Week of 10/10/16

Ahoy!

Hope your week is off to a great start! With it being a short week here at school we are working hard to fit everything in! Just a heads up the cold is going around school. We are continually cleaning desks and washing hands. Please help your child get enough sleep to fight this stuff off! Here is what is going on...

Reading:
We are still focusing on a character's motivation and how it helps to move the story along. This week we are also starting to focus on the character's point of view. Our weekly focus this week is evaluate, this will come in handy as we are finishing up the Case of the Gasping Garbage. 

Writing:
This week we are finishing up our final drafts of the fall walk. Students are starting to write a fictional narrative. We will be breaking down each part of the narrative and diving in deep with characters, setting, and events in a story.

Math:
This will be our last week of Unit 1! Yay. The students have been doing very well. We have been working on double digit addition and subtraction; as well as choosing a strategy that helps them to solve the problem.

Spelling:
No spelling this week.

Homework Journal Prompt:
Write a scary story. Include characters, setting, beginning, middle, and end.

Mystery Questions:
1) Name the four oceans and seven continent (please spell them correctly).
2) What region of the country do we live in?
3) What is the object called that shows you direction?
4) Mexico is what direction from the United States?
5) Canada is what direction from the United States?
6) Which state is directly south of Washington?
7) Which state is directly east of Nevada?

Events to Remember:
Now-10/31: Box Top Collection
10/13- Human Carwash
10/14- No School

Thanks,
Miss Irwin