Looking ahead at the week of September 29-October 3

Math	Writing	Reading	Social Studies	Science	Miscellaneous
Unit 2: Addition and subtraction with decimals Big Idea 1: Read and write whole numbers and decimals Big Idea 2: addition and subtraction Big Idea 3: Round and estimate with decimals	Narrative Writing: Informal letter writing Trait: Voice	Story of the Week: Hold the Flag High Skill: Inferring in informational texts Grammar: Possessive nouns	Topic: Native Americans: Eastern Woodlands, Plains *see note below about learning more about these tribes outside of school	Mixtures and Solutions continued	*Science City field trip permission slip came home 9/19/14 Please return with payment by Thursday, Oct. 2

Picture day is this Friday, October 2:

Students may bring a change of clothes if they wish to change out of photo attire

Social Studies Extension Opportunity: 

Plains Indians: Artists of Earth and Sky exhibit at the Nelson Atkins museum in Kansas City, MO

This is a wonderful opportunity to help your student learn more about the great artistic contributions of Native American's through this exhibit.  Visit the Nelson Atkins Museum website for information about visiting this exhibition  http://www.nelson-atkins.org

Here are links to videos of two of the featured artists talking about some of the work you can expect to see.  A lot of this will align directly with what we are learning in our class: 

 Arthur Amiotte discusses his work at the Nelson Atkins Museum

Kevin Pourier discusses his work at the Nelson Atkins museum

For your October calendar:

October 2014
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1	2 field trip permission slip+$11 due today! Custodian Day	3 Picture Day	4 Yom Kippur
5	6 Kansas	7 Anti-Bullying BINGO Night 6:30-8PM	8 Awareness	9 Week	10	11
12	13 Columbus Day	14 National Site Council 5:30PM PTO 6:30PM	15 School	16 Lunch	17 Week	18
19	20	21 National 5th Grade Music Concert 7PM	22 School Bus	23 Safety Week	24 Red Ribbon Week kickoff Picture Retakes	25
26	27 Red Ribbon	28 Week	29	30	31 Halloween 2:15 Costume Parade 2:45 Class Halloween Parties

Here are the challenge words for the basic class list of spelling words this week:

There have been several requests for the 5 challenge words that go with this week's spelling list, so here they are:
emphasis
sophomore
athlete
phenomenal
chimpanzee

Looking ahead to the week of September 22-26

Math	Writing	Reading	Social Studies	Science	Miscellaneous
Unit 2: Addition and subtraction with decimals Big Idea 1: Read and write whole numbers and decimals Big Idea 2: addition and subtraction Big Idea 3: Round and estimate with decimals	Narrative Writing: Strategies for narrative writing topics Writing about Small Moments continued	Story of the Week: At the Beach Skill: compare and contrast Grammar: Regular and irregular plural nouns	Vocabulary quiz Monday 9/29 over early civilizations on the Americas See double click link below to play our Jeopardy! review Native Americans: Eastern Woodlands, Plains	Mixtures and Solutions	*Science City field trip permission slip came home 9/19/14 Please return with payment by Thursday, Oct. 2 *return by permission slip by Monday 9/22 if you want to go in chaperone lottery *Fire fighters visit 9-24

jeopardylabs.com/play/ancient-peoples-of-the-americas

        

For your October calendar:

October 2014
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1	2 field trip permission slip+$11 due today! Custodian Day	3 Picture Day	4 Yom Kippur
5	6 Kansas	7 Anti-Bullying BINGO Night 6:30-8PM	8 Awareness	9 Week	10	11
12	13 Columbus Day	14 National Site Council 5:30PM PTO 6:30PM	15 School	16 Lunch	17 Week	18
19	20	21 National 5th Grade Music Concert 7PM	22 School Bus	23 Safety Week	24 Red Ribbon Week kickoff Picture Retakes	25
26	27 Red Ribbon	28 Week	29	30	31 Halloween 2:15 Costume Parade 2:45 Class Halloween Parties