September 22nd - September 26thFriday, September 26th is Johnny Appleseed’s birthday. We will be having a celebration! Please send your child with a peeled, cored, and sliced apple to school on Friday, September 26th. We will be making applesauce. We are looking for donations of small bowls, plastic spoons, and apple juice. If this is something you are interested in helping with, please email me or send the items in any day before Friday, September 26th. Thank you in advance for your help!
Thursday, September 25th will be an early dismissal day. Students will leave school at 11:00 a.m. Please plan accordingly.
The Fifth Week of 2014 at School:
Science: This week we will continue the study of ecosystems in chapter 4. We will focus on how living things survive in their ecosystem in lesson 3 and how ecosystems can change in lesson 4.
Social Studies: Students will research a continent this week and find interesting facts. There will be a continent and ocean test in the week of September 29th. Look for a study guide to come home.
Math: We will finish studying chapter 1 this week. On Friday, September 19th students were given a study guide and brought home their math textbook in order to help them prepare for the chapter 1 test which will be on Thursday, September 25th.
Spelling: This week in spelling we will work on List 5. This list will focus on words with more short and long vowels. There will be a pretest on Monday, September 22nd. The final test will be on Friday, September 26th.
English: Students were given a study guide and brought home their English textbooks. There will be an English unit 1 test on Tuesday, September 23rd. Then we will begin a descriptive writing unit.
Things to Remember:
Tuesday 9/23: There will be an English unit 1 test.
Thursday 9/25: There will be a chapter 1 math test. It is an early dismissal day.
Friday 9/26: There will be a spelling test. It's Johnny Appleseed's birthday celebration!
