Thanksgiving Break and Week of 11/26/18

Our celebration today was a wonderful success. Thank you to all that contributed to the day. 

Important Dates

 

1. November 21 - 23: No School; Thanksgiving Break
2. December 20 - January 4: No School; Winter Break
3. January 4 - 9: Parent/Teacher Conferences

A Look in the Classroom

 

1. ELA: We will finish our study of adverbs. Our study of paragraph writing will continue as we focus on strong topic sentences. In connection with our Ancient Greece unit, we will read Daedalus and Icarus and continue to work on summarizing what we read. 
2. History: Students will learn about the Greek city-state Sparta. We will take time to review in class what we have learned about Ancient Greece so far and have an assessment on Friday.
3. Science: We will be focusing on the digestive system. Students will take a close look at each of the 5 steps of digestion.
4. Math Objectives:
   1. Build  the  multiplication  table  for  3  
   2. Compute  unknown  facts  from  known  facts    
   3. Practice  multiplication  facts  for  3  
   4. Practice  multiplication  facts  for  2  and  3  
   5. Solve  word  problems    

 

Assessments

 

1. Friday: Spelling Test and Ancient Greece Test

Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families.