Week of September 12th

Important Dates:
District Magazine Drive -- Magazine Order Turn-in days: 9/20, 9/27, 9/29
September 30 -- Early Dismissal
October 10 -- Columbus Day -- No School

Reading: This is our final week with Tall Tales. The skills specifically targeted will be identifying story structure and distinguishing between exaggerated and realistic story elements. As a review, we will use our visualization skills and begin working with roots, affixes, prefixes, and suffixes. We will also discuss and practice using similes and metaphors, which can be used to write a tall tale of their own!

English: In English we will continue with the unit "The Sentence." Simple subjects and simple predicates will be the focus this week. I am asking the students to bring in a picture by Wednesday. They will use the picture to create a pyramid poem with simple subjects and predicates.

Spelling: A pretest will be given on Monday. Homework is due on Thursday. The spelling test will be given on Friday.

Science: In science we will continue with The Scientific Method. We will observe and measure variables in an experiment. We will also learn the steps of the scientific method and explain how scientists use the scientific method.

Social Studies: In social studies we will continue chapter 4 "Spain Builds an Empire." This week's lesson will focus on how Spain gained great wealth from the settlement of New Spain. The chapter test is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, September 21st.

Mrs. Bucklin's Math Class: This week in math we will complete chapter one, Place Value, Addition, and Subtraction. There will be a test on Wednesday. A practice test will be sent home on Monday. We will also continue with the problem solving strategy of Work Backwards. Later in the week we will begin chapter two, Multiplication.

Thank you and have a great week!
Mrs. Bucklin