Important Dates:
November 17 End of Trimester
November 20- Scholastic book orders due
November 22-27 Thanksgiving Break
Reading: We will finish up with the biography of Gloria Estefan. There will be an open book quiz on Monday. The students will also be writing a newspaper article called "A Star with a Heart." The following week the students will be introduced to the world of mythology. The first myth they will read is The Myth of Hercules. They will compare and contrast their views of a hero and evaluate whether or not they feel that Hercules has the traits to consider him a hero.
English: We will continue to work on writing skills this week. The students have chosen a topic and are working on good leads to introduce their topic. We will then focus on sequential order and adding details to our writing.
Spelling: No spelling this week. Unit 13 the following week will focus on Homographs. Homographs are words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings.
Social Studies: We will continue our study of the Southeast. We will learn how the Southeast is rich in different resources. These resources are used in different industries throughout the region. The chapter 6 test is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, November 30th.
Science: We will continue a unit on Life Cycles of Plants and Animals. We will learn the stages in a plants life cycle and how plants reproduce. The students will be creating a diagram of the Life Cycle of a Plant.
Mrs. Bucklin's Math Class:. We will continue Unit 3, Module 2. Students name fractional parts of the geoboard and describe the parts’relationships to one another. Their observations are then extended into comparing fractions with unlike numerators and denominators, and adding fractions with like denominators. There will be a checkpoint quiz on equivalent fractions on Wednesday, November, 29th.
Science: We will continue a unit on Life Cycles of Plants and Animals. We will learn the stages in a plants life cycle and how plants reproduce. The students will be creating a diagram of the Life Cycle of a Plant.
