Thank You & Homework!

Thank you to our room reps for making this afternoon so spooktacular!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and a fun time trick-or-treating!

Here's what you need to remember for Monday:

1. October cursive packet is due Monday.

2. October reading contract needs to be FILLED OUT and returned on Monday morning.

3. Practice your multiplication facts.

4. Library books.

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 2 Test is tomorrow. Review your study guide and practice the internet tutorial!

MATH: Study Link. 3.8 & Practice your facts!

OTHER: October cursive packet is due Monday.

Filled-in October reading contract is due Monday.

Halloween parade & party are tomorrow afternoon! I've missed you the last two days! See you tomorrow! :)

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

SPELLING: p. 42 Test will be THURSDAY this week!

GRAMMAR: p. 40 Test will be THURSDAY this week!

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ask a parent to sign your study guide. Test is Friday.

MATH: Study Link. 3.5, Practice your multiplication facts!

OTHER: If you have not recorded yet, continue to practice reading your Ethiopia Reads book!

HALLOWEEN: We will have our Halloween parade and party on Friday afternoon. Please do not wear your costume to school in the morning. You may either go home to change at lunch or bring your costume to school and change at lunch time. :)

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: DWP & Cursive

SPELLING: p. 41

GRAMMAR: p. 39

MATH: Study Links 3.3 and 3.4

READING: October Reading Contract needs to be filled in by Monday, November 2

OTHER: Practice Reading Your Ethiopia Reads Book! We will record you this week! :)

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive & DWP

SOCIAL STUDIES: Use your History Alive book, your study guide, and the Internet Tutorial to review for tomorrow's chapter 1 test!

MATH: Cut out fact triangles and put in the baggie I gave you in class this morning.

OTHER: Open House is tomorrow evening

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Tuesday Cursive

SPELLING: p. 36

GRAMMAR: p. 34

SOCIAL STUDIES: Ask a parent to sign your study guide, and receive a bonus point on Thursday's test!

MATH:

• Study Link 3.1 (Only that side!)

• Math Box 2.10 and the Green Self Assessment

• Remember to try out the "What's My Rule?" game under the math links on our blog!

OTHER: Open House is this Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30pm. I hope you can make it!!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive & DWP

SPELLING: p. 35

GRAMMAR: p. 33

MATH: Family Letter

OTHER: Pictures are at 1:40 tomorrow!!! Wear your best smile!! :)

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Mon, Tues, Wed Cursive

READING: Ask a parent to sign your Unit 1 Study Guide- Test is Friday!

SPELLING: Unit Test Friday

GRAMMAR: Unit Test Friday

MATH: Study Link 2.9- Use ANY method to subtract

LMC: Parent Interview is due Friday!!

OTHER: Picture Day is next week....If you want to order pictures, make sure to bring in your form!

PARENT INTERVIEW

Remember to ask your parents the list of questions about your name! I can't wait to hear what you find out!!

(Go to the LMC area on the right-hand side of our class blog to find the name research links that Mrs. Polito shared with you today.)

3 & 3

Activities we especially enjoyed today:

1. Chinese

2. The Wish Tests

3. Music Practice

Hopes we have for tomorrow:

1. Be an independent thinker.

2. Be ACTIVE while in PE or at recess.

3. Study and do well on tomorrow's tests.

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

SPELLING: Test tomorrow

GRAMMAR: Test tomorrow

READING: Weekly Assessment is tomorrow

SCIENCE: 2nd Volcano Test is tomorrow. Ask a parent to sign your study guide for a bonus point towards the test!

Our Tree!

Thanks to this week's Teacher's Assistant for taking this great photograph of the beautiful tree outside of our classroom!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: DWP & Cursive

SPELLING: p. 29- Top only

GRAMMAR: p. 27

READING: Practice p. 34

MATH: Study Link 2.8

OTHER:

• October 12 & 13 - NO SCHOOL

• October 14 - Monday Schedule

• October 15 - Fire Prevention House - 10:40am

• October 20 - Picture Day - 1:40pm

• October 22 - Open House - 6:30-7:30pm

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive & First Cursive Prompt in packet

SPELLING: p. 28

GRAMMAR: p. 26

SCIENCE: Worksheet 2.2

MATH: Study Link 2.7 (Use ANY method to find the sum!!)

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive & DWP

SPELLING: p. 27

GRAMMAR: p. 25

READING: Practice p. 29 & 30

MATH: Study Link 2.7 (Use ANY METHOD to find the sum. Just show your work and remember the BALLPARK ESTIMATE!)

Plate Tectonics Song

Room 258 Plate Tectonics Song

(Sing to the tune of BINGO)

There is a theory, Plate Tectonics.

It explains Pangaea.

P-L-A-T-E!

P-L-A-T-E!

P-L-A-T-E!

It’s Plate Tectonics Theory!

There is convergent- it collides.

Crash-Crash-Crash-Crash-Crash-Crash!

C-R-A-S-H!

C-R-A-S-H!

C-R-A-S-H!

It is convergent movement!

Divergent plates- they pull away.

It leaves a spot for magma!

Divergent- AWAY!

Divergent- AWAY!

Divergent- AWAY!

That’s how divergent plates work!

When one plate moves under another

It is called subduction!

Sub-Sub-Subduction!

Sub-Sub-Subduction!

Sub-Sub-Subduction!

And that explains subduction!

There is a movement called transforming.

It causes some friction.

S-L-I-D-E!

S-L-I-D-E!

S-L-I-D-E!

They slide horizontally!

There is a theory, Plate Tectonics.

It explains Pangaea.

P-L-A-T-E!

P-L-A-T-E!

P-L-A-T-E!

It’s Plate Tectonics Theory!

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

MATH: Show your parents the pink sheet so they know how to access Everyday Math Online from home!

OTHER: Library books due Monday

HOMEWORK

MORNING WORK: Cursive

MATH: Study Link 2.6

SPELLING: Test tomorrow

GRAMMAR: Test tomorrow

READING: Weekly Assessment tomorrow