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 * **// Gable Gazette //** Week of September 24, 2012  ||

** Literacy Corner ** //The Babe and I //
 * __Story of the Week: __**
 * **Weekly Skill: **Fact and Opinion
 * **Weekly Strategy: **Reread!
 * __Spelling Words: Compound Words __**
 * 1) pickup
 * 2) cannot
 * 3) outside
 * 4) bedroom
 * 5) upstairs
 * 6) raindrop
 * 7) baseball
 * 8) hallway
 * 9) airplane
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">mailbox
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">sunshine
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">homework
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">classroom
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">something
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">playground
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">sidewalk
 * 17) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">teaspoon
 * 18) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">thumbtack
 * 19) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">sandpaper
 * 20) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">notebook

**__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Wise & Wonderful Words __** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This week in grammar, we are learning about compound sentences. We are also working on how to take a question and write a complete paragraph to answer it.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Skim-If a boat moves swiftly over the water, it skims the surface.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Span-If the bridge meets the span, they come together.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Contribution-If you help your family reach its goal, you make a contribution to your family.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Initiative-When you take initiative, you make the first step in doing something.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Midst-If you are in the midst of something, you are in the middle of it.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Shabby-Shabby things look old and worn.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Dazed-If you are dazed, you are confused and cannot think properly.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Elevated-Something that is elevated is lifted up.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Embarrass-If you embarrass someone, you make that person feel uncomfortable or ashamed.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Collapses-When something collapse, it falls down because it is not well supported.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Writer’s Nook __**

** Weekly Assignments ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Math-Section of the sheet labeled Monday <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fluency Passage || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Math-Section of sheet labeled Tuesday <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fluency Passage || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Math: Section of sheet labeled Thursday <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fluency Passage <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">**Send a Stamp and Address for postcard to be mailed out!! || ** Important News **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Day ** ||  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Homework Assignment **  ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Mon. ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Write your spelling words in A-B-C- order
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Tues. ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Write a sentence with each vocabulary word.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Wed. ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fluency Passage-Word count should be improving by tonight. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Thurs. ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Write a **__paragraph__** using 8 of your spelling words.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fall Holiday-October 5. Delay of School October 8 (10:00 a.m.) ** Weekly Tip **** J ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Good readers reread a passage when they do not understand. If students do not understand the text or cannot retell, then they should use the strategy of rereading. ** Math Mania ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">We are working on 3 digit addition and subtraction. We are continuing to talk about greater than, least, place value, even and odd, and rounding. We will review and practice these skills for the entire 9 weeks in order to lead to mastery. ** Savvy Science & ** ** Social Studies ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Science and Social Studies: This week in science we are learning about the different ways that animals are grouped (vertebrates and invertebrates). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">In Social Studies, we are learning about rural communities. We will be writing a postcard to a friend about our community. **__Please send a stamp on Friday AND a special friend’s address so that we can mail out our postcards.__** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">**On the back of this sheet, you will find the weekly fluency passage. Please read nightly with your child.


 * **// Gable Gazette //** Week of September 17, 2012  ||

** Literacy Corner ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The School News //
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Story of the Week: __**
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Weekly Skill: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Locate Information and Characters and Setting
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Weekly Strategy: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Use Prior Knowledge and Graphic Organizers
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Spelling Words: __**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">clock
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">drink
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">moved
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">waking
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">hopped
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">folded
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">stain
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">layer
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">team
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">slow
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">toast
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">ladies
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">flies
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">bushes
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">games

**__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Wise & Wonderful Words __** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This week in grammar, we are learning about commands and exclamations. This week in writing, we are learning to journal, turn questions into statements/topic sentences. We will begin to build paragraphs again.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">viewers-Viewers are people who watch something.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">survive-To survive is to remain alive even after great difficulties.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">camouflage-When something has camouflage it blends into its surroundings.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Concealed-something that is concealed has been covered up so it can’t be seen.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Independent-A person who is independent is someone who does things on his or her own.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Donated-Something that has been donated has been given away for free.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Media-The many ways that people communicate, including newspapers, magazines, and television are all parts of the media.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Feature-When reporters do a special report on a topic, the report is called a feature.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Image-an image is a picture of someone or something.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Popular-Something that is popular is something that many people like.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Writer’s Nook __**

** Weekly Assignments ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Math: p.34 Set C <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fluency Passage || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Math: p.34 Set D <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fluency Passage || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Math: Write FOUR word problems; two using left and two using join. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fluency Passage || ** Important News **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Day ** ||  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Homework Assignment **  ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Mon. ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Write your spelling words in A-B-C- order
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Tues. ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Write a sentence with each vocabulary word.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Wed. ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fluency Passage-Word count should be improving by tonight. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Thurs. ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Write a **__paragraph__** using 8 of your spelling words.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fall Holiday-October 5. Delay of School October 8 (10:00 a.m.) ** Weekly Tip **** J ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Please work on Math Fact automaticity. This means that when students see 3+5, they automatically know that the answer is 8. They do not have to use their fingers or count up. This will help so much as we continue to work on three digit addition and subtraction. ** Math Mania ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">We are working on 3 digit addition and subtraction. We are continuing to talk about greater than, least, place value, even and odd, and rounding. We will review and practice these skills for the entire 9 weeks in order to lead to mastery. ** Savvy Science & ** ** Social Studies ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Science and Social Studies: This week in science we are comparing plants from the past with plants today. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">In Social Studies, we are learning about different communities around the world. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">**On the back of this sheet, you will find the weekly fluency passage. Please read nightly with your child.


