Week of

August 28, 2017

Please know the definitions
of the words below.

Vocabulary Words:
Reading: This week we will continue our
1. liberty: freedom from arbitrary
unit on Human Rights. What are human government
rights? Why do we have them and how are 2. distinction: recognizing or
noticing differences
they protected? This unit is designed to
3. security: free from danger;
help students build knowledge about these safety
questions while simultaneously building their 4. association: people with a
common purpose and a
ability to read challenging text closely. We formal structure
will also continue reading Wonder by RJ 5. discrimination: treating others
Palacio which will allow us to learn how to as less than
6. adequate: fully sufficient,
be kind to one another. enough
Math: This week in math we will review
*Tuesday 8/29: Back to School
math basics as well as begin our first unit on Night/ELAC/GATE Meeting
5pm-7pm
place value and decimal fractions. There is
a math test on Lessons 1-9 on Thursday. *Friday 9/1: No School

Encourage your child to persevere when *Monday 9/4: Labor Day; No School
they come upon a problem that is difficult
*Wednesday 9/6 PTSA Meeting
at first! As always, we are continuing to
work on writing about math by thoroughly
explaining our steps when solving.

Science/Social Studies:
In science, we will continue our unit on
Mixtures & Solutions. We will be learning
about the early explorers of America for Bring in a copy of Wonder
by RJ Palacio ASAP.
Social Studies (Age of Exploration).
Student Council Info.
Meeting in RM 14 @ lunch.