English Language Arts:

·         Rigby Theme 7 Week 1

·        Vocabulary development (Frayer Models are a graded reading assignment. Please stress the importance of your child completing this task.)

·        Monitoring Understanding

·        Writing Instructions (Student-Created Thanksgiving Recipes---YUMMY!)

·        Main & helping verbs (English)

·        Verb Tenses (English)

·        Daily Language Review

·        Read 20 minutes every night. Parents must sign reading log each night.

·        Cold Comprehension Test on 11/20/09

·        Verb Assessment on 11/20/09

·        Spelling test on 11/20/09

·        Daily Language test on 11/20/09

Math:

·        Basic multiplication facts (0-12”s) Quiz Friday

·        Elapsed Time  11/20/09

Science:  

• Science will continue after the holiday break.

Social Studies:

·        Location of Northeast states (Students will have to identify the location of NE states-and know the capitals- based on its’ shapes.)

·        The Movement of People- Historical Perspective

·        Early Explorers of North America

·        Physical Maps

·        Daily Geography Quiz on a Physical Map (Friday, November 20, 2009)

·        NE states (and capitals) outline test scheduled for Friday, 11/20/2009

Spelling Words for November 16-20, 2009                  

Topic: More words with -ed & -ing