Oct. 7-11, 2013

Coming up next:

Dates:

Fri., October 11th-Movie Night
Mon., October 14th-NO School-Columbus Day!

Spelling: Lesson 6:

Monday-Pretest

Homework due Thursday. 

Test Friday

English: Chapter 1-"The Sentence"
We will start chapter 1 this week.

*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 4-"Spain Builds an Empire"
We will begin with chapter 4 this year.
Lesson 1-The Voyages of Columbus and what it led to
Lesson 2-Different Worlds Collide-Spanish conquistadors establish new colonies in North America and South America
Lesson 3-Life in New Spain-Spain gaining wealth from the settlement in North America

Chapter 4 test on Wednesday, October 9th!

Study your notes in your SS pocket and reread the chapter this weekend!!!  Books are coming home this weekend.:)

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?

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: Chapter 2
We have started this chapter talking about prime and composite numbers and divisibility rules.  Next, we will talk about prime factorization and exponents.