October Updates

Writer's Workshop:
We've been working on several new strategies and skills that we can incorporate into our writing. So far this year we've learned about "vivid" verbs, dialogue, the elements of a narrative, transitions/transitional phrases, and more!! Students should be working on an "animal character" story right now. (Detailed information on this assignment should have already come home.)

Spelling: (Contractions)
1.didn't 2.that's 3.they're 4.you're 5.couldn't 6.haven't 7.o'clock 8.we're 9.isn't 10.I'm 11.it's 12.who's 13.they'd 14.could've 15.they've 16.you'll 17.don't 18.aren't 19.wasn't 20.shouldn't
**Test and "Tic-tac-toe" homework assignment are due on Friday, October 15

Science:
We are learning about ENERGY. The test will be on Wednesday, October 20. A study sheet will go home this week.

Social Studies: (PERMUY HOMEROOM ONLY)
The quiz on the words from Chapter 1 will be this Thursday, October 14. (geography, environment, peninsula, hemisphere, landform, sea level, elevation, wetland, climate natural resource, renewable resource, nonrenewable resource, flow resource, region, boundary, border, Panhandle)

Other:
**We have two upcoming field trips. The information for the "Black Stallion" trip has already been sent home. The trip has been scheduled for November 18. We will also be going to the Symphony on November 2. These permission slips have not yet been sent home, but the trip is FREE.
**The first grading period will end on October 22.