Thanksgiving – Gobble Gobble Gobble!

Dear Parents,

It’s the 13^th week of class. I’m back from a fun trip in Japan. It is Thanksgiving this week! “Gobble” is the sound turkeys make. This is a very special holiday in America. It’s a time when people give thanks and appreciate everything they have. Many people even give money or donate things to poor families. I will be teaching Teacher Scott’s class this week because he is teaching Teacher Peter’s class (while he is out of town).

This week we completed:

Reading: We read Spiders at Work. It is about many different kinds of spiders. The most famous spiders are the black widow spider and the tarantula. Another one that some people may know is the daddy-longlegs. It is a good spider because it is not harmful to humans and helps to catch mosquitoes and flies.

Science: This week, we completed Chapter 4. Lesson 5 is about adaptations for survival. Many animals use different methods to stay alive and safe. Some use camouflage and some use mimicry. They also have different adaptations that help them survive – such as the giraffe’s long neck to reach food that are too high for other animals. Lesson 6 is about changing ecosystems. We learned that many things can change an ecosystem – fires, floods, droughts, earthquakes, and pollution. Hunting, pollution, fires and other natural disasters can cause organisms to become endangered or extinct.

Tops: Pg. 28

Individual Student Comments:

Joe is doing well in class but is sometimes careless when doing in-class work.

Richard is doing well in class. He works quietly and quickly.

Shawn is doing well in class. He works quietly and quickly.

Steven is doing well in class. Please turn in the student journal on Monday!

Willy is doing well in class. He works quietly and quickly.

Student Journal Questions

Pictures in the Sky

1. What do astronomers do?
1. Astronomers …
2. What is a constellation?
1. A constellation is a…
3. What does the word “astronomer” mean?
1. The word astronomer means…

Have a great weekend!

Teacher Alice

November 20th

Hi Everyone,
This week we read the story "Dream Wolf" , and studied Competition among living things in science. The kids have worked very hard this week to get caught up on the book work, and I'm proud of how much effort they put into class.
Steven is still working very quickly. He's usually one of the first to finish his work.
Richard did very well on his science work this week.
Willy missed class on Monday, but he really worked hard to make up the work he missed.
Joe did pretty good this week. He was a little lazy during reading, but he enjoyed what we learned in science class.
Shawn is doing very well. His Science and English work are both great!

Questions

1- Why was Annie's life easier two years ago?

2-Why was Annie's father happy?

3-What was the Great Depression?

Week 11

Student Journal Questions

The Colonial Adventure

1. Where did Elizabeth’s family move to?
2. How did she fight the boredom?
3. After a year, how did she feel about her new home?

* Please make sure to answer in complete sentences.

Example: How many flowers are there?

Incomplete Answer: One flower. Complete sentence: There is one flower.

November 6th

Dear Parents,
I'd like to thank everyone who was able to come to last weeks Halloween party. I know the kids had a great time. I'd also like to remind parents that next week will be our parent-teacher conferences. I haven't met all of you yet, so I'm looking forward to finaly getting a chance to chat with you.

Halloween week was so busy we fell behind a bit in science, so we've spent the most part of the week geting caught up on our work. This week we started learning about ecosystems and the different foood chains and food webs that exist in each of them.



Willy has been doing well. I feel a little bad though. I was teasing him earlier in the week, and he got a little upset. I'm sorry Willy...



Joe is doing good. He still needs to study harder for his vocabulary tests though.



Sean is doing great! I'm not sure if I mentioned this, but he was the only student to get a 100 %on on his vocabulary test.



Steven has been studying his vocabulary during his free time. It's good to see he's been putting more effort into class.



Richard always surprises me during science class. He's very smart, and he always has intersting things to add to class discussions.



Question:

Who did the mayor dedicate the garden to? Why do you think he did that?