News this week...

• There will be a dine to donate at Waffle Monkey sponsored by our PTO on Tuesday Nov. 18th!

• I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and break! 

Reminders...

• Running club every Wednesday morning! 

• Fall reading challenge in full swing! 

Reading: Explain how characters and theme develop in prose and poetry. Explain how an author uses evidence to support a claim in informational text. Explain figurative language and summarize a text to enhance comprehension across genres. Identify and determine the meaning of unknown words and use academic vocabulary in speaking and writing.

Writing: Write expository texts about a topic, using one or more sources, providing an introduction, facts and details, some elaboration, transitions, and a conclusion.  

Math:  Use properties and strategies to multiply and divide.  

Science: Recognize that energy can cause motion or create change (light and heat). 

Social Studies: Label the continents and oceans on a world map. Describe the physical features and landmarks of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Leader in Me: Apply The Pause Plan (Notice, Name, and Think) to past and future scenarios to increase self-regulation.