Weeks 10 & 11

Language Arts/Social Studies

• Long O (toast, told, soap, most, foam) 
• Long U (mule, bugle, fuse, tune, June, music, duke, bowl, goes) 

• Maps:

- regions of Texas (Coastal Plains, Great Plains, Central Plains, Basin and Mountain)

- our surrounding states (New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas)

- the country of Mexico

- Rio Grande River

- Gulf of Mexico

- cardinal directions (North, South, East, West)

- compass rose

- map key

Math

Double digit addition with regrouping ("carrying the one"). Please practice, practice, practice at home! If your child is progressing with this concept try triple digit addition with regrouping!

Science

Space Unit: We are learning about how the position 0f the Earth in the solar system affects conditions on Earth. We have made our own constellations of stars as well as learned about the phases of our moon! We have come up with some crazy "I wonder" statements and are even starting to take notes like the AVID program uses  in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades! 

NEXT WEEK:

Thursday, November 12th- 

• Book Fair as a class (students who bring money in an envelope or plastic baggie can go shop without the class before Thursday)
• 6:00- 6:30 pm- PTA Meeting for parents in the cafeteria and pajama read aloud for students in the gym
• 6:30- 7:30pm- Special Night time Book Fair shopportunity (shopping opportunity)! :)

See you Monday with crazy hair for the Book Fair because Christie Cubs are WiLd and CrAzY about reading!