Britton’s and Wilson’s BREAKING NEWSletter November 7th – November 11th ELA:  We will begin our wondering/questioning unit. Our text this week is titled A Day’s Work. In writing, we will begin writing fictional narratives. Vocabulary: Shuffle: slide the feet along the ground or floor while walking. When people shuffle, they barely lift their feet. Swarm: a large group of people or insects that gather or move together. Urgent: very important. Motion: tell someone something through the movement of the head, hand, or other part of the body. Prowl: move quietly or secretly, trying not to be seen or heard. Blow your top: get very angry. Math: Our math skill this week is finding the area of a rectilinear figure. Announcements: We will have a student holiday on Tuesday, November 8th. Exercise your right and cast your vote that day! We will have a canned food drive November 7th – 18th. Please send something for a needy family for Thanksgiving. Some of our 3rd grade students(not our classes) will be saluting Veterans at 9 a.m. in the cafeteria on Friday morning. Bring a Vet to watch. We are collecting box tops. Please contribute if possible. Thanks in advance! Please remember to send a snack with your child each day. Snacks are also available for purchase (50 cents each). Join Remind by texting @rm8squad to 81010. This is how we send out reminders/announcements. Handy Homework: I can statements: I can tell time to the last minute and calculate intervals of time. I can visualize from a passage. I can ask and answer questions about a passage. I can reread for information. I can recognize a pronoun. Test Dates: Math: 2nd fact fluency on Fri. November 11th ELA: Week 11/12 Voc. Quiz on Fri. November 11th Be sure to encourage your child to read each night. They should be reading at least 20 minutes. Ask your child about what they are reading and what is happening in their book. They love to share their reading knowledge with you! All ELA homework is due on THURSDAY. Grammar review practice sheet #1 Grammar review practice sheet #2 Reading comprehension worksheet Math Homework: Monday : What is the Area? NO SCHOOL TOMORROW! Go Vote! Tuesday: Voting Day Wednesday: Determining Rectilinear Area #5, p. 5. Thursday: Determining Rectilinear Area #6, p. 6.

Britton’s and Wilson’s BREAKING NEWSletter November 7th-11th Math I can: use the distributive property to find the area of a rectangle or a square. multiply and divide using 0’s, 1’s, 2’s, 3’s, 5’s, 6’s, and 10’s. Helpful Websites: www.IXL.com www.multiplication.com www.coolmath-games.com www.xtramath.org www.razkids.com www.factmonster.com www.myon.com www.mobymax.com www.spellingcity.com I can statements: I can tell time to the last minute and calculate intervals of time. I can visualize from a passage. I can ask and answer questions about a passage. I can reread for information. I can recognize a pronoun. ELA Standards I can: Ask and answer questions about a text Determine the main idea of a text and explain the key details and explain how they support the main idea Reread a story for information Make a text to self connection Make a text to text connection Use the text to make inferences Write narratives to develop imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences Write about various topics over an extended period of time