Curriculum Update

• Reading - We will be working on The Fear Place this week and next. There is no point trying to read a story right before Winter Break. The reading test for The Fear Place will be next Wednesday, and the vocabulary test will be on Thursday.
• Math - We're back to basic computation in Chapters 9 and 10 with multiplication, and with division in Chapters 11 to 14. We'll be going through these chapters at a quick pace. There is not a lot of new content here, just more practice and a little extension of basic skills. The two main standards here are: 1) Number Sense 2.1 - Add, subtract, multiply, and divide with decimals, and 2) Number Sense 2.2 - Demonstrate proficiency with division, including division with positive decimals and long division with multidigit divisors.
• Science - This week and next we'll be wrapping up our chapter on the solar system and concluding Unit B. The next science test is tentatively scheduled for next Thursday. We'll start fresh with Unit C when we return in January.
• Our in-class spelling bee is scheduled for next Wednesday.