This week began our food drive.  If possible, please send in non-perishable food to donate through the 17th. All food donations will be given to CRS to help stock their shelves for the upcoming holidays.

 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

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)

This coming week we will be taking a break from Wonders to read Magic Tree House #27, Thanksgiving on Thursday.  We'll also get into the spirit of Thanksgiving with a thankful writing assignment. 

Math- We will be beginning Topic 6 on Connect Area to Multiplication and Addition.  We will be answering the question, How can area be measured and found? Our vocabulary for this topic is area, unit square, square unit, and estimate. We will continue it through to Thanksgiving into the week after. We are tentatively planning to test over this topic on December 6th. Update- Math topic 6 test will be Friday, December 2nd. 

Science- We will continue to work on matter, and the different properties, and physical and chemical changes. 

Upcoming Events

November 15th- Field Trip to Avon Lake Public Library

November 18th- Student Council dress-up day..wear an item from a place you have visited. 

November 22nd- Student Council dress-up day- College Gear attire 

November 23-25- Thanksgiving break

December 13th- Winter music concert (more information to follow)