WEEK Of NOVEMBER 14TH-18TH

FIELD TRIP: 
 The students loved the field trip! We visited 3 different and interesting places:
The Planetarium was a great way to put together and review what we learned in science and students felt good about all the background knowledge they were bringing to this.
 The Ben and Me play was fun!- a neat way for the kids to see how scenes from the movie and book we watched and read were played out on stage. This generated much discussion. They enjoyed the interaction during the play with the actors.
  I was very pleased with the way the students really became involved in the Ben Franklin and Gerald R. Ford exhibits. They tried things out, truly read much of the information, asked questions. They were all well-behaved and involved learners! I let the kids know how much I appreciated their behavior and interest during the trip. Thanks to all the parents and students for making this a terrific day!


MRS. BLOWERS WILL BE GONE November 17th and 18th as well as November 21-23.
I will have a minor foot surgery- Mrs. Immick and Mrs. Middleton will be here those days.
You may contact me at anytime through email.
lblowers@hamiltonschools.us

MATH:
We have been working at dividing with 2-digit divisors. It can be difficult estimating how many multiples of a number will work. We will have a couple quizzes this week along with review. The students will complete the study guide for the Ch 4 test (on Tuesday). I will be able to look at these Friday and have Mrs. Immick assist anyone with corrections, questions on Monday. Study Monday-test Tuesday. Students should email with questions.
 READING:
We are reading Sign of the Beaver, our new genre unit chapter book. The theme is facing a challenge.
We have been working on vocabulary in context, context clues for comprehension, and finding descriptive detail. We will also be reading some non-fiction pieces to continue to practice those skills needed for this type of text.
WRITING:
We have been writing expository pieces this recently. We wrote a persuasive piece about an article we read about telling white lies. We are completed a summary of an article about penguins. This week students also used an interactive site to write a Diamante poem. Next week students will be writing a short story.
SPELLING:
Our skill this week is the the meanings of the suffix "-er". It means "one who" as in teacher-one who teaches. It also means "more" as in brighter - more bright.
SCIENCE:
We have been performing activities about motion, types of motion, what affects motion, and how to calculate speed. We have quite a lot of vocabulary to learn. Students will do a crossword to assist in learning this. We discuss vocabulary each day and will have a quiz after Thanksgiving. Next up is balanced and unbalanced forces.