Week of November 2nd - 6th

REMINDER - tomorrow is Picture Day!

If by any chance you lost your envelope, you can either:

~ put the money in an envelope with the information about which picture you want (if you know)
or
~ stop by the office in the morning. They have extra papers there.

Thursday November 5th

Read for 15 minutes or more and record in your log.
Math - sheet  Part A (1 - 8)  Remember test next Tuesday
LA - 2 sheets on sentences. Some of us have been getting a bit sloppy about remembering to write in complete sentences so this is a reminder/review.

Science - In your Science notebook (as part of the pumpkin observation) respond to the question Why do pumpkins grow mold?  You can look up information or just write what you think based on what you know or have observed.


I received a question about the vocabulary words so I'll copy over what was posted yesterday:

Word Study - choose the same 10 words you are using for math and write the definitions of the words in your word study notebook. You should already have the list of words in there.

 You can choose ANY ten of the vocabulary words. Remember, you don't have to be able to buy them with your $50 this time. You're just figuring out the value and putting the ten words you chose in order from greatest to least value.


Wednesday November 4th

Read for 15 minutes or more and record in your log.
In your RRJ, write a letter to me telling me your thoughts about the book you are reading.

Science - sheet

Religion - Beatitude paper. In case you forgot, you should fold a piece of construction paper in half like a card. Choose a Beatitude and write it neatly on one side. On the other side draw a picture of you acting in a way that shows the Beatitude in action. Underneath you can explain your picture if you think it needs it. Remember to put your name on the front!

Reminder - Math test next Tuesday on rounding and estimating.  We'll go over it tomorrow in class.

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Tuesday  November 3rd   Election Day!


Read for 15 minutes - you should be finishing up The Witches soon if you haven't.

SS - pretend you are either a member of the Lenni Lenape or Henry Hudson's crew and write a letter to someone (a family member back in England, your future children, your wife, another Native American, etc. ) telling them all about the events you witnessed when Henry Hudson and his crew arrived. This is due on Wednesday.

Math - you were working with Miss Michelle to calculate the value of your vocabulary words (according to the key). Make sure you have the value of 10 words and then order them from greatest to least. Do the 2 fun worksheets she gave you.  Due Thursday.

Word Study - choose the same 10 words you are using for math and write the definitions of the words in your word study notebook. You should already have the list of words in there.


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Thanks to everyone for the Halloween wishes!

Please note - notices went home today about ordering the school jackets and about school photos.
An important notice went home last week about the Swine Flu vaccine. Please check your child's folder and let me know if you didn't get any of these.

Homework -

Read 15 minutes (The Witches if you haven't yet finished it) and record on November log. You should have handed in the October log today.

Religion - complete the heart for deceased family members we will include in our prayers for the month of November.

Math sheet - this sheet pulls together the ideas about rounding and estimating that we have been working on. The directions should be clear - just read carefully. You round, then add for your estimate.

Today we watched a DVD that was a combination of art and science.  In your ART journal, write a reflection about the art and science you thought about as you watched the DVD or any other thoughts you might have about the art ecosystem.  Parents, if you are interested in seeing more about this, you can find parts of the video at the PBS site - the two clips at the top of the page called Inside Neukom Vivarium and Installing Neukom Vivarium. There is also some more information on that page about the project.

Even though this homework is in your art journal - it is still due to me tomorrow.  Mrs. Bardo will look at it next week.