Math and Bible with Mr. Metcalf (October 19-23

Math and Bible (Homework in Parentheses)
Monday: 4.6 Interpret the Remainder (PW21)
Tuesday: 4.7 Decimal Expressions and Equations (PW22)
Wednesay: Chapter 4 test (Bible lesson 7)
Thursday: 5.1-2 Samples and Bias in Surveys (PW23-24)
Friday: 5.3 Frequency Tables and Line Plots - PW 25 in class

This week we will be wrapping up our work with Decimals in chapter 4. We will have a test on Wednesday, October 21. Students will get their tests back on Thursday and they should plan to return their signed tests with corrections to school by Friday, October 23.

Check for chapter 3 math material in your child’s stuff folder. Congratulations on the World Cup birth!

Matthew 5:13-14 (October 5-9)

Matthew 5:13-14 (New International Version)

Salt and Light
13"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
14"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

Spelling for October 12-16

Please begin studying the words below. If you are unsure of the meaning of the words, please take a moment to look them up in the dictionary. Webster has an excellent online dictionary at http://m-w.com .

busy
among
building
young
enough
though
straight
rough
courage
eighth
system
although
sleigh
boulder
biscuit
dough
superficial
devastate
inheritance
decimal

Ms. Reid's information for October 12-16

The students have learned several new jingles and will be tested on those next week. Please have them study the jingles each night. We held off on helping verbs this past week in order to review the concepts that were taught prior to our little ‘vacation’ from school, so we will add those in next week. Please continue to encourage your son/daughter to come to me for help since we are building the foundations for our grammar study at this time. If they don’t get the concepts now, they will struggle for the remainder of the year!

We will have our first Cool Word test on Wednesday. They have the first nine words now and will receive the tenth word on Tuesday. They can and should be studying their words each night as they receive them as opposed to waiting until the night before the test.

We will continue to explore the basic elements of literature while also while reading The Rumpelstiltskin Problem. We will use the whole class model for exploring the next chapter. As we complete this chapter we will look at how Characterization is used within stories as a support to plot development.

Homework
Monday
Complete Independent Practice 6
Tuesday
Study your Cool Words!
Wednesday
Rumpelstiltskin Characterization
Thursday
Complete Independent Practice 7
Friday
Have a lovely evening!

Stuff Folder: I returned Independent Practice 3 this week. It should be glued in your son/daughter’s Interactive Notebook to page 5.

Matthew 5:10-12 (October 12-16)

Matthew 5:10-12 (New International Version)

10Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Math and Bible with Mr. Metcalf - October 12-16

October 12-16 (Homework in parentheses)
Monday: 4.1 Add and Subtract Decimals (PW17)
Tuesday: 4.2 Multiply Decimals (PW18)
Wednesday: 4.3-4 Divide Decimals by Whole Numbers (PW19)
Thursday: 4.5 Divide Decimals by Decimals (PW20)
Friday: 4.6 Problem Solving: Interpret the Remainder (PW21 – in class)

The chapter 3 test your child took today will be returned to him/her on Monday. It should be signed and returned to school on Tuesday, October 13. Your child has a chance to earn back half of the points lost on the exam by making corrections that show he or she understands how to correctly solve incorrect problems.

Look for this week’s 3.1 -3.2 quiz and facts test in your child’s stuff folder. Please visit the math blog at http://pinaresmath.blogspot.com for extra practice on math concepts and additional information on material we cover in class.

Ms. Reid's Classroom Info for the week of October 5-9

We will continue looking at how different words can fulfill different roles within simple sentences. The students have learned several new jingles and will be tested on those in two weeks. Please have them study the jingles each night. The main elements that we will add to our grammar study this week are helping verbs and possessive adjectives. The students should be studying the notes on pages 4 and 5 of their interactive notebooks.
We will continue to explore the basic elements of literature while also while reading The Rumpelstiltskin Problem. We will use the small group model for exploring the next chapter. As we complete this chapter we will look at the complex skill of comparing and contrasting in writing using the Venn Diagram.

Homework Assignments:
Please check the assignment book nightly for assignments in the coming week.

Stuff Folder: You should have signed the Cool Word Quiz that was given on Monday of this week. This is a culminating activity for words that are given on Tuesdays and Thursdays. As the students study their jingles each evening, you should also have them study these words. In two weeks, we will have a test over the five words that were on the quiz along with five new words that will be given over the next two weeks.

Absences
If your son or daughter is absent, please remind them to check with me during lunch/recess of the following day. We will not have time during class to discuss items that were missed or for me to reteach concepts.

In the event that school is canceled, please check the language arts web site that is on the pink paper in the front of their assignment book. Daily lessons and assignments can be found there.