Reading/ELA

Identify and Analyze the Story Elements-setting characterizations, and conflict & plot

Main Ideas and Supporting Details- Students are working on telling what the text is “mostly” about and being able to give 3-4 details to support the main idea.

Determine the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words- root words, suffixes, prefixes

Parts of Speech- nouns and verbs

Ideas for reinforcing at home:

-Read a book with your child. Ask them “Wh” questions: Who, What, Where, When, Why & How

-After watching a television show, ask your child to explain what the show was about and to give you some details about what happened during the show.

-Keep a journal of words that you and your child might see on television, driving down the street or even while in the store. Discuss the meaning of the word or think of a word that has a similar meaning or opposite meaning.

**Students should be reading nightly. While they are reading please make sure that you and the student  are filling out their reading log information nightly. We will start to fill out a reading log of books that students are reading while at school. Students are expected to read 25 books by the end of the school year. Please make sure that you are asking them questions while they are reading to help them with their comprehension skills.

 Writing

Narrative Writing- creating a story that can be used to write fiction and nonfiction essays. We will be working on story elements, supporting details and developing our character’s traits. 

Math:

Multiplication and Division-whole numbers and decimals

Ideas of reinforcing at home:

-Make flashcards for multiplication and division facts. Study one fact family at a time.

-Practice dividing objects into equal groups. See if any objects are left over.  

-Give time practice test.

Science:

Vertebrates and Invertebrates- sorting animals into groups

We will continue to work on character traits, parts of speech, and figurative language. Students should be reading nightly. While they are reading please make sure that you and the student are filling out their reading log information nightly. Students are expected to read 25 books by the end of the school year. Please make sure that you are asking them questions while they are reading to help them with their comprehension skills. In reading we will be focusing on cause and effect. We will continue to work on the eight parts of speech ( nouns, pronouns, prepositions, adjectives, verb, adverb, conjunction, and interjection.

Writing:

We are working on persuasive writing. Persuasive writing is taking a standpoint on an idea and persuading your reader to agree with you. We will continue to work on strategies to build our persuasive arguments based on facts and reason. Math: Students need to continue to work on multiplication and division. We are still working on fractions. This week we are focusing on multiplying and dividing fractions. Please continue to work with students in using math in everyday life. This can be done by having students help you measure when cooking, calculate the amount of time that has lapsed between coming home and before dinner. Science: We will be begin talking about cell division and growth.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

November 25- 27- Thanksgiving  Holiday

November 30- Return from Thanksgiving Break

We will continue to work on character traits, parts of speech, and figurative language. Students should be reading nightly. While they are reading please make sure that you and the student  are filling out their reading log information nightly. Students are expected to read 25 books by the end of the school year. Please make sure that you are asking them questions while they are reading to help them with their comprehension skills.

Writing:

We are working on narrative writing. Narrative writing is creating a story that can be used to write fiction and nonfiction essays. We will be working on supporting details and developing our character’s traits. 

Math:

Students need to continue to work on multiplication and division. This week we will begin working on fractions. Please continue to work with students in using math in everyday life. 

Social Studies:

We will complete the unit on Civil War.

Science:

We will complete the unit on Plants and Animal Cells.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

October 19- Reports Cards Go Home

Oct 27- Progress Reports

MATH- Multiplication & Division

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS-Inferencing & Main Idea

SCIENCE-Animal & Plant Cells

SOCIAL STUDIES-Civil War and Reconstruction

WRITING- Narrative (Focus: Organization)

****Important Events:

PTA Meeting  – Tuesday, 10/13– State of the School Address & parent data meetings in classrooms

Early Release Day – 10/14 (follow the instructional/specialist schedule previously provided)

Breakfast with Dads – 10/16  8:00  a.m in cafeteria

READING-Inferencing, Main Idea, Figurative Language, Compound Sentences

SCIENCE-Animal & Plant Cells

SOCIAL STUDIES-Civil War

WRITING- Informational Writing (Focus: Ideas)

LANGUAGE ARTS-Antonyms, Synonyms, Homophones