October 31-November 4

Reading-  Theme 2 Week-
Focus Skills-Theme and Sequence

Spelling-  Review Words
1.  bundle               6.  hurricane               11. message               16.  conclude
2.  vehicle              7.  golden                   12.  arrange                17.  merchandise
3.  struggle              8.  journey                 13.  whisper               18.  technique
4.  hurtle                 9.  hospital                 14.  terrific                 19.  accomplish
5.  triple                 10.  excellent              15.  expression           20.  orchestra

Vocabulary-None for the week

Social Studies-  Chapter 5 pgs. 160-181  (Open-book test will be on Monday, November 7)

*****Please support our Epic Adventure Fundraiser-  Run will be November 4th
The Boosterthon Fun Run program involves all students in a fun, team building, fitness event while helping our school raise much-needed funds.  Through the Boosterthon, our class will receive a portion of what we raise to help go towards supplies for our classroom. 
     Log on to your student's website at http://www.funrun.com/ using your student's pledge pack and access code.  Log on each night to watch the Epic Adventure action videos, get information, and enter pledge information.

****Go Burrell's Fighting Saints!!!!!!!!!!!!

October 24-28

Reading-  "Leonardo's Horse" pgs. 230-243

Vocabulary-  1.  scholars 2.  specialized 3.  gesture  4.  envisioned  5.  proportion  6.  resisted


Spelling- 
1.  congress                       6.  complain                11. umbrella                   16. portray
2.  English                         7.  complex                 12. merchandise              17. technique
3.  fortress                         8.  distrust                   13. remembrance            18. accompany
4.  expression                    9.  contribute               14. concrete                    19. function
5.  conclude                      10.  explode                 15.  goggles                     20.  membrane



Social Studies-  Chapter 4 A Northwest Passage pgs. 122-149

We will complete the Chapter 4 open-book test on Tuesday.  Students will work on their in-class Chapter 4 project.  They will have four choices to choose from, and will have Wednesday and Thursday to complete.

This is homecoming week so dress up days are as follows:
Monday-Fifties
Tuesday-Backwards Day
Wednesday-Camo Day
Thursday-Western Day
Friday-Spirit Day

Remember Candy Crash on Tuesday.  Thanks to everyone who donated candy!!!!!!!!!!

October 17th-21st

Reading:  Story-"When Washington Crossed the Delaware" pgs. 204-217

Vocabulary-crucial, crisis, maneuvered, perseverance, encountered, persuading, appealed, destiny

Spelling-
1. entire            7.pretzel          13. condition        19.marvelous
2.hospital         8. survive         14. whisper          20. nursery
3. public           9. absorb          15. identify
4.combine        10. turmoil        16. establish
5.golden           11.wisdom        17. furnace
6.chimney         12.journey        18.capture



Social Studies- Chapter 4 European Settlements pgs. 122-147
We will have daily lessons in class.  Chapter 4 test will be open book on Tuesday, October 25th.

October 10-14

Story:  "When the Circus Came to Town" pgs. 178-191

Vocabulary:  The list is to be kept in the binder for use in the classroom and studying.
1.  fret  2.  assured  3.  nudged  4.  outlandish  5.  ruckus  6.  proclaimed

Spelling:  The list is to be kept in the binder for use in the classroom and studying.
1. suppose         6.  appeal            11. collect         16. follow
2. hurricane       7. announcer        12. slippery       17. kennel
3. ballad            8. tissue               13. common       18. squirrel
4. bellow           9. excellent          14. arrange        19. message
5.  success        10. terrific            15.suffer             20. summary

Social Studies:  Chapter 3 Continued-Chapter 3 Open-Book test on Wednesday.
We complete daily lesson in class.  Chapter 3 covers pages 84-113.

**Please remember to send donation candy for our Candy Crash on October 25th.  Thanks for all that you do!!!!

October 3-October 7

Story-"Night at Saun Juan"

Focus Skill:  Theme

Spelling -(Test Friday) drizzle, gobble, meddle, shuffle, bundle, pickle, hobble, topple, hurtle, vehicle, struggle, wiggle, spindle, speckle, griddle, ripple, article, triple, jingle, bugle

Vocabulary-(Test Thursday) wistful, grateful, grim, raspy, swarmed, revelers, irresistible

**Students have been given a printed copy for their binder.

Grammar-  DOL is completed daily and checked.  DOL test is on Friday, and the weekly page is to be used for the study guide.

Social Studies-  We will begin chapter 3

Dates to remember:

October 6th-Fall pictures

Parents:  Please review rules and consequences with your child located in their discipline folder.  It is important for us to have an environment free of disruption for everyone to be successful.  Thanks for your support!!!