November 17 End of Trimester
Kid with a Cape on the Go! - We've gotten some response from students with pictures of themselves spreading kindness. This initiative was the result of a visit from the author of A Girl with a Cape, Amy Logan. Her message to us was that WE ALL CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE by spreading kindness. Students can take a picture of spreading kindness, with or without their "Kid with a Cape." A photo, drawing, or a written paragraph of the student and the event are alternative activities that can be turned in to the teacher. While this is optional, students have had fun posing with his/her "Kid!
Reading: We will continue our close read of Gloria Estefan. There will be a vocabulary quiz on Thursday. The students should be reviewing their vocabulary slides and the Quizlet in Google Classroom. We will also work on Text Dependent Questions this week as we do our second read of the story.
Time For Kids: There will not be a quiz this week in Time For Kids.
English: We will complete a unit on Capitalization and Punctuation. This week's focus will be on Titles and Quotation Marks. There will be a test on Friday. The students will have a review sheet sent home on Wednesday. They also have the review they have been working on in Google Classroom.
Spelling: Unit 11 will focus on the vowel letters e and i. They can be combined in 2 ways: ie and ei. Usually, ei has the long a sound and the ie has the long e sound. The rule generally is "i before e except after c or when sounded like a as in neighbor and weigh. " The students will also practice using the context of a sentence to understand the meanings of words. The test will be on Friday, November 10th.
Social Studies: The Southeast map quiz will be given on Tuesday. We will then continue our study of the Southeast. We will learn about the major landforms in the Southeast. We will then compare and contrast landform elevations. We will alsolearn how barrier islands are formed.
Mrs. Bucklin's Math Class:. There will be a Unit 2 test on Thursday, November 9th. The students will be given a practice test on Monday to help prepare for the test. We will review on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Bucklin's Math Class:. There will be a Unit 2 test on Thursday, November 9th. The students will be given a practice test on Monday to help prepare for the test. We will review on Tuesday and Wednesday.
