Watching Pocahontas with some popcorn and juice!
Who was Pocahontas?
Ask your child what her role in history was.
Coming up next:
Dates:
Fri., October 25-Bingo Night 6:30
Thurs., October 31-Halloween Parade 1:00/Parties 1:20
Mon., Tues., Wed., November 4, 5, 6-Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences
***Did you get the email to sign up for a conference?
Fri., Nov. 8-NO SCHOOL
Thurs., October 31-Halloween Parade 1:00/Parties 1:20
Mon., Tues., Wed., November 4, 5, 6-Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences
***Did you get the email to sign up for a conference?
Fri., Nov. 8-NO SCHOOL
Spelling: Lesson 9:
Monday-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
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
Unit 1 Test-Wed., Oct. 30th!
Reading: Informational Text
We will be learning the components of informational texts and reading some great stories about weather and storms!
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
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 6- Ecosystems and Change
In science, we have started chapter 6 on
Lesson 1-"How Do Organisms Compete and Survive in an Ecosystem?"
Ask your child what symbiosis is? Have them name the three types of symbiosis and what they are.
Answer: Symbiosis-A relationship between different kinds of organisms.
Types:
mutualism-relationship where they both help each other (ants and aphids)
commensalism-only one organism benefits and the other isn't affected (shark and remora) parasitism-one organism benefits but the other is harmed (flea (parasite), human (host))
Lesson 2-"How Do Ecosystems Change over Time?"
Lesson 3-"How Do People Affect Ecosystems?"
Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: Chapter 3-:Divide by a One-Digit Divisor
Common Core State Standards:
5.NBT.6-Find whole-number quotients of whole numbers with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.
Chapter 2:
*Relate Division to Multiplication
*Two-Digit Dividends
*Division Patterns
*Estimate Quotients
*Division of Greater Numbers
*Distributive Property and Partial Quotients
*Divide Three-and -Four Digit Dividends
*Place the first Digit
*Quotients with Zeros
*Interpreting the Remainder
*Problem Solving
Does your child know his DIVISION facts?
How fluent are they?
They should be quick!!!
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!
Please sign the sheet each night, after your child has practiced their division facts.
Please sign the sheet each night, after your child has practiced their division facts.
Common Core State Standards:
5.NBT.6-Find whole-number quotients of whole numbers with up to four-digit dividends and two-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.
Chapter 2:
*Relate Division to Multiplication
*Two-Digit Dividends
*Division Patterns
*Estimate Quotients
*Division of Greater Numbers
*Distributive Property and Partial Quotients
*Divide Three-and -Four Digit Dividends
*Place the first Digit
*Quotients with Zeros
*Interpreting the Remainder
*Problem Solving
