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Mrs. Blankenship and Ms. Postema Week of September 5, 2016
Labor Day Holiday
Curriculum Update
Reading- In Workshop, the students will be continuing their study of point of view within genres as well as starting their literature circles. The students were grouped according to their interests in various types of books. A daily grade for point of view will be given Thursday. The students will have study notes in their reading composition books. The terms are also posted on Quizlet
Social Studies- Our study of the battles of the Civil War will continue. The students received study guides Friday and will be pacing the answering of questions. The test on this unit will be in approximately 2 weeks.
Writing- We will continue our practice and study of the narrative craft in writing. The students will use mentor texts to model their work as well as to inspire them to revise and edit their pieces.
Due to the short week, we will not have a Greek/Latin root word list next week.
Math - We will be working on solving problems using the Order of Operations this week. There will be no graded assessments this week in math.
Science - We finished our Cells unit and will move on to learning how animals are classified this week. There will be no graded assessments this week in science, but students should take home their science notebook to study what they are learning each day.
Important Information
· Our gradebooks are being updated. Please feel free to log in over the next few days to see updated grades for your child.
· From the PTA: We are coming to an end of our PTA Cherrydale Farms fundraiser. This fundraiser supports PTA activities for the students throughout the year. All order forms/payments are due on Wednesday, September 7. Donations are welcome as well.
Mark your calendars....
September:
5th: Labor Day Holiday
21st-23rd: CogAT Testing-8:30-10:30- Please avoid absence/tardies on testing days.
22nd: Chick Fil A Spirit Night
28th-29th: Early Release- School will dismiss at 12:15 pm.
October:
10th: Columbus Day- Student Holiday
14th: PTA Father/Daughter Dance- Information will be sent home.
17th-21st: PTA Food Drive
26th-28th: ITBS testing
27th: Chick Fil A Spirit Night
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