It’s hard to believe we have already completed the first card marking.  I’m looking forward to meeting with each of you in the next two weeks at parent-teacher conferences.  Monday begins card marking 2 which means a fresh start for us all.  There will be no school on Tuesday for election day.  Here are all the exciting things we will be doing this week.

Reading:

Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

Math:

Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison, e.g., interpret 35 = 5 x 7 as a statement that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 7 times as many as 5. Represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparisons as multiplication equations.

Science:

We will start a new unit this week- Properties and Changes in Matter.

P.PM.E.2 States of Matter- Matter exists in several different states: solids, liquids, and gases. Each state of matter has unique physical properties. Gases are easily compressed, but liquids and solids do not compress easily. Solids have their own particular shapes, but liquids and gases take the shape of the container.

P.PM.04.23 Compare and contrast the states (solids, liquids, gases) of matter.