We have had a great week!  We started our week by taking our Reading Inventory.  Each student now has a Lexile level to search for novels.  We also learned to Mark Up the Text.  We expect students to Mark Up the Text in ALL subjects.  We will continue to work on this all year.  Paragraph writing was our focus in Writing.  In Social Studies, we learned about the 11 Northeast States and we learned all about being a citizen and our rights and responsibilities.  In Science we continued learning about Constructive and Destructive Forces.  We observed how vinegar could “weather” chalk and recorded our observations.

Coming Up for Next Week:

THURSDAY:  Math Quiz- see below

FRIDAY:  Social Studies Map Quiz- see below
Chick-Fil-A biscuits for sale.

READING:  We will continue reading Wonder.  Students should be reading a realistic fiction novel for 20 minutes each night.  We will discuss writing a summary of our novels and determining the THEME.  We will also learn to use Destiny to find books in the Learning Commons.

WRITING: We will begin our vocabulary study, starting with the root word, PED.  We will also learn all about One Note and begin setting up our Digital Notebooks and Portfolios.  We will continue with our Mentor Sentences and Bell Ringers this week.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  We will work on locating the 12 states in the Midwest.  Students will be quizzed on the location of these states on Friday!
We will also continue discussing citizenship and begin learning about the Constitution.

MATH:  We will be continuing our study of Place Value and move into Place Value with decimals.  Please look over the notes in the Math Journal.

SCIENCE:  We will continue to learn about the Changes on Earth.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

*August 27th- 6:00- Open House
*August 28th- Early Release
*September 2nd- LABOR DAY- No School
*September 5th- Fall Picture Day
*September 6th- Progress Reports go home

We hope you have a wonderful and restful weekend!  🙂

Would you like to be a part of the National Geography Bee Club?  See the attached flier for more information!

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY BEE CLUB

HOMEWORK:

***Information about CLASS TAG went home on Monday with an individual code to sign up to receive reminders and important information.  Please sign up for CLASS TAG to stay updated with classroom happenings!

*READING:  Read for 20 minutes.

*The Summer Reading Challenge doesn’t end until Friday, August 16th so students still have time read and log their minutes into Biblionasium. 

*SOCIAL STUDIES:  QUIZ on the 11 US Northeastern states TOMORROW.  Study the foldables in your Social Studies notebook.

*For practice with states, please click the link in the bar above that says US MAP PRACTICE.

*Note from STEM:  It is not too late to submit your August STEM At Home Project!  If you would like to submit one of these projects, they are due by August 30th.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

*August 28th- EARLY RELEASE

Have a great evening!

HOMEWORK:

***Information about CLASS TAG went home on Monday with an individual code to sign up to receive reminders and important information.  Please sign up for CLASS TAG to stay updated with classroom happenings!

*READING:  Read for 20 minutes.

*The Summer Reading Challenge doesn’t end until Friday, August 16th so students still have time read and log their minutes into Biblionasium. 

*SOCIAL STUDIES:  QUIZ on the 11 US Northeastern states FRIDAY.  Study the foldables in your Social Studies notebook.

*For practice with states, please click the link in the bar above that says US MAP PRACTICE.

*MATH:  Quiz on Place Value TOMORROW, August 15th.  Study your notes in your Math Journal.

*Note from STEM:  It is not too late to submit your August STEM At Home Project!  If you would like to submit one of these projects, they are due by August 30th.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

*August 28th- EARLY RELEASE

Have a great evening!

HOMEWORK:

***Information about CLASS TAG went home yesterday with an individual code to sign up to receive reminders and important information.  Please sign up for CLASS TAG to stay updated with classroom happenings!

*READING:  Read for 20 minutes.

*The Summer Reading Challenge doesn’t end until Friday, August 16th so students still have time read and log their minutes into Biblionasium. 

*SOCIAL STUDIES:  QUIZ on the 11 US Northeastern states FRIDAY.  Study the foldables in your Social Studies notebook.
**Students received the graded Southeastern States Quiz.  Students will be able to RETAKE these quizzes for a better grade on Wednesday, August 14th.  In order to retake the quiz, students must have a REQUEST TO RETEST form.  I have included a copy here:  request to retest

*For practice with states, please click the link in the bar above that says US MAP PRACTICE.

