Thursday and Friday blog post!
Thursday: Reading Packet due tomorrow
Native Americans Unit Test next Friday

We can't believe the end of October is almost here! They say time flies when you are having fun! We so enjoyed meeting with all of you at conference time and sharing the successes your children are accomplishing this year! They are such a sweet group of kids. We are very lucky!! :)

We will be busy again this week with learning and some extra fun activities! Please see below for important dates and curriculum information!

Red Ribbon Week

Monday: “I  Love My Drug Free Selfie” – Wear something that represents your interests, extracurricular activities or dream career.   Stop by and get your picture taken at the Selfie Booth.

Tuesday:  “Team Up Against Drugs” – Wear your favorite team shirt

Wednesday: “Keep Your ‘Emojions’ in Check...Stay Drug Free” – Wear a yellow shirt and/or anything with emojis

Thursday: “I Know I’m ‘Red’y to be Drug Free” – Wear a red shirt

Friday: “Say ‘Boo’ to Drugs” – Wear an orange and/or black shirt

    Grades 4 & 5 – Georgia Drug Enforcement Agency presentation

Please make sure all clothing choices continue to meet the school dress code

Important Information

Monday 10/24: Visiting Author 9:15

Friday 10/25 Drug Enforcement Agency presentation 8:40-9:00

Reading

We are continuing with finding the main idea of a text, as well as sequencing. 

Finding Main Idea Brain Pop

Math:

This past week, we practiced finding the area and perimeter of rectangles and rectilinear figures.

Above is a rectilinear figure! The students have been taught to divide the figure into smaller rectangles, find the area of the smaller rectangles, then add the areas together to find the area of the entire shape.

Social Studies

We will wrap up our unit on Native Americans next week with the unit test next Friday. Then we are moving straight from the First Americans into European Exploration. Although we will be learning about lots of Explorers, including World Explorers, our main focus will be Christopher Columbus, Jacques Cartier, Henry Hudson, John Cabot, Juan Ponce de Leon and Vasco Nunez de Balboa. The students should be able to explain how each of these explorers adapted, or failed to adapt, to the various physical environments to which they traveled. We will also describe examples of cooperation & conflict between the Europeans and Native Americans. We will fill out a graphic organizer in class together as we focus on each of the explorers. The students will glue additional information into their journals about each explorer, as well as completing their historical figure project to present at the Explorer's Feast. (More info to come!)

Hope you have a great weekend!