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Wednesday, September 26, 2012



Reading Groups:
Ongoing focus using Non-fiction/Expository text. This week, we are reading about Australia also known as  The Down Under & Great Barrier Reef-learning about reading strategies such as: Fluency-(rereading), Question-Answer Relationship (QAR), Vocabulary-Greek/Latin Roots, Prefix/Root/Suffix and Synonyms
Math: Whole Group-Daily Mountain Math Practice, Geometry Review, Vocabulary, Lattice Multiplication
Fourth Grade-Using a compass to draw concentric circles, three digit adding/subtracting practice 
Fifth Grade-Magnitude Estimates, multiplication with decimals
Writing: Summaries, paragraphs & Weekly letters/response
Science/Social Studies: Geography, Geographical Land forms/features, Current Events & Election
Up Coming: Substitute on both Thursday & Friday (teacher training), conferences/half days and fall break!