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Monday, September 14, 2009

Learning this week...

Welcome back from the weekend....
This week the students will be learning...

Math
We will review and test over Unit 1. The assessment is on Tuesday. Following the assessments, midweek we will PRE-test unit 2 to guide instruction. Some students might be on an enriched learning path, dependent on their assessment scores.

Unit 2 Math- Operations with Whole Numbers and Decimals - will begin on Thursday with a review of adding and subtracting decimals.

Language Arts:
Story- Saving the Rain Forest
Skills we will work on this week:
Comprehension Strategies / Skills - fact & opinion, using graphic organizers for learning, thinking while reading.

Spelling- spelling words this week are difficult, students should take some extra time to study the words. The pretest is Wed. and the Test is Friday. The pretest is to help determine what words they need to focus on for the week.

Grammar- Students will learn about complex and compound sentences

Homework:
Language Arts:
Share Family Times Handout with your family
Vocabulary Sheet - DUE Wednesday
Study spelling words pg. 13 Pretest-Wed. Test - Friday

Math: Finish Review Practice use SRB if needed
Unit 1 test on Tuesday

Other: Study Music Notes

Parent Thought....Ask your child how they can best prepare for the spelling test this week, what is their study strategy?

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