Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Wednesday, Already!

Interesting Fact of the Day: Sunlight takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach the Earth at 186,282 miles per second.

LA: We continued on with our skills for the week.  Today we spent some time discussing how to use text clues and what we already know to help us figure out what the author may be saying (making inferences.)  We also continued learning about proper nouns and giving examples.  Finally, we had Vocabulary Vine and took our Unit 1 reading test.

HW: Weekly homework packet is due on Friday--don't forget parent signatures.

Math: We continued working on fractions today, introducing mixed numbers and pattern blocks to help us visualize them.

HW: Finish journal pages 125-127 if not completed in class with your partner.  Also, math box 5.2 and study link 5.2 are due tomorrow.

Social Studies: (Grannan) We finished up chapter 4 today by reading the summary and the reading further section. We had group discussions over some of the events that led the Europeans to explore the New World.  We also took the Northeast Region quiz and worked in our Interactive Student Notebooks.

HW: Pages 24-25 in Interactive Student Notebooks are due on Monday, when the chapter 4 test will be given.

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