Wednesday, October 9, 2013



Our Class wears orange today to show our support for Unity Day and to stand up against bullying!!!


Coming up next:

Dates:
Fri., October 11th-Movie Night
Mon., October 14th-NO School-Columbus Day!
Thurs., October 17th-Book Fair 6:30-8:30

Spelling: Lesson 7:
Tuesday-Pretest
Homework due Thursday. 
Test Friday

English: Chapter 1-"The Sentence"
In English we have been studying:
*What is a Sentence?
*Four Kinds of Sentences
*Subjects and Predicates
*Subjects in Imperatives
*Conjunctions
*Run-on Sentences

Reading: Informational Text
We will be learning the components of informational texts and reading some great stories about weather and storms!


Social Studies: Chapter 5-"The Struggle to Found Colonies"
In chapter 5 we will:

Lesson 1-*1607-Jamestown-
Key terms---Hard Times in Virginia, The Spanish Armada, John Smith, Self-Government in Virginia

Lesson 2-*1609-Hudson River
Key terms---New European Colonies, French and Dutch Settlements, New Amsterdam Grows

Lesson 3-*1620-Plymouth
Key terms---The First Colonies, The Pilgrims, The Mayflower, Thanksgiving, The Puritans Arrive, The Puritan Way of Life

Lesson 4-*1682-Philadelphia
Key terms---The 13 Colonies, New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, The Southern Colonies, How the Colonies Grew


Science: Chapter 5- Energy and Ecosystems
In science, we have started chapter 5 on
Lesson 1-How Do Plants Produce Food?
Lesson 2-How Is Energy Passes Through an Ecosystem?
TEST on Friday, Oct. 11th


Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: Chapter 2-:Multiply Whole Numbers
Does your child know his multiplication facts?
How fluent are they?
They should be quick!!!
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!


Common Core State Standards:
5.NBT.2-Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10.  Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10.  

5.NBT.5-Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the stand algorithm.

Chapter 2:
*Prime Factorization
*Powers and Exponents
*Multiplication Patterns
*Problem-Solving-"Make a Table"
*Distributive Property
*Estimate Products
*Multiply by One-Digit Numbers
*Multiply-by Two Digit Numbers


Spakausky's Scoop Oct. 16th

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