Week 16

Happy belated Thanksgiving! I hope everyone got their turkey and football fix. :) Before school let out for the long weekend, we wrote about things that we are thankful for. I created a tree out of all of our leaves, to serve as a reminder that we do have lots to give thanks for.

Thankfulness leaves and Boxcar writing prompt

It is hard to believe, but we are coming to another end of a quarter! As we dive into the holiday season, there are more sniffy noses and germs present. If anyone can donate some Kleenex/tissues, it would be greatly appreciated by our class! Alright, here's what's coming up this week!

Literature: We will finish Boxcar Children this week!! Be sure to work on those dioramas this week at home, as they will be due December 7th (next Monday), and our Boxcar test will be on the 8th! If anyone needs a shoe box, please let me know. I have several at my house, and a couple more have been donated to our classroom for this purpose. I also have red construction paper if anyone is struggling with a way to cover their shoe box! Please let me know if you need anything!

Spalding: We are back to 30 words, and our Spelling Test is on Friday as normal!

1st 10: picture, pitcher, pitch, money, ready, omit, anyway, eight, breakfast, chance

2nd 10: climb, coffee, color, contains, daily, day, eagle, fancy, fly, forest

3rd 10: freeze, gentle, grow, holes, hotel, iron, living, live, monkey, myself

(Did anyone catch the almost alphabetical order in sets 2 and 3?!)

Grammar: This week we will be learning how to write a formal letter, as well as what goes on the envelope in order to mail it! We will also learn more about direct quotations and review prepositions from last week. 

WWE: narration, copy work, and dictation exercises from The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Math: We are working on division this week - sharing, grouping, and word problems. We will also continue to review multiplication, and then we will take a look at the commutative property between multiplication and division. :) Unit 5 chapter 2 Test on Friday!

History: This week is all about Athens! We will learn about the city, democracy, and the children in Athenian times. We will also hold an assembly to see what it would have been like, and we will discuss how this is different from being ruled by a king or queen. 

Science: Insects: Are they friends or foes? We will identify ways in which insects can help people, as well as how some can be harmful. Vocabulary words we will encounter: entomologist (one who studies insects!), extinction, foe, pesticides, and pollinators. 

Poem: The Night before Christmas (Moore)

Idiom: "Easier said than done"

Have a FANTASTIC week!