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There will be no tutoring on the final week of the quarter: Thursday, October 3 or Friday, October 4. Please arrange for your student to be picked up at the normal dismissal time of 3:05.
There will be an end-quarter celebration on the last day of the quarter, Friday, October 4.
All late/absent work is due no later than Wednesday, October 2.
Lessons This Week:
Spalding: This week, students will continue learning the Rules pages inside their notebooks, and will study their next 20 words. For nightly Spalding homework, students should have the words dictated to them by someone at home and should write them one time each in syllables. Any words that are misspelled should be written again for additional practice. We will take our 20-word Spalding test on Friday.
Writing/Grammar: On Monday, students will take their grammar test on pronouns and prepositions. This week, students will continue their study of Writing by learning about the three types of writing they will practice this year: Narrative Essays, Persuasive Essays, and Expository Essays.
Math: This week, students will be reviewing the four operations of whole numbers and learning how to bar model word problems. On Tuesday, they will take their test over addition and subtraction. Next week, they will be taking their test on multiplication and division.
Parents should review math homework with their students and have them re-work any incorrect problems. If your student is unable to figure out how to solve a problem, they should circle it and ask the teacher at school the next morning.
History: Students will continue their study through the Middle Ages. They will learn about serfs, knights, heraldry, and city life in the Middle Ages. They will be taking their next unit test next week. All tests and quizzes for history are open-note.
Since students have now been assigned their country for the Europe Project, they should be working on this independently at home. The Europe Project details are outlined in the packet they were given, and should reflect the student’s own best work.
Science: Students will continue their study of Life Sciences by learning about the taxonomy of living organisms, the parts of a flower, and how plants make their own food (photosynthesis), and the difference between vascular and nonvascular plants. They will have a quiz on plants on Thursday of this week.
Literature: The first book of the year is The Princess and the Goblin. Please have your child bring his/her copy of the book if they have not already done so. This week, students will read chapters 26-29. For nightly homework, students will read a book of their choosing for 25 minutes every night, unless otherwise specified. Students will keep their quarterly reading log in their yellow take-home folder. All reading logs are due at the end of the quarter on Wednesday, October 2.
Greek and Latin Roots: On Wednesday, students will learn the next Greek and Latin roots in the set. They will have a review quiz on roots 20-22 on Wednesday as well.
Poetry: Students will learn their next poem for recitation this week. Recitations for this poem will take place on Thursday, October 3.
Important Dates: *assessment dates are subject to be pushed back if necessary
- Monday:
- Grammar Test
- Tuesday:
- Math Test: Operations of Whole Numbers Addition and Subtraction
- Wednesday:
- Roots quiz #20-22
- Week 8 Math Quiz: Review
- Thursday:
- Science Quiz: Plants
- Friday:
- Spalding Test: 20 words
Class Information:
Khan Academy Logins:
If you would like your child to practice Khan Academy math at home with their school account, click the following link: khanacademy.org
Click “Login” in the top right corner of the homepage. Students use the username and password pasted on the last page of their math notebooks to login. From there, they should be able to continue with their progress.
I hope you all have a great week!
--Mrs. Conforti
TMartin@ArchwayArete.org
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