Oct. 10-Oct. 15

- International Festival is October 19^th (half-day/early dismissal)

- Middle school night – Tuesday, October 23^rd 6-7:30

- Magnet Application window opens September 28^th and closes December 7^th

- Pick Exhibition Project topic idea

What's Coming Up Next Week?

Math:

Division of decimals by whole numbers (create area models and pictorial models to show the quotients of decimals and whole numbers)  

Shading Model Divide Decimals by Whole Numbers

Drawing a model for Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers

- Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

- Unit Test on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals on Tuesday, October 23^rd

English/Language Arts/Reading:

We are starting our SECOND Book Club! The theme for this round of books is historical fiction during the Revolutionary War. We will also be learning about different types of conflict found in books.

-Quizlet Test Week 8 /Spelling Test on Friday 

Science: Forms of Energy focus: chemical, mechanical, and electricity (open/closed circuits and series vs parallel). Studyjams.com has awesome videos that your child can watch to help review, and as always the science journal has everything they need! 

http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/guide.html 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/changing_circuits.shtml  

Quiz on Monday 10/22 on circuits and electricity

REMEMBER!!! Energy doesn't go anywhere...it just takes different forms! ALSO Energy is never created nor destroyed, it is only transferred or changed from one from to another.

Social Studies: Causes and events leading up to the Revolutionary War