At the close of our four day week, we are moving forward with the first quarter.
In English we are covering common and proper nouns, along with spelling.
In Math: Factor trees, basic algebraic expressions, and fractions with unlike denominators.
In Science the subject is measurement.
Our next 1/2 day for students is Friday, October 12th.

NO SCHOOL Monday, 09/24.  Have a great three day weekend.
This past week we finished with the DRA's. 
Mid term progress grades went out on Tuesday.  And so we began the second half of the first quarter. 
In English we continue with DLR, Vocab, and Spelling.
We are studying pre-algebra, exponents, and order of operation.
Social Studies is covering latitude and longitude.
In Science it is the Scientific Method that we are going over.
It's been a busy week.

A look ahead to next week:
Tuesday first quarter progress reports are sent home.
DRA's will be completed by Friday.
No School Monday 09/24/2012.
Have a great weekend!

As we round out to four day labor day week, here are some things to keep in mind.
The date for first quarter progress grades is Friday, 09/14.  The grades will go home to the students on Tuesday, 09/18.
We are continuing the Developmental Reading Assessments (DRA).
In Communication Arts we continue with the DLR, vocab, spelling, and narrative paragraphs. 
In Social Studies the subject is map and compass.
In Math we are studying multiplication, division, and pre-algebra.