Curriculum November 14-18

Curriculum November 14-18

I hope that everyone had a wonderful week.  If possible, we need the following items for our veteran's care package by Friday, November 11.  Thanks!

• Magazines (3 months old and newer)
• Coffee
• Puzzle books
• Chap stick
• Disposable razors
• New socks, underwear, t-shirts

enVision Math
We will be taking the Topic 6 test on Monday.  We will begin Topic 11 on Tuesday with a focus on two-dimensional shapes and their attributes.  The topics for the week will be lines and line segments, angles, polygons, and triangles.

Rigby Reading
We will continue Theme 6 "Roads to Travel".  The comprehension focus skills will be creating images and reviewing monitor understanding. 

Spelling
The Rigby Spelling list will focus on silent consonants b, g, and gh.  The Rigby words are anything, think, us, way, subtle, debt, design, gnat, sleigh, and reign.  The extension list is sub, which means under.  The words are subconscious, subcutaneous, subdue, subfreezing, subirrigate, subject, submarine, submerge, subordinate and subway.

Science
We completed a focus on weather.

Social Studies
We will begin a unit on the government learning about the different branches and roles of government leaders.  The students will simulate the different branches so that they can better understand each branch.  We also will begin a campaign for class president.

Writing
We have began looking at newspapers.  The kids will be broken into groups to begin their class newspaper.

Have a wonderful week!