Weekly Announcements
Tuesday, October 29 – LAST Day for Fun Run Donations! November 1 – Spirit Day **Also Nov 1 is last day for Field Trip Permission Slips and Fees – If you are having trouble coming up with money, please contact your child’s teacher via email. November 8 – Early Release November 11 – No School – Veterans Day November 20 – Picture Retakes November 27-29 – Thanksgiving Break Thank you to all the friends and family of PRA for your help and donations – you have made Fun Run a success!!! As always, please be sure to check student’s homework folder nightly to see if there is material that needs to be read and signed by parents/ guardians. Also by signing the planner and behavior log you are acknowledging that you have seen their completed homework and any potential behavior issues. Please do not sign the planner without looking to see if homework is completed Academics Spalding - The students will be dictating and learning Spelling list 10 this week. The spelling homework and test for List 9 are due on Friday. Also, please note that the Homework that will be coming home for List 10 on Friday will be different from our usual packets. Please read the instructions on the form and contact your student’s teach if there are any questions. Language/Writing – This week’s lessons will be learning about use of prepositions, objects of prepositions, use of proper adjectives and how to use all of the above in sentence diagramming. The next Grammar Test is Friday November 1st. In writing, we will begin our next 5-paragraph research essay. This essay will be a biographical essay focusing on character traits (research material has been provided). Essays will be done in class and due at the end of the week. Reading – In reading we will be reading and discussing different types of folktales. Students will be learning the differences between the different types and how to identify the purpose of each type. Poem Recitation – DUE THURSDAY! - “50 States”- . Next book report has been assigned. Students need to have a fiction book, at least 100 pages long, chosen and bring in the approval form no later than Friday November 1 for Teach Approval. Ensure students start reading immediately!! Math - Our next test will be next weeks, look for practice tests to come home the night before for correction and studying. This week we will also begin some lessons on fractions, decimals, measuring and converting capacity. Science - This week begins a new unit on renewable and non- renewable resources. We will discuss the definition and examples of each in class and practice with various activities. Social Studies – We will conclude our study of early Arizona and how different peoples came to settle here and eventually develop our cities. This week’s lessons will be reviewing all of unit 1 in preparation for the Unit 1 Test on Friday November 1st. Please ensure student is using the study guide!!. Comments are closed.
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