Curriculum News

Reading: Susan B. Anthony biography; skills-main idea, context clues; fact-opinion; building vocabulary

Spelling: words with oo, ou

Language: pronouns

Writing: persuasive letter writing

Math: multiplication-final concepts test on Friday, mad minutes continue (I would like to see ALL students master the facts by the end of January.)

Science: heat unit

Social Studies: Susan B. Anthony-vocabulary test on Wednesday; final test on Friday- The study guide is on the back of the newsletter. We have not taught this unit yet so please be aware of this if you begin studying

Spelling Words

1. boots                     11. loose
2. grouped                  12. soot
3. shook                     13. understood
4. school                    14. cartoon
5. looked                   15. afternoon
6. hood                      16. cookie
7. choose                   17. wound
8. brook                     18. youth
9. zoomed                  19. noodle
10. balloon                   20. shampoo

Alternate Spelling Words

1. include                   11. lubricate
2. crucial                   12. schooner
3. intrude                   13. kangaroo
4. ruined                     14. noodle
5. frugal                    15. balloon
6. canoe                     16. cookie
7. acoustic                 17. wound
8. fluent                     18. youth
9. cruise                    19. grouped
10. secluded                 20. zoomed

Vocabulary

1. suffrage-the right to vote

2. slavery-a cruel system in which one person owns another person

3. legislature-the law-making part of a government.

4. justice-equal treatment under the law.

5. independent-being free to make one’s own decisions

6. property-something that is owned.

7. diligence-working hard for a long time.

8. abolitionists-people who want to end slavery.

Multiplication Mad Minutes

Please study for at least 10 minutes nightly!  We will have mad minutes 2x a week. (Tues. &  Thurs.)  Your child should be able to say the answer in 3 seconds.  The goal should be for your child to pass one set of facts each week.  Look in the agenda nightly to see the fact he/she should be working on.  Thank you for help with this!! Please use the break to practice when you can.

Can-A-Thon

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Accelerated Reading

We have 3 weeks remaining for this 9 week goal.  Please take time to read over the break!!

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November

23^rd- 27^th Thanksgiving Break

December

8^th- 3^rd Grade play

 of the week: Emily

Have a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving!