We survived our Field Trip! WOO HOO! Thank you to all of our parents who chaperoned today! It was a BLAST! We couldn't have done it without you! Here are a few pictures...I'll share more soon!
Writing and Grammar: We will start a new unit on dictionary skills! We will be Dictionary Daredevils! We will become alphabetical order experts, and learn to use guide words. We will also read a few tall tales!
Literature: Please send in a copy of our newest novel: Little House in the Big Woods. We will discuss the setting and how it relates to us in Arizona. We will outline the 5 main characters in the story. After reading we will discuss how Laura’s house and our homes differ. We will learn the steps of food preservation. Ask your literature master what the vocabulary word ‘headcheese’ means!
Spalding Words Next Week:
Monday: Mrs. = Mis tress, Mr. = Mis ter, Miss, husband, amount, human, view, clerk, though, o'clock = o(f the) clock
Tuesday: support, does, goes, Tuesday, regard, escape, since, which, witch
Wednesday: length, long, strength, strong, destroy, newspaper, daughter, naughty, caught, taught, answer
Math: This week are officially beginning our new unit on capacity. We will begin discussing various units of measurement beginning with liters and then moving toward cups, quarts, gallons, etc.!
Science: We will be assessed on our understanding of magnets. We will fill out a study guide on Tuesday. Please help your child review. We will take a short quiz on Thursday.
History: We had the best field trip to the Pioneer Museum! We will wrap up with a test over Westward Expansion on Wednesday. Look for a study guide coming home on Monday. Our next unit will be about the Civil War. The first lesson will be on slavery, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Harriet Tubman.
With a Grateful Heart,
Mrs. Dombrowski
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