November 14-18

Reading-
We will continue to read stories about transportation this week, while practicing how to create images about the text we read.

Math-
We completed multiplication today with our Topic 6 Test. We will be studying geometry for the remainder of the week. The lessons will include these topics:  Lines and Line Segments, Angles, Polygons and Triangles.

Writing-We will begin descriptive writing this week.  I want others to be able to create images in their minds from the descriptions our kids will be writing.

Social Studies-We learned about the 3 branches of government last week and will learn about citizenship this week. Students will understand the differences between Rights and Responsibilities. 

Formative Assessments-We began taking formative assessments, which are practice tests for State Assessments. We will be taking one in reading and one in math every week. In reading, the students will be tested on narrative and expository reading passages. In math, the students will take short quizzes that each emphasize a specific math skill.

Spelling-The patterns for this week are silent b,g, and gh (I have added to this list and it will now be a 15 word list).  The Rigby words are anything, think, us, way, sign, bright, doubt, sigh, dough, subtle, debt, design, gnat, sleigh and reign.

The Extension list focuses on the prefix- "sub-" which means under.  Those words are subconscious, subcutaneous, subdue, subfreezing, subirrigate, subject, submarine, submerge, subordinate and subway.