<p align="center"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Room 315 Weekly Update</span></strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong>Oct. 12, 2009 – Oct. 16, 2009</strong></p>

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<p align="center"><strong> </strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong>Math</strong></p>
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<td width="506" valign="top">This week we will learn about name collection boxes and solving frame-and-arrows problems. We will work on sorting dominoes by sums as well as review basic place value concepts for whole numbers.</td>
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<p align="center"><strong>Science</strong></p>
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<td width="506" valign="top">This week we will learn about the names of the joints in the body and find out if all of the joints in the human skeleton are the same. We will learn about the three main types of joints that allow movement. Also, we will be comparing bones.    </td>
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<p align="center"><strong>Language Arts</strong></p>
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<td width="506" valign="top">We will also learn the new spelling words from this week’s selection, “Escape”. The words are:<strong> coax, elbow, bulldozer, overflow, narrow, window, shadow, hollow, groan, stow, bowl, whole, know, swallow, grindstones, and commotion.</strong> We will read the selection Escape, learn about closed compound words, and talk about sequencing and revising. We will also take the spelling test and comprehension test for “Escape”.    </td>
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<p align="center"><strong>Social Studies</strong></p>
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<td width="506" valign="top">We will learn about the Mississippi River system and its importance. We will identify the source and mouth of a river. We will also use a map to understand how a river system and watershed are formed. </td>
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<p align="center"><strong>Art</strong></p>
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<td width="506" valign="top">This week we will work on gesture drawings. We will draw from live models and small foil action figures that we will make.  </td>
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<td width="638" valign="top"><strong>Homework:</strong>  

<strong>Monday</strong> – No classes

<strong>Tuesday</strong> – Write spelling words 5x each

<strong>Wednesday</strong> – Study links 2.2.

<strong>Thursday</strong> – Study spelling test and Escape comprehension test. Study links 2.3</td>
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<td width="638" valign="top"><strong>Reminders:</strong>

- Students will receive progress reports on Wednesday, Oct. 14<sup>th</sup>.

- Students received field trip forms for the play 100 dresses, please return them as soon as possible.

- We are in dire need of tissue paper and paper towels, if you could help us out with this matter we’d really appreciate it.</td>
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