Adelina's Whales

This week's reading selection is Adelina's Whales by Richard Sobol.

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We are beginning our multiplication study in math.  Students were expected to have mastered their multiplication facts 0-10 by the end of third grade.  If your child needs to review or practice his/her facts, flashcards, practice tests or worksheets and the following sites may help.
Games
Times Tables
Online Tests and Quizzes
Multiplication Game
Online Flashcards
Multiplication Facts


In science, we are studying states and properties of matter.  
1.D.3: Investigate how water changes from one state to another (e.g., freezing, melting, condensation, evaporation).
 Students were introduced to the following sites during class:
Phases of Water
Changing State
Gases Around Us: Activity, Quiz, What's Next
Solids and Liquids:  Activity, Quiz, What's Next
States of Matter:  Solids, Liquids and Gas, Change of State, Label the Diagram, Vocabulary Game-States of Matter; videos

The Stranger

This week's reading selection is The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg.

It is late summer when Farmer Bailey has the accident. The man he hits with his truck is dressed in peculiar fashion, all in leather. The man has lost his memory, and Farmer Bailey takes him into his home to recuperate. Some weeks pass but the stranger still does not know who he is or where he came from. The Baileys grow quite fond of the man. One day a group of geese flies overhead, going south. The stranger follows them with his eyes until they are out of sight. Farmer Bailey begins to notice how strange the weather is. It seems that fall will never come.

Below are websites that you may want to visit for more information or practice on this week's language topics.
Vocabulary Practice: Quia
Spelling Practice:  Spelling City
Seasons: Deciduous Forests, BrainPOP
Dependent and Independent Clauses: Sentence Speedway
Complex Sentences:  Complex Sentence Camp

 Chef of the Week Isaac served Chex Mix.

CHEX PARTY MIX
6 tbsp. butter 4 tsp. Worcestershire 1 tsp. seasoned salt or (3/8 tsp. garlic powder & 3/8 tsp. salt) 6 c. Chex mix (Wheat, Corn, Rice) 3/4 c. salted nuts &/or pretzels Heat oven to 250 degrees. Melt butter. Stir in Worcestershire sauce and salt. Add Chex mix and nuts. Mix until all pieces are coated. Heat in oven 45 minutes. Stir every 15 minutes. Spread on absorbent paper to cool.

Chef of the Week Ajay shared Apple Bites.


Just quarter and core an apple, cut a wedge from the skin side of each quarter, then press slivered almonds in place for teeth.

Happy October

Fall is my favorite season so I am happy to see the arrival of October.
Upcoming Events/Activities:
October 8:  No school for students
October 19:  Mystery Literature Project due; end of quarter
October 24:  Field trip to Chilo
October 26:  Report Cards

October Chefs:
10/5:  Isaac
10/12:  Ajay
10/19:  Rachel G.
10/26:  Hannah

This week's reading selection is What Jo Did by Charles R. Smith, Jr.
For links to activities that go along with this selection, click here or here.

In math we continue our review of addition and subtraction both with and without regrouping.  The design process a.k.a. the scientific method is our focus in science.