What's New in Mrs. Carter's Class?
Week of November 16th
Please bring a toy Monday
What are we reading this week?
We will be reading Toys! Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions by: Don Wulffson starting November 16th. Please purchase this book.
Reading
This week's I can statements:
I can identify and use prepositions accurately.
I can draw inferences and understand informational texts.
I can read closely and find answers explicitly in text.
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Human Societies I Can Statements:
I can analyze causes, course, and consequences of the Spanish American War including:
- yellow journalism
- USS Maine
- Rough Riders
- Imperialism
I can also understand the people and events of the Gilded Age.
Please donate the following items to our classroom as cold and flu season approaches:
Clorox/ Lysol Wipes
Cleaner Spray
Glue Sticks
Pencils
Index Cards
Homework
Your child should be reading at least one chapter of Toys each night. Your child will also be getting vocabulary homework to complete. It is due on Thursday.
Books we will be reading for the remainder of the School Year
Nov 16 – Dec 17
Scientific and Technical Innovation
Toys: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions by Wulffson
Jan 6 – Feb 5
Globalization and Sustainability
Tuck Everlasting by Babbitt
Feb 8 – Mar 15
Fairness and Development
Number the Stars by Lowry
Mar 29 – May 24
Fairness and Development
The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Curtis