Food Drive going until Wednesday this week!!!

Language Arts- 
This week's story focused on the essential question, How can people help animals survive? The stories were Expository Texts which are non-fiction, informative texts. We focused on the following...
-Strategy: reread for understanding
-Skill:Author's Point of View compared to our point of view
-Building vocabulary
-Spelling-Words with 3-letter blends

When reading with your children ask them what the Author's point of view is...(prompt them by asking what they feel the author's opinion is on the topic)

Math- We finished up topic 4 and took our test on Tuesday.  We took the test online and I am waiting on all absent kids to finish up on the test before completing the final score.  The scores will be sent home later this week. As always children will have the opportunity to earn extra points if they score below a C- on the test.  Taking the test online is where our district is heading and will help the kids become more comfortable with the online testing process.  We have been practicing this throughout the year via practice tests and daily with our quick checks.  
We began Topic 5 on Wednesday, we are working with the multiplication chart and reviewing strategies for multiplication.  Our test will be before Thanksgiving break.  

              Please practice math facts nightly.

The link below is for an online practice site for math flashcards.

http://ascendmath.com/fcm/html5

Science- Kids have been going to Mrs. Austin's room to learn about Matter. Our field trip to the library will be, Monday, November 20th about Matter.  

Important Dates...

Pizza Night

Coming up...Field trip the Avon Lake Library. November 20th at 9:00.

Thanksgiving Break

November 22nd-November 24th 

Please look at your child's planner each night.  Also, please be sure to look through your child's binder each Friday when we send home papers from that week.

Hope you had a great weekend.