*MATH:  Quiz on Place Value on Thursday, August 15th.  Study your notes in your Math Journal.

*Note from STEM:  It is not too late to submit your August STEM At Home Project!  If you would like to submit one of these projects, they are due by August 30th.

**Today, 2 important papers went home.  One was the information to get into the Math review game, PRODIGY.  The second was information about how to sign up for our class in CLASS TAG.  This will be how we send out reminders for important things.

**TONIGHT is Chick-Fil-A Night!  Come support our school and have some yummy Chick-Fil-A!

Have a great evening!

HOMEWORK:

*READING:  Read for 20 minutes.

*The Summer Reading Challenge doesn’t end until Friday, August 16th so students still have time read and log their minutes into Biblionasium. 

*SOCIAL STUDIES:  QUIZ on the 11 US Northeastern states FRIDAY.  Study the foldables in your Social Studies notebook.
**Students received the graded Southeastern States Quiz.  Students will be able to RETAKE these quizzes for a better grade on Wednesday, August 14th.  In order to retake the quiz, students must have a REQUEST TO RETEST form.  I have included a copy here:  request to retest

*For practice with states, please click the link in the bar above that says US MAP PRACTICE.

*MATH:  Quiz on Place Value on Thursday, August 15th.  Study your notes in your Math Journal.

**Today, 2 important papers went home.  One was the information to get into the Math review game, PRODIGY.  The second was information about how to sign up for our class in CLASS TAG.  This will be how we send out reminders for important things.

Have a great evening!

We have had a wonderful week!  We started our week by setting up our notebooks and learning expectations in the classroom.  We also wrote a letter to our future selves to be opened at the end of the year.  In Social Studies, we learned about the 12 Southeast States and in Science we began learning about Constructive and Destructive Forces.  We had a Book Tasting in Reading to “taste” some new books and genres.  It was a great week!

Coming Up for Next Week:

TUESDAY:  Chick-Fil-A Night!

THURSDAY:  Math Quiz- see below

FRIDAY:  Social Studies Map Quiz- see below

READING:  We will continue reading our first Wonder.  Students should be reading a realistic fiction novel for 20 minutes each night.  We will take the RI test to determine our Lexile levels, and we will practice Marking Up the Text when reading a passage for comprehension.

WRITING:  We will set up our Writing Notebook and begin Bell Ringers, which are short writing pieces that will be completed a few times a week.  We will also be working on our paragraph writing and labeling mentor sentences.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  We will work on locating the 11 states in the Northeast.   Students will be quizzed on the location of these states on Friday!
We will also begin discussing the rights and responsibilities of citizens.

MATH:  We will be continuing our study of Place Value.  We will have a QUIZ on Place Value on Thursday.  Please look over the notes in the Math Journal.

SCIENCE:  We will continue to learn about the Constructive and Destructive Forces on Earth.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

*August 27th- 6:00- Open House

We hope you have a wonderful and restful weekend!  🙂

HOMEWORK:

*READING:  Read for 20 minutes.

*The Summer Reading Challenge doesn’t end until Friday, August 16th so students still have time read and log their minutes into Biblionasium. 

*SOCIAL STUDIES:  QUIZ on the 12 US Southeastern states TOMORROW.  Study the foldables in your Social Studies notebook.

*For practice with states, please click the link in the bar above that says US MAP PRACTICE.

Have a great evening!

HOMEWORK:

*READING:  Read for 20 minutes.

*The Summer Reading Challenge doesn’t end until Friday, August 16th so students still have time read and log their minutes into Biblionasium. 

*SOCIAL STUDIES:  QUIZ on the 12 US Southeastern states on Friday.  Study the foldables in your Social Studies notebook.

*For practice with states, please click the link in the bar above that says US MAP PRACTICE.

Have a great evening!

HOMEWORK:

*READING:  Read for 20 minutes.

*The Summer Reading Challenge doesn’t end until Friday, August 16th so students still have time read and log their minutes into Biblionasium. 

*SOCIAL STUDIES:  QUIZ on the 12 US Southeastern states on Friday.  Study the foldables in your Social Studies notebook.

*Please return any forms that were given out at Meet and Greet if you have not returned them.

*Bring in any missing school supplies.

Have a great evening!