Lessons & Assignments Monday, October 31st

No homework tonight - have a fun and safe Halloween!

We spent our morning catching up on stuff from our missed day of school Friday.  We took our reading, spelling, and vocabulary tests.  This afternoon students will be doing some Halloween themed math review games.  I will be gone this afternoon for a doctor's appointment, and apologize for missing the party!

Junior Achievement

Mrs. Reed talked to the kids today about revenue and expenses while running a business.  The kids played a fun game, pretending they were running a hot dog stand, while calculating expenses and sales.

Lessons & Assignments Thursday, October 27th

Math - None - We finished our lesson on dividing using partial quotients.  We did the assignment together in class, so there is no homework.

Science - None - We listed learned behaviors in our science journals today, and started learning about fossils, and how animals are different today than they were in the past.

Language Arts - None - We had JA during our language arts time today.  We also reviewed a writing project that we did yesterday, and continued identifying details in our writing.  Students took a practice vocabulary test, and completed a spelling and grammar page independently.

Social Studies - None - We read about the Illiniwek Confederacy today.  We discussed the similarities and differences between a wigwam and a longhouse.

Lessons & Assignments Wednesday, October 26th

Math - None - We started a lesson on dividing using partial quotients.  We will continue practicing this concept tomorrow.

Science - None - We read about instincts such as migration and hibernation today.

Language Arts - None - We reread our weekly story, and completed a spelling and grammar page in class together.  We read an expository article about snakes, and wrote a response to compare the two stories.

Social Studies - None - We did not have social studies today.

Classroom Visitor

Madilyn's dad visited our classroom today to tell us about his job with the Village of Erie.  We were really excited to learn about how he is currently flushing the fire hydrants, and what it looks like inside of a water tower.  We also enjoyed hearing about his hobby of racing in demo derbies!

Lessons & Assignments Tuesday, October 25th

Math - 4.7 - We learned how to use repeated subtraction to divide today.  We started by modeling the procedure with cubes, then used subtraction.  It took us a long time to divide 93 by 4 when we were subtracting 4 over and over again.  To speed up the process, we used multiples of 4, subtracting 40 instead.

Science - None - We read about how animal behaviors can help them survive today.  We read about instinct, and watched a Discovery Education video on how animals use instincts such as eating to survive.

Language Arts - None - We had JA today during our language arts block.  Afterwards, we spent some time finishing up our snake research projects and posters and reading AR books.

Social Studies - None - We did not have social studies today.

Reminder:  Wear red tomorrow

Lessons & Assignments Monday, October 24th

Math -  None - We tossed a lesson in the trash today.  Sometimes you just have to do that.  I explained to the students that the method we were using to divide was a good one, we just didn't have the correct materials to use it properly.  It involved using base 10 blocks, and I don't have enough for the class to use, making it difficult.  But no worries, we will learn several other strategies!  We also took our mid-chapter quiz, and previewed tomorrow's lesson on repeated subtraction to divide.

Science - None - We read about adaptations today and natural selection.  Students taped up their thumbs and tried to write to figure out how thumbs were an adaptation.

Language Arts - None - We reread our weekly story and answered some comprehension questions.  We also rewrote the story from another character's point of view today.  The students worked in groups and shared their stories when they were finished.  We also started researching snakes and making a poster on snake facts.

Social Studies - None - We finished a DG packet, and created our timeline foldables for the arrival of humans in Illinois.