October 2

Bunnicula
Our next required home reading book is Bunnicula. I passed the books out on Wednesday and explained the assignment to the class. We've been working a lot on using evidence from the text to support our thinking and crafting good responses to questions. The home reading log (which is posted in Google Classroom) requires students to answer one comprehension question per chapter with a Great Short Answer. Great Short Answers require students to respond in complete sentences with the question in the answer and use evidence from the text signaled by Evidence Based Terms ("because", "for instance", "for example", "the author stated", "according to the text"). We've worked on this in class, so now I'm asking the kids to be able to do this on their own to prove they can do it independently. Bunnicula is a short read at only 98 pages and needs to be completed by October 30th.

Conferences
I look forward to seeing you this week. If you've forgotten your date/time, here's the link to the sign-up sheet. Help keep me on time by entering the room at your scheduled conference time. Thank you!

Week at a Glance
WCO: Create Meaning Strategically & Evaluate How Authors Create Meaning

• Planning and Drafting Life Cycle Paragraph in Animal Report
• Figurative Language: Metaphors, Idioms, Onomatopoeia
• Evaluating the Theme of Short Stories

WCO: Attend to Precision

• Multiplying Multi-Digit Numbers by 1 and 2 digits

WCO: Analyze the Interaction Within and Between Two Systems & Classify Patterns Using a Model

• Build Your Wild Self assignment to evaluate how an animal's adaptations help it to survive in its ecosystem
• Interim assessment to analyze how an animal outside of its natural ecosystem may be in danger and propose a solution to the problem

WCO: Appraise the Interaction Between Individual and Societal Activities

• Students will pay their first payroll taxes, pay rent, and participate in their first auction

Specials: Music

No Spelling this week 

Halloween Party
On Friday, October 30th, we will have our morning Halloween party. The kids may come to school in their school appropriate costumes but will need to bring a change of clothes. The party will be the first hour of the day, the kids will change out of their costumes at recess, and then we'll have Junior Achievement. Here are our party needs.