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Welcome to the week of December 7th!

Parent/teacher conferences will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Each of these days is an early dismissal.

BOOK FAIR for our class is Monday, December 7th!

LANGUAGE ARTS

Reading:  Making connections will be the comprehension skill that we will 
          highlight again this week.  How can we relate to the character's 
          situations and feelings to better understand the story?  Close 
          attention to detail provides us with insights that deepen our 
          connections to the characters and plot.  Our connections will
          be of three kinds:  text to self, text to text, and text to world.

Writing:  We have been putting to good use the many skills and techniques we 
          have been learning for expository writing.  Each night the 
          students have been writing one portion of their next essay.  They 
          have added "Golden Bricks", vivid verbs, and plenty of 
          elaboration.  This week we will add our 3rd main idea paragraph
          and conclusion. We have some great writers and I am sure we will 
          have wonderful pieces.!

SCIENCE  AND SOCIAL STUDIES
          In science, we will begin our animal project report.  Students will 
          select an animal and research it.  We will be looking for the 
          physical traits of the creature, its habitat, and its eating 
          and socialization habits.  Students will then write a 5 paragraph 
          essay based on their research.  Additionally, students will create 
          a powerpoint presentation, a poster, or a diarama to illustrate 
          their essay.  All of this work will be done in school, however  
          students may choose to do additional research at home.

Our next early American civilization under study will be the 
          Aztecs.  This will be the second leg of our three part investigation
          into early American peoples.  We will look into the structure of 
          their society, their religious beliefs and their tragic downfall.  
          We will then add this information to our ongoing travel brochure 
          project highlighting the Maya, Aztecs and Incas.

CHECK OUT THIS GREAT WEBSITE FOR SCIENCE GAMES:
  WWW.ENGINEERINGINTERACT.ORG/RESOURCES/ALIENATTACK

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