Week of November 6th

Tomorrow Tuesday, November 7th there is NO SCHOOL!  It is Election Day!

Parent Teacher Conferences begin this week Thursday the 9th, and next week Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th.  If you would like to sign up for a specific time please, email me at dexterl@dearbornschools.org, comment below, or text me on ClassDojo.

Students have been informed about a Moby Max contest that is going on this week to work on Reading Literature.

Here is what is happening in our class this week:

ELA

• Spelling words for the week are: equivalent, contest, secondary, obvious, excess, indentured, subject, fantastic, disgusting, planet, progress, distance, minimum, Earth, argument, axis, intersection, slavery, servant, understanding
• We will be working on comparing and contrasting informational text.
• We will be working on punctuation, specifically the use of commas.
• Writing we will be starting an informational piece about the First Thanksgiving.

Math

• Using protractors and measuring angles.
• Knowing what an equilateral is and how to know the difference between shapes.
• We will be reviewing for a test next week.

Science

• WEDNESDAY is the science test!!
• Study guides went home last week and we reviewed the answers today.  All students were given the opportunity to write down all of the correct answers in class.
• Unit 2 will begin at the end of the week or early next week on Space.

Social Studies

• We are going to be reviewing our government, branches of government, separation of powers, the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and how a bill becomes a law.
• Study guide will be going home on Wednesday.
• Test will be on Tuesday next week!