October, 2018

Happy Fall! Wow, can you believe it? We’re more than half way through the first
quarter. Thanks again for signing your child’s assignment notebook each night and
making sure homework is turned in on time.
* Also, information for Fall conferences will be coming soon.

Writing Reading
•Poetry Finish Eward Tulane Project
•Opinion Writing •Novel: Love The Dog
•Reading Response Letters •Figurative Language (similes,
Spelling metaphors and idioms)
Lesson 5: Closed, multisyllabic words •Reading strategies (making inferences,
Lesson 6: Vowel-consonant-e recognizing nonfiction text features,
Lesson 7: Open syllables comparing and contrasting texts)
Northeast States •Informational Texts: Immigration:
Math Bringing History to Life, Journey to
Unit 2: Common Core Standards (4MD.1, Ellis Island, Split History of Westward
4MD.2) Expansion
Metric Unit Conversions and Grammar
Applications •Relative pronouns, progressive verb
Unit 3: Common Core Standards: tenses, commas and quotation marks to
4.OA.1, 4OA.2, 4.OA.3, 4.OA.4, 4.OA.5, 4.NBT.5, 4. NBT.6
4.MDA.3 mark direct speech
• Area and Perimeter Social Studies
• Factor Pairs •Maps Skills: latitude/longitude
• Multidigit Multiplication •Northeast Region: Climate, Economy,
• Multidigit Division
Attractions, People, States and Capitals
*Reminders and Announcements
Oct. 8 No School – Columbus Day
Science
Oct. 16 Picture Retakes •The History of the Planet Earth
Oct. 19 End of 1st Quarter