Newsletter for September 2-6

Dear Families,

We hope everyone had a long, restful Labor Day weekend. Now it’s time to get back into the swing of school! Mark your calendars for Boys and Girls Reading Nights. You won’t want to miss all the fun…

Boys: Thursday, September 19                                                                                 

Girls: Thursday, September 26

This week’s NIGHTLY homework includes:

·         Read for 20 minutes each night

·         Study spelling and vocabulary words (both tests are on Friday)

·         Complete math homework

Vocabulary: This week’s words come the magazine StoryWorks, which we will be reading in class. We will read and discuss the articles “Surviving Hurricane Sandy” and “After Hurricane Katrina.” The test on Friday will cover definitions and parts of speech.                                               

1.     peninsula

2.    surged

3.    tight-knit

4.    commute

 

5.    donors

6.    catastrophic

7.    vibrant

8.    rebounded

Spelling: This week’s words are frequently misspelled. Look for homophones, contractions, and compound words.

 

1.       its                            6. threw                              11. almost                           16. always               

2.       it’s = it is               7. through                          12. wear                               17. your       

3.       I’m                         8. another                          13. where                            18. you’re            

4.       let’s                       9. very                                 14. we’re                              19. probably         

5.       that’s                    10. with                                15. wouldn’t                       20. also

 

Reading: Students will be expected to read a fiction book of his/her choice every 2 weeks. This book MUST be brought to school each day as in-class assignments will be given in the Reader’s Response Notebook based on the reading. BOOK #2 and MENU #2 (all 9 prompts) are DUE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13.

Writing: We are beginning a unit on informative/expository writing.

Math: Unit 2 will focus on multiplication and division. We will be teaching traditional methods in class.  

Science: A weekly review packet will be sent home each Monday. This is DUE ON FRIDAY. This week we will focus on electricity (pages 117-120).