*All Language Arts Students - have chosen new books for their next book project.
The new book project packet will be sent home later this week.


Math:
The students are currently learning how to change numbers from a fraction to a decimal and a percent.

3rd and 4th Language Arts

All of the book projects were wonderful.
Thank You for all of your hard work.
Another book project will be sent home before the
holiday break.


5th-8th Language Arts

*Book Projects are due December 5th.

*Another book project will be sent home before
the holiday break.


5th -7th Math

* We are currently studying improper fractions and mixed numbers.

Language Arts Grades 3-4

Book Projects are due November 20th.



Language Arts - Grades 5-8

Book Projects are due on December 5th.



Math

Students are currently studying fractions.

We will be working on holiday shopping projects.


Enjoy Your Holidays!!!!!

Language Arts Grades 3 and 4
*Please continue to work on the BOOK PROJECT it is due November 20th.
*The students are currently writing about a day in the life of a turkey.


Language Arts Grades 5 -8
*Please continue to work on the BOOK PROJECT it is due December 5th.
*The students are writing persuasive Thanksgiving essays.


Math
*The students are currently studying fractions and mixed numbers.

Language Arts:

*Grades 3 and 4 book projects are due on November 20th
Projects are to be completed at home

*Grades 5-8 book projects are due on December 5th
Projects are to be completed at home



Math:
*students are currently studying fractions

All Language Arts Classes:

Books for book projects have been chosen.
Book Project packets will be sent home this week.
Please  be sure to read the directions with your student.

3rd and 4th grade projects are due November 20, 2012




Math :

Students have been learning about decimals.
The next topic that they will be studying is fractions.

Language Arts: 3 and 4
 
The students are learning:
*cursive -so far they have learned the letters A C D G
*how to identify subjects of sentences
*how to look back at a story in order to answer questions



Language Arts: 5 -8

The students are learning:
*how to identify different kinds of pronouns
*how to web-outline- and write a personal narrative
*how to answer open-ended questions


Math
Students are learning how to read, write, and identify the place values of numbers in different forms.

Language Arts Classes:

All students will follow the following guidelines for Spelling Homework:

Monday: write the words 2 times each

Tuesday: alphabetical order

Wednesday: sentences should be written for the number of words selected on your student's list

Thursday: study

Friday: test



Math Class:

We have been reviewing basic skills topics. Currently, we are studying place value.

Language Arts:
The students have completed their MARE projects. In class, the students continue to study parts of speech and how to write critiques.

Math:
The students are studying coordinate grids, line plots, and stem and leaf plots.
Please have your student practice their multiplication and division facts at home.

Language Arts:
The students are working hard on their MARE projects.
As a class, we are investigating how ocean creatures sleep or rest.

Math:
The students will be learning how to solve multi-step equations.

Language Arts:
It's that time of year again...... MARE!!!!!
We will begin working on MARE projects and reports next week.
The students will also be studying figures of speech involving the MARE theme.

Math:
Students will be studying transformations.
The math class will also begin to work on MARE projects.

Language Arts:

The book projects were wonderful!!

The students have been studying homophones and types of sentences; their quarterly assessment will be based on their knowledge of those topics.

Math:

The students have been learning how to use formulas to find: perimeter, area, volume, and circumference.

Language Arts -

The students have been learning how to identify and punctuate different types of sentences.

This week the students will be studying the correct usage of homophones.

REMINDER: BOOK PROJECTS ARE DUE MARCH 6, 2012


Math -

The students are beginning to study polygons.

The class will be reviewing a variety of topics to prepare for the NJASK tests.

Language Arts:

Students have been learning about prefixes and suffixes.
Currently we are learning about different types of sentences.
Students have been improving their speculative writing skills.

***Please continue to work on BOOK PROJECTS!!!!

Math:

Students just completed a section on probability.

Currently they are learning about graphing inequalities.

Happy Chinese New Year!!!!

Language Arts:

The students are currently learning about suffixes.
In writing, the students are practicing writing speculative essays.
The students also wrote books for their quarterly assessments; ask your student to read their book, to you.


Math:

The students are currently learning about expressions and the order of operations.

Happy New Year!!!!

Language Arts:
Currently we are learning about prefixes and suffixes.
We will be writing snowman stories that will count as a quarterly assessment grade.
Please continue to work on the book project.

Math:
Currently we are solving problems involving negative numbers.
We will complete a quarterly assessment project soon.