New stuff for this week of October 22!

Virtue of the Month:  Self-respect and Self-discipline

Math:  Lesson 34 - Rounding Numbers Using a Number Line; 35 - Dividing with Zeros in the Quotient; 36 - "Larger-Smaller-Difference" Stories; 37 - Using Fraction Manipulatives, Part 1; 38 - Drawing Segments to Close in an Area;  Exercise 4A on Wednesday  Special note:  If you student is weak in their multiplication facts, please have them review them nightly.  They are now a big part of our math lessons.  i have been reminding them since the first week of school.  Please support me at home.

 Religion:  Unit 1 Session 4: God Directs Our Lives.  Exercise on Friday!

Social Studies:    New Unit:  The Renaissance:  Section 1 - A New Dawn; Section 2 - From Artisan to Artist; Section 3 - The Cradle of the Renaissance.  We will read in class, take notes and discuss various topics, and Learning Masters.  Further, we will employ a PBS Documentary "de Medici's, Godfathers of the Renaissance" as a means to strengthen lessons in class.

Science:  Classification Packet:  Animal Kingdom:  Vertebrates v. Invertebrates.  Pages 10 - 14

Vocabulary:  Unit 2:  Workbook, sentences and review.  Pre-Exercise on Wednesday; Exercise on Friday.  Spelling Exercise on Friday.

Language:  Continue work on Subjects and Predicates.  Lesson 10a, 10b, and 10c.

Computers:  Continue work on State's PowerPoint projects.

Literature:  Begin work on Poetry Poster!!!  Woohoo!!!! This project (poster only)will be due November 9th. I will send home a rubric for this project.  The outline is as follows:  Students will create a picture board that reflects their understanding of what the poem is saying to them.  The poster should include a copy of the poem and a collage of pictures.  The students will have to stand up and defend their poster.  (I will ask them to explain how the pictures they have chosen reflect their feelings about the poem.)  Finally, they will be required to memorize the poem.  They will recite the Poem on November 2nd.

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