Tuesday, September 21st

Today we:

Language Arts:

• Students reviewed the plot of "The Three Little Pigs: The Wolf's Side".
• Students began our next literature selection, "Priscilla and the Wimps".
• "Before Reading" strategies were discussed such as:
• Prediction (based on the title)
• Making Connections (based on the title)
• Illustration vs. Photograph

Math:

• 1st Period:
• Evaluating Powers with Variables
• 2nd Period:
• Finding the Value of Exponential Powers

Science:

• 5th Period:
• Students used their Process Skills during a 7-Station lab. Students:
• Measured length and width using centimeters
• Measured Volume using Graduated Cylinders using milliliters
• Classified Groups of Objects
• Observed Candy using the 5 Senses
• Interpreted Data of bean plants
• 6th Period:
• Students went over the Process Skills Vocabulary
• They will do the 7-Station Lab tomorrow!!

Social Studies:

• Students reviewed the 5 Themes of Geography
• 5th period:
• Students learned how to use a location's physical and human features to describe it.
• 6th Period:
• Students continued making their spider web graphic organizer of the 5 Themes

Homework:

• Math:
• 1st Period: Page 6 in Practice Workbook and Accelerated Math
• 2nd Period: Page 4 in Practice Workbook; problems 5-22
• Reading:
• Reading Log
• If your child wants to purchase books from the Scholastic Book Order form, the money is due October 5th!
• Science:
• None
• Social Studies:
• None

T-DAP:

• Please make sure your child receives this immunization. If they have already, please send in the documentation!!!
• Students who have not turned in documentation were given a letter to bring to you from the counselor!!