<p align="center"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Room 315 Weekly Update</span></strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong>Sept. 28, 2009 – Oct. 2, 2009</strong></p>
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<p align="center"><strong>Math</strong></p>
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<p align="center">This week we will draw circles with a compass and construct a square inscribed in a circle by folding a paper. We will play polygon pair-up to practice identifying properties of polygons. We will practice how to use a compass to make circles, and practice drawing tangent circles. We will also have a quiz on concepts from lessons 1.2-1.5 of this unit.</p>
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<p align="center"><strong>Science</strong></p>
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<p align="center">Due to unfortunate circumstances we were unable to perform our owl pellet activity, however this week we will complete it on Tuesday. We will take a quiz on bone placement. We will also work on a Science/Math extension problem.</p>
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<p align="center"><strong>Language Arts</strong></p>
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<p align="center">We will learn and define the new spelling words: <strong>midday, plains, sailed, brave, claim, ancestors, haughty, enviously, poachers, and menacing.</strong> We will begin reading Toto and write in our writer’s notebook about risks and consequences. We will learn about comparison and contrast, learn about a main idea web, and take a spelling test.</p>
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<p align="center"><strong>Social Studies</strong></p>
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<p align="center">We will learn about the concept of scale on a map. We will learn about and identify the western region of the US. We will take a quiz on the abbreviations of the 50 states. We will also, use a map scale to measure distances on maps.</p>
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<p align="center"><strong>Art</strong></p>
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<p align="center">We will learn about how artists use lines in various works of art.</p>
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<td width="638" valign="top"><strong>Homework:</strong>   <strong>Monday</strong> – Write spelling words 5x each.

<strong>Tuesday</strong> – Study links 1.6, study for bone placement quiz.

<strong>Wednesday</strong> – Study for abbreviations of 50 US states quiz.

<strong>Thursday</strong> – Study links 1.7, study for spelling test and math quiz.</td>
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<td width="638" valign="top"><strong>Reminders:</strong> Picture day is on Wednesday, Sept. 30 </td>
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