Can you believe it's OCTOBER? September flew by in a flash! Here is a little glimpse at our learning in the last week of September:

Students have been working extremely hard to master regrouping. We took colorful notes, and even took turns being teachers to our friends!

Students have been working hard to earn lunch with the teacher on Thursdays, look at this amazing group I got to eat with!

Here is a look at our learning for the first week of October!

Language Arts: Next week we will review everything we have learned in the first quarter of school. Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, oh my! We will create and classify sentences, and add new adjectives to our vocabulary (this teacher is tired of hearing awesome, nice, and cool as adjectives to describe friends!). We will read Pippi Longstocking, and continue to practice commas in a series. We will wrap up our Charlottes Web unit by writing a eulogy for Charlotte. The students will have to stretch their minds to see from another's perspective. We will not be starting our next literature book until later in October, but next up is Boxcar Children!

History: This week we will continue to learn about the rich culture of India. Students will learn that Hinduism is a widely practice religion in India and we will explore the caste system. Please ask your scholar to show you India on the map and describe some of the important geographical features, particularly; the Himalayas, the location of the Khyber Pass and Mojenjo-Daro, as well as neighboring bodies of water.

Science: We will take some time to review the life cycles we've learned about so far. Your scientists will take a test on Thursday. A review guide will come home with them on Tuesday evening. They should be able to describe the stages of life for a chicken, frog, butterfly, and plant!