Today-Is-Not-Monday- Tuesday

I hope that all enjoyed a restful long weekend. Kudos to the students who completed all of their assignments and came to school prepared and ready to roll!  Check those Gold Cards to see if your child received a stamp.

Today we.....

• Continued our research on the Northeast region.  Students should be ready to begin their Educreation  multi-media reports by the end of this week.
• Discussed fragment and run- on sentences.  We discussed how punctuation can make us better, more understanding readers.
• Met in small groups to practice our fluency and reading strategies.  We paid special attention to the punctuation!
• Worked with this week's vocabulary words.  Students picked two challenging words for today's focus. One of this week's words is tidal.  Kids have lots of questions about the relationship between the moon and tides.  I have inserted a You Tube video to help us begin learning about tides.
• Reviewed how to measure matter, and discussed the relationship between density, volume and mass.
• Worked on problem solving in math, using our multiplication skills and models to check if solutions are reasonable.
• Discussed the homework, including the Pumpkin Project

Tonight at home....

• Read Dear Mr. Henshaw until you read page 50. I know that many are finished with the book. They will need to reread in order to complete this week's reading assignment.
• Work on two sections of the Literary  Reactions page. Here is how it works: On the left hand column, record a direct quote from the book, and make sure to record the page number.  Select a section that is interesting and makes you think!  In the right hand column, record your reaction. What do you think?  How does it make you feel and why?  Can you make a connection to another text?  What does it show you about the character?
• Complete the My Math homework on page 183
• Finish today's two Word Work activities. Most students are finished or near completion.
• Look over the Pumpkin Project packet with a parent.  This project is due on October 30th.  Books should be approved by Monday, October 21st.   See the "October Book Project" tab on this blog for samples and a project overview. 

We need.......

• about eight clear, empty, plastic water bottles with caps.  If you have one, bring it in tomorrow.
• corn syrup.  One half gallon container should do the trick.
• food coloring. If you can spare a color or two, we will put it to good use in the lab.  

Please send me an email if you are able to bring in any of these items by tomorrow.