• Midterms will be sent home on Wednesday, September 24.
• Reading- In class we will be reading "When Crowbar Came". All vocabulary, grammar and spelling will be related to this weeks reading. Book reports were introduced to the class last week and will be due before the end of semester.
• Math- A review of single and double digit division will continue this week. Encourage your student to please review multiplication facts.
• Science- We will start on the moon's surface and begin a time-line of early space exploration.
• Social Studies- We will are starting a unit on Egypt. Country reports are going well! Friday, September 26, geography page is due. A hand draw map of each student's country labeling capitol, major bodies of water and mountain ranges (and any other interesting geography facts!)
• Spelling Test on Wednesday, Sept 24.
• JR. Engineering Day through USU is Thursday, Sept 25.

Week 3

For the week of September 15-19, 2008.

• Reading- we will read the short story "Saving the Rain Forests." The vocabulary this week will revolve around more scientific terms. In addition, we will review fact vs opinion.
• Grammar- we will be going over subjects and predicates, plus compound sentences. Spelling test will be Thursday, Sept 18th.
• Math - We will be doing a basic review this week of multiplication and long division. Two page math homework assigned last week will be due Monday, Sept. 15. Please encourage your student to keep reviewing basic math facts!
• Science- We will be finishing up the surface of the moon and begin going over seasons. Students have been encouraged to view to moon over the weekend and report the phase on Monday the 15th.
• Social Studies- We are starting our unit on Egypt. This week, for country reports, the title page we be due Friday, Sept. 19.
• We have also started our writers workshop and the students are working on the first "fantasy" story.
• A couple of fun links for your student to explore more astronomy are http://www.nasa.gov/ and http://uen.org/3-6interactives/index.shtml