In the month of October we will continue to work with Realistic Fiction Stories. Students are working on identifying and understanding story elements in a text. In the second week of October we will start to read Argumentative Texts. We will work on the skill of identifying the authors point of view. Towards the end of the month students will be taking the Unit 1 assessment.  

Each month your student is expected to meet their AR goal. I set the goals at the start of the month. Each students goal is unique to them, everyone is capable of reaching their goal each month. 

For Math we will be focusing on Variables, Expressions and Properties, in Topic 2. In Topic 3 we will be learning about the different operations involving decimals. We will also start Topic 4 in October. In Topic 4 we will be focusing on solving equations. 

Students will be completing their Personal Narratives in the first week of October. Our second paper of the year will be an argumentative paper. Students will choose a stance on a topic and share their opinion through an essay. 

Students are given a grammar packet at the start of the week and are expected to have it completed by the end of the week.

Grammar tests are on Fridays. 

This month in Science we will start looking at Space Science. Within the space science unit students will learn about the lunar cycle, eclipses, solar system arrangements and the planets.

At the start of the week your student should be brining home a spelling list. This list is for your student to keep at home. It is their responsibility to study their words at home. Students have time to complete their packet at school each week. In Google Classroom towards the beginning of the week I will post a spelling list. I also post a GIMKIT game that the students can play. GIMKIT is an online educational game system, that I use as a way to review in class. 

Spelling tests are on Fridays.

In Social Studies we will be working with Chapters 3 and 4. Within these chapters we will learn about the early Dakota people here in Minnesota. We will also learn about the early Ojibwe people. 

We are still working with current events throughout the month. I have changed how I incorporate current events, into  the classroom. Once or twice a month on Fridays your student will complete a current event worksheet and present their findings to the class. 

Wednesday 9.1.21 - OPEN HOUSE 4-6
Tuesday 9.7.21 - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
​Thursday 9.16.21 - ELEMENTARY PICTURE DAY

Band will start the second week of school. If your child is in band they will be assigned a day to have a small group lesson, and will have whole group band on Fridays.

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We are studying two different genres this month in reading. We will cover Narrative Nonfiction as well as Realistic Fiction stories. Students will be working on identifying the main idea and supporting details as well as the story elements of a text. 

In math we will be focusing on Topic 1: Numeration. With-in Topic 1 students will work with place value, comparing and ordering whole numbers, exponents, decimal place value, comparing and ordering decimals, and problem solving. 

Students will be working on writing a Personal Narrative this month. They will be focusing on a small memorable event in their life, for this essay. In grammar we will focus on the different types of sentences, subjects and predicates, and combining sentences. 

Students are given a grammar packet at the start of the week and are expected to have it completed by the end of the week. We will not be starting grammar until the second week of school. 

Students will have  grammar tests on Friday.

In Social Studies we will start to look at the importance of MN history and define what Social Studies is. 

Each month your child will be expected to find a current event to share with the class. Students have signed up for a day, they are responsible for finding a current event and filling out the worksheet by their date, to share with the class.

In September we will have three weeks of spelling. Spelling will start the second week of school. On the first day of the week your student will be given a spelling list along with their spelling packet. We will work through the packet at school, but it is your students responsibility to be practicing their words at home. The spelling list will be posted weekly in google classroom. 

Spelling tests will be on Friday.

To start off the year in Science we will be going over safety and the Scientific method. This year your student will be learning about Earth Science.