Reminders and Class Activities for the Week of Oct 26th-29th

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

This Friday, Oct. 29th is our student-led conferences.  I will be sending home a paper with a time for your visit on Friday.  Please contact me if there is any problem, or if you absolutely need to re-schedule.  It is important that we meet to discuss your child's studies this Friday, as I am not able to hand out report cards until we have met.  Also, remember this is a student-led conference so you will need to attend with your child.

October 28th is our book character day.  This is a chance for all of our students to dress up as their favourite characters.  Please refer to the handout that went home with the students for further details.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK:

Math:

We will be having our chapter test this Wednesday!!  The practice test will go home Tuesday night.  Thursday will mark the beginning of our next chapter, where we will be working on multiplying and dividing larger numbers.

Writing:

We will be practicing our reading aloud skills in preparation for reading our 'published pieces' during the student-led conferences this Friday.  We will also be learning about similes and how they can help us improve our writing.

Reading:

We will be writing our first quarter 'book recommendation' to our parents.  Students will choose the book this quarter that they enjoyed reading the most and write a letter to mom and dad recommending this book.  Our recommendations will be read to each parent during our student-led conference.  

Science:

We will be checking our science fair folders to check that Step 1 has been completed properly, and that the students are on the right track.  We will also share some of our ideas and discuss what we need to do to prepare for Steps 2 and 3.

Social Studies:

We will be introducing our new unit on American Immigration.  We will be discussing the meaning of immigration and the motivations that lead people to travel to a new land.  We will assess the classes prior knowledge on the subject and get excited for learning all about American immigration in the weeks ahead.  

Spelling:

We are back with 15 Spelling words this week.  We are focusing on words with the hard C sound made by: C, CK, and K.   The words are: check, stuck, attack, nickel, bucket, jacket, ticket, pocket, rocket, lucky, hockey, picnic, attic, rustic, shriek.

Here's to a fun filled week.  I look forward to seeing everyone this Friday.  All the best,

Jordan Rose