This weekly update provides information for students and families about the upcoming week of November 5-9. Key events and lessons included exploring Texas explorers in social studies, a Texas Night event on November 8th, and multiplying 2-digit numbers in math. The document encourages practicing multiplication facts and provides contact information for the teacher.

1. NOVEMBER 5 - 9
Students have learned what expository writing is all
about the past two weeks. This week we will put
expository writing into action!! This has been super
1. among 11. strong
fun! Ask your child to show you a Four Square!! 2. belong 12. Thanksgiving
3. blank 13. think
4. blink 14. trunk
In Social Studies, we will learn about the first
5. chunk 15. wharf
people to come to Texas from other countries.
6. elephant 16. snowstorm
Student will create an Explorer play card for one of
these famous explorers. 7. graph 17. quicksand
8. nephew 18. landfill
9. shrink 19. sandpaper
Texas Night is THIS Thursday from 6-7 pm in the 10. skunk 20. backpack
school cafeteria. We would LOVE for you to come!!
Childcare will be available for siblings. If you plan on
coming, please send the RSVP back to school so we
This week we will work on Topic 7, “Multiplying by 2-
can plan for you. Thanks for all of the donated
Digit Numbers”!! This is a huge concept for fourth
items so far. Our main need is rectangle cookies!
graders and one that is fun!
Make sure your child knows their multiplication facts!!
Monday—Thursday—Math homework
Tuesday-Read Horse Heroes My E-mail address : mistisanders@lorenaisd.net
Thursday—Daily Language My Conference Time : 2:00-3:05
All week-Spelling on www.spellingcity.com (or LES Phone Number : 254-857-4613
practice words in another way)
(Directions to get to the spelling list on
spellingcity.com: 1. Go to website. 2. Click on the find Story of the Week:
a list tab. 3. Type in lorenaleopards 4. Choose
Horse Heroes
“username” from the drop down box 5. Choose the
story of the week.) *Read AR books every night. Skill of the Week:
Fact and Opinion
November 8th Texas Night (6-7 pm) Vocabulary Words
November 9th Thanksgiving Feast (11:45-12:10) ambition—something for which you have a strong de-
November 13th Field Trip to Science Circus sire.
November 19 Progress Reports infested—covered by something harmful.
November 21-23 Thanksgiving Holidays landslide—mass of earth or rock that slides down a
steep slope.
quicksand—a very deep, soft, wet sand that will not
Thanks for sending snacks! If you happen to have hold up a person’s weight.
any extra coffee filters we can use those to put our resistance—thing or act that resists; opposing force;
snacks on each day. Check out my website! I have opposition.
added some flashcards for multiplication facts and rickety—liable to fall or break down; shaky.
for our vocabulary words each week. I promise to vast—very great; immense.
try and keep these up to date!!