This nine weeks is really only 7 weeks, and is followed by Christmas vacation. We also have a week off before Thanksgiving! So, it's really going to be fast and furious at school--buckle your seat belts!
This week and next, we will be concentrating on our rights, privileges, and responsibilities as citizens of the United States of America. One of those is VOTING. Our national election takes place on Tuesday, November 6, and we will spend the next 7 school days finding out more about voting, about the two major candidates for President and their political parties, about our Constitution and the organization of our government, and about how these ideas began with the Ancient Greeks and Romans.
Our reading and work will be done in class, so you have no "formal" homework this week. You may read 30 minutes each evening in a book of your choice, and reading logs will be due this Friday.
You will have a SPELLING TEST on Monday, November 5 over the words below. You will be defining these words in class, and will need to be able to match them with their definitions on the test.
SPELLING WORDS for TEST on Monday, November 5
Preamble
Constitution
establish
justice
ensure
domestic
tranquility
provide
common
defense
promote
general
welfare
secure
blessings
liberty
posterity
ordain
You will also be MEMORIZING the Preamble to the Constitution. You will get to recite this from memory on ELECTION DAY, Tuesday, November 6! What a great way to celebrate your citizenship in the US!
The Preamble to
the Constitution of the United States of America
We,
the People of the United States,
in
order to form a more perfect union,
establish
justice,
ensure domestic tranquility,
provide
for the common defense,
promote
the general welfare,
and
secure the blessings of liberty
to
ourselves and our posterity,
do
ordain and establish this Constitution
for
the United States of America.
IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS:
Wednesday, October 31--All Hallow's Eve (no parties or costumes today.) Report Cards go out!
Thursday, November 1--All Saint's Day, and 50th day of school. Dress up like the Renaissance 1550s!
Friday, November 2--Work Day at Walker Park. You will be able to wear jeans and school t-shirts for our trip to the park. There will be work, play, a picnic lunch (bring yours from home, or if you eat at school, Mrs. Lin will have a sack lunch for you), and lots of fun! We will need permission slips filled out and returned, and parent drivers who can stay.
