for the self-monitoring portion of our first literacy unit. Then, we will move into the main idea and summarizing portion of the unit.  During this part of the unit, students will learn to write summaries and determine the main idea of a text.  During writing, we'll begin our Prose Constructed Response (PCR) unit. 

Math:  Study guides for the Unit 1 math test will be sent home on Tuesday.  They are due on Thursday.  We will take the final unit assessment on Friday. 

Social Studies: This week, students will participate in a mini-inquiry project focusing on a Native American tribe that once lived in the Chicagoland area.  They will research their tribe and create a quilt square representing their tribe later in the week.  Students will work in teams of 4 during this project. 

Interactive Read-Aloud:  I will continue to read aloud The Birchbark House, by Louise Erdrich. 

Important Reminders: 

• Tuesday, October 10 - Picture Day
• Thursday, October 12 - First 40BC Check-In
• Monday, October 16 - Quarter Project Park 2 due
• Friday, October 27 - Skinner North Walk-a-thon

Picture Day is Next Tuesday, 10/10

Just a quick reminder that picture day is next Tuesday, October 10th.  Picture day forms were sent home a few weeks ago. You may order online or send money to school with your child.  Please see the form for more details.

Looking at the Week Ahead: Week of 10/2

Literacy:  This week we'll wrap up the Self-Monitoring portion of our first unit.  Students will continue to practice using context clues.  They will also practice inferencing strategies.  Last Friday, we took the REACH BOY PT (Beginning of Year Performance Task) - this is a brief written assessment to monitor students' literacy progress from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. During writing, students will be introduced to Kid Blog.  We'll begin our second writing unit later in the week, which will focus on academic writing. 

Math:  Students will be instructed on lessons 1.8-1.12 this week.  You can expect corresponding Home Links for homework.  Students will review subtracting strategies as well as geometry and measurement skills. 

Social Studies:  A new Key Concept mini-project was introduced last Thursday. This mini-project corresponds to the Nat Geo Native American theme set we have been studying the last couple of weeks.  Students had the opportunity to work on the project in class last Thursday and Friday, and they will have time to finish their mini-projects in class today.  Thursday, students will be assessed on the Native American theme set texts.  During the assessment, students will be allowed to use the book. 

Other Important Reminders: 
Progress Reports Distributed - 10/6
Picture Day - 10/10
40 Book Challenge Check-In - 10/12
Quarter Project Part 2 due - 10/16
Skinner North Walk-a-Thon - 10/27