Week of October 8!

Sorry the delayed post!

Calendar:
Thursday, October 11 Homework Challenge Due
Friday, October 12 Buddy Run (See below for information)
Tuesday, October 16 Oregon Trail Days (See last week's blog for details)

Homework:
Monday: Read 15 minutes, Spelling 3 times
Tuesday: Read 15 minutes, Dictionary skills
Wednesday: Read 15 minutes, Unscramble words
Thursday: Read 15 minutes, Study for spelling test
Friday: Have fun with family and friends

Class News:

Reading - We are reading a nonfiction book, If I Traveled West in a Covered Wagon.  This book tells what life was like on The Oregon Trail.

Math - We will start the all important multiplication unit this week.  This week we will focus on the concept of multiplication and vocabulary words.  We continue to work on problem solving weekly with focus on a different strategy each week.

Science: We have discussed all the systems of the human body.  We will now focus on the human body and start learning the names of the bones.  Also, we hope to harvest some of our crop this week and give it to the food pantry. 

Handwriting: We have started our cursive handwriting unit and are focusing on the simple strokes.  We work out of a handwriting book so you may not see anything come home using cursive.

The Buddy Run:  The toddler teachers have decided that the toddlers won't participate in the buddy run.  However, we will run anyway with our toddlers on our hearts.  Each child will have a picture of their buddy pinned to their shirt.  Then at 10:00 we will go over to our buddies and have some fun getting to know them.  Then on Monday, October 22 we will spend time with  our buddies during their pumpkin patch activity.  (No worries - the third graders will still run both the short course and long course on Friday.)

Oregon Trail - Barter Day

Tuesday, October 16 (after pioneer lunch)

Bring 2 or 3 items to trade

You will not get these items back

** Each item should not be worth more than $3.00

(These items should not be new.  They should be items you have at home that you no longer want or use.)

Spelling:

1. reins
2. aches
3. diseases
4. cholera
5. malaria
6. medicine
7. oilskin
8. waterproof
9. buckskin
10. calico
11. gingham
12. moccasins
13. ransom
14. gunpowder
15. fetched

Challenge Words:
1. harmonica
2. Old Glory
3. antelope
4. coyotes
5. mosquitoes