Weekly Update for October 31 - November 4, 2011

Dear Families,

Thank you for such a wonderful birthday!  Your thoughts, gifts, and well-wishes were so warm and made my day a truly special one!

A Few Reminders/Important Dates:

Picture Retakes! Tuesday, November 1^st. 

Picnic Lunch Orders Due: Tuesday, November 1^st.

Rivers Unit Test, Thursday, November 3^rd.

Archway/CPA Family Picnic: Saturday November 5^th.

This Week at a Glance

Language Arts: Your students are encouraged to bring home their spelling notebooks each night to better prepare them for Spelling Practice. We have found it is often difficult to fit the words and markings in so little space in the agenda. In Writing, we are continuing to diagram simple sentences with articles. We are also working on writing good expository paragraphs and will now be introducing transitions as well. We will read and discuss chapters 3 and 4 of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. I still strongly encourage discussion of this novel at home! There is a lot of fun to be had with word play and witty references which might be exciting to explore together! 

History & Geography: We will continue our study of World Rivers. We will be working on Ch. 7 Monday, Reviewing on Tuesday and Wednesday, and will have the Unit Test on Thursday, November 3^rd. Make sure that you keep those chapter review worksheets and talk to your child about the importance of each major river we study.

Science: We are continuing our study of the skeletal system. Students will be learning about the function and overall structure of the skeletal system, as well as learning the scientific names of the bones. We will be constructing and labeling models in class. So, you might want to bone up on some of those names with your student by making flash cards or other study tools at home!  This week we will also be discussing joints! Students will be able to identify and name examples of each type of joint in the human body!

Virtue: Our school will focus once again on the virtue of responsibility.

Thank you, again, for your continued support! Have a wonderful week!

Miss Smith