New October reading calendars have been sent home. Please keep them is a safe spot...they are due on Thurs. 10/31 or earlier as they are completed!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
*Mon. 10/7: Hemisphere Quiz *Fri.10/11: Spelling: List 2 test and 3 activities due
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:
*Reading: We will continue our unit of study on Folktales. We are working on finding text evidence as we annotate our text and leave marks of our thinking as we read. We will focus on the fable, The Tortoise and the Hare as we talk about growth mindset vs. fixed mindset, story elements, and character traits. We are also working on main idea, details, and theme.
* English: We will continue our mini unit on grammar. We will focus on DOL #2 with lessons about capitalizing proper nouns. A test will be given on Fri. 10/18. A study guide will be sent home later this week.
*Spelling: We are working on list 2 of the year. We will work in class on the 3 activities, but please help your child monitor their work and time management. They need to have 3 activities completed by Friday, 10/11. The test will also take place that day, so please study the word list at home.
Thanks!
*Social Studies: We will begin our unit on Downers Grove next week. We will begin by learning about the founder, Pierce Downer. This leads into a really fun field trip later in November.
*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We will begin to work on Unit 3. . We will focus on rounding numbers to the nearest 10 and 100. We are learning new mental math strategies for addition and subtraction as well.Hope you had a great Fall weekend!
Mrs. Olsen
