Odds and Ends:
*Scholastic Book Order: Thank you to all of those who ordered online last month...our class earned lots of free books! The October order has been sent home and will be due Fri. 10/21.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
*Mon. 10/10: No School: Columbus Day
*Tues. 10/11: No School: Institute Day
*Fri. 10/14: Math: Subtraction Timed Test: Graded
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:
*Reading: Our continued focus will be on inferring this week as we practice using many reading strategies to improve our reading. The inferences we make will be about text, characters and unfamiliar words.
*English: We are working on our descriptive writing unit: color words, similes, metaphors, sensory words..oh my! We are also beginning DOL #3: Book titles and introductory words.
*Spelling: Due to the shortened week, NO spelling this week!
*Social Studies: We will be finishing up our map skills unit as we study hemispheres.
*Science: We are continuing to learn about ecosystems and living things in chapter 4.
*Math: We started ch 1: focusing on place value up to 6 digits. We will continue to practice our subtraction timed tests. We will grade this test on Friday, 10/14.
Enjoy the LONG weekend and the gorgeous weather!
Mrs. Olsen
