1. 2nd – 6th Rockstars Mahaney November 4 – 8 Killebrew Rogers
2nd Grade Literacy 
I can develop oral vocabulary.
 I can explain the difference between a fact and an opinion.
 I can make valid predictions based upon what has already happened in the story.
 I can describe a drama.
3rd Grade Literacy
I can compare and contrast events and characters in a story.
 I can use the visualize strategy to improve comprehension.
2nd Grade Science 
I can describe how sense organs warn people of danger.
I can explain how people use what their senses tell them.
3rd Grade Science
I can give examples of adaptations organisms
have for meeting needs.
I can distinguish between inherited and learned characteristics.
2nd Grade Math – My 2nd Graders will be using bar models to solve real world addition and subtraction word problems.
3rd Grade Math - My 3rd graders will be working on using bar models to solve 2-step real-world addition and subtraction word problems.
2nd Grade Social Studies - The 2nd Grade class will be studying about the Westward Movement.
3rd Grade Social Studies - My 3rd graders will continue their study of the thirteen colonies.
4th Grade Social Studies - My
two 4th grade classes will
be studying Kentucky's
Explorers and Settlers as
well as the French and
Indian War.
November 4 – 8
Weekly Reminders
Tuesday, November 5th – No School in honor of Election Day
Tuesday, November 19th – Have all items for your homeroom basket turned in
Monday, November 25th – Winter Extravaganza
If anyone would like to sell a variety box of candy, please send a note to your child's homeroom teacher. 
Rogers
4th Grade Literacy – In Literacy class students will continue to learn comprehension skills, strategies to become better readers, and key vocabulary words. This week students will be able to draw inferences from a story or passage. 
5th Grade Literacy - In Literacy class students will build upon their prior knowledge of comprehension skills, strategies to become better readers, and key vocabulary words. This week students will be able to correctly identify the author's purpose for writing a story (to persuade, to inform, to entertain, or to express ideas or feelings.)

2. Wells Crowder Rice Linder
This week we will be working on ratio word problems.
Math
Fifth graders are continuing to
work with fractions.  This week we will work on adding and subtracting mixed numbers.  Students will also be working on solving real world problems involving fractions and mixed numbers. Buckets are due on Friday.
Social Studies
In fifth grade, we will begin Chapter 8 Facing Slavery in which students will learn about slavery from the perspective of the West Africans. In sixth grade, students will continue their Wiki/Five themes of Geography country project.  We are still learning
how to set up our Wiki's online.  Students and well as parents will be able to view progress at home. .
Crowder
Math - This week in math we will be continuing with multiplication and division with while numbers. So far we have worked on multiplying 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers with and without regrouping. We will continue with these strategies and begin dividing with and without remainders. 
Science - We have had a lot of fun learning about
the water cycle, expect a quiz early this week. We will move on to clouds and weather this week!
Conservation
projects are due November 8th! 
Bowen
We have the winners of this years Conservation Essay for 6th Grade. 
1st Place: Hunter Hurt
2nd Place: Olivia Crowe
3rd Place : Alec Hatcher
The Conservation Poster winners will be announced next Monday! Stay tuned......
Rice
Writer's Workshop
We will be looking at the differences between a friendly letter, a business letter, and an and all of the components that need to be included in each writing process.  Then, we will write a letter to our favorite author, TV star, movie star, singer, etc. as our summative assessment.
 Daily Five
We are so excited that our reading fluency checks increased. Our words per minute read increased by at least 20 words.  Our assessment scores are rising as well. These are two excellent reasons that we enjoy Daily Five.