Odds and Ends:
*Zoo Field Trip: A permission slip was sent home with your child about the upcoming field trip to Brookfield Zoo on Tues. 10/21. Please sign and return the slip by Wed. 10/8. There is no cost to the trip!
* Picture Day is coming up! Next Wed. 10/8 is picture day. Please return the order form (if interested in ordering) on or before Wed. All students will take a picture whether you are ordering or not.
*Book Fair: If you are interested in volunteering at our upcoming book fair on 10/16, please use this link:
To sign up, go to:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/
UPCOMING EVENTS:
* Wed. 10/8: Picture Day
Permission Slips Due
*Fri. 10/10: Early Dismissal Day
Spelling: List 7 Test
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:
*Reading: We are busy learning about figurative language such as similes and metaphors that helps the text come alive as we read The One and Only Ivan. We are practicing close reading and inferring about character traits as we read.
Also, an October reading calendar was sent home. Please note we changed the due date to 10/31 rather than 11/3 (since we are actually not in school 11/3!) Thank you!
*English: We will begin a descriptive writing unit as we write some argumentative papers about haunted houses!
*Spelling: We will work on list 7. There will be homework due Thurs and a test on Fri.
*Social Studies: We are learning about hemispheres, the equator, and the prime meridian. A study guide and quiz will be announced soon. Check your child's assignment notebook and binder for more information.
*Science: The students are creatively putting together their pet rock and ecosystem. They look amazing! We worked on a student made rubric to ensure each project was done the best as it could be! We will write a short informational piece to explain our creature and where it is found. We will continue to work on ch. 4 lesson 3 and 4 next week.
*Math: We are working on ch. 2 as we practice addition and subtraction. Please practice these facts every night to help your child build automaticity and fluency in facts. Today we went to the computer lab and they learned about xtramath.org. This is a free website and a great way to practice math facts. I encourage you to check it out and use it at home!
Have a great week!
Mrs. Olsen
