IMPORTANT DATES

Nov. 7-11-8th Grade  Grand Canyon Fundraiser, free dress for $1 per day

Nov 8- PTO Meeting

Nov. 11 End of the First Trimester

Nov. 15- Jaggers Fundraiser 11am - 10pm 6464 Dutchmans Parkway

Nov. 21 - Nov 25 No School Thanksgiving Break

Jan.23-27-8th Grade  Grand Canyon Fundraiser, free dress for $1 per day

WHAT WE ARE LEARNING

LA MRS. SCHMITT

• This week students will wrap up their focus on the essential question: "How do characters and their interactions teach us lessons?" Students will continue to characterization strategies to demonstrate their understanding of a text, while determining the theme of a text. Students will practice strategies that support their thinking of the theme and central message of a text. Students are working to determine a theme or message from the text that can be applied to their own lives.

• These strategies will be modeled with the whole class, then students will work independently to complete the strategies using various 4th grade level texts.  We will be reading Wonder as our main read aloud/mentor text, as well as a few fiction picture books.

• Students are learning about reflexive adverbs and verb tenses. Students will also begin to learn about modal auxiliaries. 

We are analyzing well crafted mentor sentences as a class. Students are also practicing these skills on IXL, Khan Academy, and Freckle Apps.

Homework:

Weekly Reading Log for week of 10/31-11/4. Due by Friday 11/4. The form is posted on their Language Arts Google Classroom.

Vocabulary Test on Thursday, November 10. This is the final Vocab Test of the First Trimester.

 Vocabulary Unit 5 words were reviewed in class today and have been posted on Google Classroom, as well as on the Google Site Resource page titled Vocabulary.  An example vocabulary test has also been posted on Google Classroom. 

MATH: MRS. BENNETT

This week in math class we will continue to work through our next module which will explore multiplication and division patterns with tens, hundreds, and thousands. Students will learn mental math strategies for multiplying and dividing by multiple of 10, 100, 1000 (EX: 6 x 3,000, 5 x 700, 4,200 / 7, 360/ 6). We are using our knowledge of multiplying by multiples of 10, 100, 1000 to help us estimate products. This will allow us to check the reasonableness of our exact answers. 

11/7 SS #45 & ONE HMH dashboard assignment due Friday 11/11

11/8 SS #46

11/9 SS #47

11/10 SS #48

11/11 SS Quiz #12 & HMH Dashboard Due!

SOCIAL STUDIES: MRS. CRUSH

We will continue our unit of Geography of the United States. Students will understand that the United States has a diverse geography and various maps can be used to represent and examine the geography.  They will identify and map major physical features, including mountains, rivers, lakes, and large bodies of water. They will also examine climate and vegetation maps to explore the relationship between physical features and vegetation/climate. We will continue our studies about the Northeast Region. Students will be assessed on the state capitals + states and they will also be researching and presenting a landmark on the Northeast Region. They will be completing their Northeast Region Projects and will be presenting this week and next. 

RELIGION: MRS CRUSH

We will complete Ch. 2, "Praise and Thanksgiving, " in our Blest Are We workbooks. We will be able to name special gifts that God has given us, understand that at Mass we give thanks and praise to God, especially for the gift of Jesus, learn the Scripture account of the Last Supper, and learn about the life of Pope Pius X.  

Friday, November 11: Ch. 2 Test  (Items to study: Faith Words, "We Believe" statements, underlined/circled word(s), and Ch.2 Review The students will play a review game in class.) *POSTPONED due to Field Trip*

HW: 2nd Trimester Service Hours due Friday, February 17 (Students may turn in on Google Classroom or fill out paper copy)

SCIENCE: MRS JACKEL 

https://sites.google.com/ascension-parish.com/k-5science/4