November

     During the month of November we will be finishing our unit on division in Math, and starting fractions.  Be sure your student is doing homework every night.  There should be about 15-20 minutes of math work, 30 minutes of reading and 10 minutes of spelling practice every night.
     We will finish learning about rocks and soil.  Every student should know the names of 4 igneous, 4 sedimentary, and 4 metamorphic rocks.  They should be able to draw a profile of soil layers.
     We start the month with a bang by going to the play Bye Bye Birdie, and visiting the Braithwaite Art Gallery.  We also focus on Native American cultures.
This should be a terrific month filled with lots of learning and fun!  Please be here every day possible.

October

This month we are focusing on tall tales and "scary" stories.  Mrs. Mel will help us with monster make-up, and following step by step instructions.  We will read and write tall tales for the first two weeks.  At the end of the month we will write a persuasive paper about the monster we think is most terrifying. 
Math this month will focus on the basic functions: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.  We will include decimal numbers.
Science rocks in our class this month as we investigate rocks and minerals. 
A great opportunity to experience pioneer life will happen on the 13th, when we visit the Frontier Homestead State Park. 

Please be here on time every day to find out what new and exciting things we are doing!