
Diving in with Mrs. Huckert!
for the week of Nov. 2-6, 2009
Bible - This week we will learning about Jacob coming home to reunite with Esau. Our memory verse passage is Matthew 5:1-12. There will be a verse quiz on Matthew 5:10 on Thursday.
Reading - We will begin our next cluster, "Main Idea" this week.
Reading Fluency - Work on "Betty Botter" tongue twister.
English - We are working on nouns: plural, singular, proper, common, special nouns, capitalization rules, abbreviations, and commas in a series. Chapter 3 test on Thursday.
Spelling - List 9 test Wednesday.
Math - Practice building speed with +5 and +6 facts.
Social Studies - We will be learning about various groups of people who went out west and the reasons that motivated them. We will be discovering what it was like to travel out west with the pioneers. Pioneer projects are due on Monday, Nov. 9. We will also begin learning the location of the 50 states on the U.S. map. Our first region is the 11 states in the Northeast (NE) region: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland. The quiz on the location of these states will be on Thursday.
Tests & Events
Monday - none
Tuesday - Chapel
Wednesday - Spelling Test
Thursday - Verse quiz, English test, NE state locations quizFriday -No school. Parent/teacher conference day
Notes for the week
-No school on Friday. Check your child's planner to confirm you appointment time.
-Pioneer project due Monday.
Reading Cluster- Main Idea