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September 21st- September 25th

Saturday, September 26th is Johnny Appleseed’s birthday. We will be having a celebration! Please send a peeled, cored, and sliced apple with your child on Friday, September 25th to be used to make applesauce for the class.   Thank you to the parents who donated bowls, spoons, and juice boxes!  

Thursday, September 24th will be an early dismissal day.  Students will leave school at 11:35 a.m.  Please plan accordingly.

The Fifth Week of 2015 at School:
Science: This week we will focus on social studies.

Social Studies: Students will present their continent slides.  Then we will begin the study of hemispheres.  Look for a study guide to come home.  There will be a hemisphere quiz on Tuesday, September 29th.  

Math: We will continue our study of unit 1 which focuses on multiplication and division.  This week students will make multiplication comparisons. Students will take a multiplication by 3 test on Tuesday, September 22nd.  They will have two and a half minutes to complete 26 problems.   Students who pass on Tuesday, September 22nd will receive the full amount of points (13/13).  If students don't pass the test on the first day, they will take the test the next day and receive 12/13 if they pass.  Students will continue taking the test each day until they pass and one point will be taken off each day.  

Spelling: We will continue our Ways Their Way program.  Students were given their list of words along with a homework sheet with a list of activities.  Students should complete 8 activities and turn them in on Friday, September 25th.  Some of activities listed cannot be turned in.   Please initial next to the activity name so that I know the activity was completed if needed.  The spelling test will also be on Friday, September 25th.  

            

English Language Arts:  This week we will continue our first unit of study, Tales as Old as Time.  This unit of study includes folktales, fairy tales, myths, legends, tall tales, and fables.  Students will compare and contrast Mulan and The Mysterious Giant of Barletta.  We will also continue our Daily 5 program.  In addition, students will learn about the writing process.  We will be discussing the following steps: think it up, write it up, doctor it up, fix it up, and put it up.  Students will start applying these steps to their own writing.  


Things to Remember:
Tuesday 9/22:  There will be a multiplication by 3 test. 
Thursday 9/24: It is an early dismissal day.  Students will leave at 11:35 a.m.
Friday 9/25: There will be a spelling test.  It's Johnny Appleseed's birthday celebration!