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PEEK AT THE WEEK

Mr. & Mrs. Korkan’s Class

DATE: November 14, 2008

(S) = START (F) = FINISH (C) = CONTINUE (H) = WORK ON AT HOME

(I) = WORK ON AT SCHOOL (B) = WORK ON BOTH AT SCHOOL & HOME

READING

* Mr. Korkan: Book Buddies with Mrs. Garafolo (C)

* Mrs. Korkan: Book Buddies with Mrs. Petrou (C)

* Book(s) Mrs. Korkan is reading to our class:

- Mrs. Korkan’s Class: We are reading Peter and the Shadow Thieves by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson (S)

- Mr. Korkan’s Class: Larklight by Phillip Reeve (C)

- DayBook Focus: Connecting with Thoughts and Ideas (S)

*We will begin Novel Studies this week. Students will pick the book they would like to read.

-Focus on answering comprehension questions and responding to questions in writing. (C)

- Mrs. Korkan will collect the Cavs reading cards on Friday. Please add minutes together on Thursday night (include Thursday) Students are graphing their minutes and setting goals for the next week. They are also reflecting on what they are reading. (C)

LANGUAGE

* Word Study Unit 10: (S)

* Unit 10 review on Friday

* Unit 10 Take-home task due Friday. This activity will come home on Mondays (C)

* Working on a strategy to write complete sentences. What is a linking verb? (C)

*Writing in a response journal (responding to literature) (C)

*We will compare and contrast writing formal and friendly letters. We will also write our first pen pal letter to our pen pals at Heritage Elementary. (C)

MATH (Mr. Korkan)

* Everyday Math: Unit 3 Focus/Review Group (F)

* Everyday Math: Unit 4: Decimals (C)

* Teamwork Torment Contest – For contest results, see my web site…(C)

* Quarterly Enrichment Project: Boxed Math Games (C)

* Problem Solving Strategies, Multiple Choice Questions and Properly Answering Short Answer Questions (C)

* Sunshine Math (C)

* Mountain Math (C)

* Math Facts (C)

SCIENCE – Mr. Korkan

* Plants: Unit’s focus is on plants, scientific method/experimentation, note taking and study skills.(C)

SOCIAL STUDIES – Mrs. Korkan

* Current Events: Newsdepth (weekly television show) (C)

* Ohio and its relative location. What does Ohio look like? (geography) We will make salt dough maps of Ohio of after researching Ohio’s physical features. Finally! (C)

DATES

11/19 Huddle

11/21 Canavan Café

11/25 Early Release

11/26-11/28 Thanksgiving Break

I am here for you and your child! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please contact me at: 330.636.4000 or at korkanj@mcsoh.org.

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