Social: We are starting this week with chapter 5, The Rise of Christianity. Because of the proposed rocket launch next week on October 6th, the social test will be on October 8th. Be sure to ask your son or daughter if they have reread the chapter and answered the appropriate questions.
Science: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to help construct the rockets Wednesday and Friday 8:45-10:10am, contact me, Mrs. Swanson if you can help. If you have not donated $5.00 yet for your child's rocket please do so if possible. If you could donate additional money toward the project that would be great. So far I have received $100 to pay for the rockets, the total cost of this project is about $300. THANK YOU to those parents who have contributed. Rocket launch date is now Tuesday, October 6th starting at 9:00am unless is rains.
Language Arts: We are on lesson 7 in spelling and are adding endings to verbs to change the tense. A reminder about nouns, adjectives, verbs, and other grammar rules would be a good thing to go over at home. We have starting our poetry unit and the students have been responding to poetry. They have learned how to write a cinquan and will also learn about metaphor/simile poems. Don't forget the unit will end with a wonderful coffee house for friends and relatives.
Math:
Ms. Wallwork's class will work will be taking a test on Tuesday. Be sure to keep your vocabulary journals up to date. We will also be covering fractions and converting each fraction to decimal form and also discussing capacity.
Mrs. Swanson's class will complete three lessons this week on adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers, reducing fractions, writing division answers as mixed numbers, and multiples. The class will take a test on Wednesday and work on Study Island Thursday.
Reading:
Ms. Wallwork's Class has started reading Hiroshima and we are spending a lot of time expanding on our vocabulary. Students, challenge your parents to the vocabulary. Do not forget to go to http://www.dictionary.com/ to listen to the pronunciation of the words. We will also cover protagonist and antagonist.
Mrs. Kolstad's group is working on The Table, the Donkey and the Stick. We are focusing on character perspectives and traits. Next week, we start on the story Mrs. Dunn's Lovely, Lovely Farm. We are focusing on settings and narrative events.
Ms. Pueringer's group will be finishing out the Level 6 book with Tom Sawyer. After that, they will begin with some great novel units.
Reminders and Notes:
Conferences are Thursday, October 15h. If you did not sign-up for conferences at open house please contact your child's homeroom teacher.
If you have not received it please contact your child's homeroom teacher. Remember if you want to volunteer in the school, contact Lynn Imholte the volunteer coordinator. LImholte@strideacademy.org
PATHS meetings are the second Tuesday and the School Board meetings are the third Tuesday of every month at STRIDE Academy at 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to the meetings. Meetings are usually held in room 154. Please refer to the schedules posted on the school website or bulletin board by the gym.
Extra credit spelling words this week are:
characteristic
committee
Level 6 Spelling Words
thumb
struggle
umbrella
flood
touch
government
tongue
trouble
double
justice
difficult
compass
enough
crumb
among
cousin
tough
discuss
plumber
result
Level 7 Spelling Words
agreeable
deferment
hardiness
referral
annoyance
deniable
legibly
ridiculous
capacities
enforcement
manageable
shiny
coincidence
forgetful
narrator
testifying
courageous
forgettable
propeller
woeful
