I am glad to be back after being out yesterday due to a Math Meeting.

Language Arts:
We plugged along today in our novel study. Brian, the main character, is really starting to feel what it is like to survive on his own in the Canadian wilderness. We will continue learning all about his survival strategies next week as we read on.

We also spent quite some time looking over sample ISTEP writing prompts. We took the time to discuss what qualities some of the samples had that made them better than others and how we could improve each one. More time next week will be devoted to writing.

Monday starts the I Love to Read Challenge. Calendars will be passed out and we will be on our way! Please make sure that your child comes to school each day with their independent reading book. Every spare second will be spent reading. We have a goal to meet and it takes every one participating to get the job done!

Homework:
***Chapter 10 questions (2)
***Study the rest of the Word Master packet for a quiz on Monday
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Math:
We completed our minute, worked on computation, completed a problem solving activity and continued plugging away on rates. Please ask your students about the 1,2,3,4,5.

Homework:
***None

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Social Studies:
We finished our Act-It Outs today on Jamestown and Plymouth. They were interesting and the students enjoyed participating in them. What a great way to review what we've read! We also read the summary and Reading Further section.

With presenting Science Expo projects on Monday and a Tuesday of next week, it looks as though our test over Chapter 6 will be either Thursday or Friday of next week. It is a good idea to reread the chapter a little each night.

Homework:
***No written homework

All Science Expo projects are due on Monday!

Until Monday...