October 24-28

After this week your child should be able to...

• Tell you what their next book club reading will be
• Name examples of renewable and nonrenewable resources
• Begin to identify the Southeastern states, capitals, and abbreviations
• Describe the economy of the Southeast
• Solve division word problems and decide what to do with the remainder

Next week your child will...

• Begin learning about nouns
• Start reading their next book club assignment
• Examine how mining can affect land
• Identify biodegradable objects that are commonly used
• Review divisibility rules, find all the factors of a given number, and practice long division
• Practice visualizing to improve their reading comprehension

Mark your calendar: 

• Thursday, November 3rd, Math Club at 7:20 am
• Friday November 4th-Southeast States, Capitals, and Abbreviations Quiz.
• Monday November 7th:  Earthworks Field Trip! 
• Monday November 7th 3:45-4:30 Barstow math contest prep session for students registered for the contest.
• Tuesday November 8th: Math division test 
• Friday December 2nd- 7th Annual Barstow Invitational Math Contest, this is not a school sponsored event, but if you are interested in entering your child in the contest please contact Mrs. Cowan for more information

We have chosen our parent volunteers for our upcoming Earthworks field trip.  They are: Kathy Hauptmann, Tess Hawes, Blair Gogel, and Karen Kerr.  We look forward to having you there to help make Earthworks a valuable experience for our students!

Thank you to the parents who have volunteered to help lead our November book clubs!  We are excited to begin reading some award winners with our students, and spark some interesting book conversations!

If your child brings their next book club book and their Earthworks permission slip back to school on Monday, they will receive two punches in their punch card!

We look forward to a great week!

Mrs. Cowan and Mrs. Van Maren