Math
- Estimating to subtract
- Standard subtraction algorithm
- When subtracting, students should:
- Estimate the difference
- Solve
- Compare to estimate to see if answer is reasonable
- Check answer with addition
- When subtracting, students should:
- Math vocabulary: minuend, subtrahend, difference
Language Arts
- Grammar (unit 2 week 1)
- Common and proper nouns
- Capitalization
- Writing
- Back to school paragraph
- Descriptive language-painting a picture in the reader's mind by using clear and precise verbs and nouns
Science
- Earth's movements
- A day is defined as the time it takes for a planet to rotate around once.
- 24 hours=1 day
- A year is defined as the time it takes for a planet to revolve around the sun once
- 365 (1/4) days per year
- Earth's revolution creates seasons
- Discussions in class: It takes Jupiter 10 hours to rotate once on its axis.
- Student reactions:
- "We would only be in school for a couple hours a day and wouldn't learn much!"
- "If we stayed in school for 6 hours like we do now, we'd be in school for more than 1/2 the day!"
- Discussion in class: A year on Venus is shorter than a day. It takes 225 earth days to orbit the sun, but 243 earth days to rotate on its axis.
- Student reaction:
- "I couldn't sleep for a looooong time!"
- A day is defined as the time it takes for a planet to rotate around once.
Misc
Upcoming
- 10/24-11/2: Parent teacher conferences; School dismissal 1:00pm every day
- 10/31: Fall Parade
- 11/3: Hustle for Health (12:45 dismissal)
- 11/10: No School-Veteran's Day
- 11/13-11/17: SBA-ELA Interim Testing
- 11/23-11/24: No School-Thanksgiving
- 12/4: Native Plants & Animals Presentation @ PRE
- 12/21: End of 2nd qtr