 * **// Gable Gazette //** Week of September 10, 2012  ||

** Literacy Corner ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Ellen Ochoa, Astronaunt //
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Story of the Week: __**
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Weekly Skill: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Locate Information
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Weekly Strategy: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Use Prior Knowledge
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Spelling Words: __**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">ants
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">toys
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">flies
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">things
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">boxes
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">games
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">lines
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">rocks
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">wishes
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">ladies
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">dishes
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">babies
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">bushes
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">glasses
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">puppies
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">families
 * 17) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">libraries
 * 18) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">brothers

**__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Wise & Wonderful Words __** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This week in grammar, we are learning about end punctuation. This week in writing, we are continuing our work on writing paragraphs.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">persevere-You persevere when you keep trying to do something without giving up.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">confidence-If you are sure everything will work out you have confidence.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">ambitious-An ambitious person is eager to reach a goal.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">attain-When you reach a goal, you attain it.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">talented-A talented person has the special ability to do something very well.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">apply-When you apply for a job you are asking for work.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">research-Research involves getting information about a topic or a question.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Invention-An invention is something completely new that someone has made.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">hinder-When you hinder someone, you make it difficult or impossible for them to do something.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">disappointed-You are disappointed of you are unhappy about the way something has turned out.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Writer’s Nook __**

** Weekly Assignments ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Math: p.34 Set A <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fluency Passage || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Math: p.34 Set B <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fluency Passage || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Math: Write three word problems using left. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fluency Passage ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Day ** ||  **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Homework Assignment **  ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Mon. ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Write your spelling words in A-B-C- order
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Tues. ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Write a sentence with each vocabulary word.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Wed. ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Fluency Passage-Word count should be improving by tonight. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Thurs. ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Write a **__paragraph__** using 8 of your spelling words.

** Important News **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">September 13-Grandparents’ Breakfast at 7:30 a.m.  ** Weekly Tip **** J ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">If your child has a certain book, ask your child is it a “good fit” book. This means that it is neither too difficult or too easy. If a student can read and understand most of the words, then it is probably a “good fit “or “just right” book. ~Reading Rockets ** Math Mania ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">We are working on 3 digit addition and subtraction. We are continuing to talk about greater than, least, place value, even and odd, and rounding. We will review and practice these skills for the entire 9 weeks in order to lead to mastery. ** Savvy Science & ** ** Social Studies ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Science and Social Studies: This week in science we are learning how new plants grow. In Social Studies, we are learning about different communities across the United States. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">**On the back of this sheet, you will find the weekly fluency passage. Please read nightly with your child.
 * **//Gable Gazette//** Week of September 3, 2012 ||

**Literacy Corner** // Schools Around the World // 1. deep 2. play 3. lean 4. glow 5. team 6. away 7. slow 8. trail 9. dream 10. stain 11. toast 12. speed 13. raise 14. sweet 15. layer 16. wheelbarrow 17. freedom 18. speedboat
 * __Story of the Week:__**
 * **Weekly Skill:** Locate Information
 * **Weekly Strategy:** Use Prior Knowledge
 * __Spelling Words:__**

**__Wise & Wonderful Words__** This week in grammar, we are learning about end punctuation. This week in writing, we are continuing our work on writing paragraphs.
 * 1) Proper-The way something is supposed to be or correct.
 * 2) Boarding- You are giving a person a place to live for a while.
 * 3) Literacy- The ability to read and write.
 * 4) Diverse- The individual things in the group are different from each other.
 * 5) Chore- Small jobs that you need to do but you may not enjoy.
 * 6) Certain-a certain thing is one particular thing.
 * 7) Resource-Materials, money, and other things that can be used.
 * 8) Culture-A culture is made up of a group’s customs and other traditions.
 * 9) Tutor-Someone who helps another person with schoolwork.
 * 10) Uniform-clothes that all people in a group wear so they all look alike.
 * __Writer’s Nook__**

**Weekly Assignments** Math: p.14 Set E Fluency Passage || Math: p.19 # 1-16 Fluency Passage || Math: Write three word problems using left. Fluency Passage ||
 * **Day** ||  **Homework Assignment**  ||
 * **Mon.** || Write your spelling words in A-B-C- order
 * **Tues.** || Write a sentence with each vocabulary word.
 * **Wed.** || Fluency Passage-Word count should be improving by tonight. ||
 * **Thurs.** || Write a **__paragraph__** using 8 of your spelling words.

**Important News**

September 5th-Fall Pictures September 6th-Open House begins at 5:30 **Weekly Tip** ** J ** Crack open the dictionary Let your child see you use a dictionary. Say, "Hmm, I'm not sure what that word means... I think I'll look it up." ~readingrockets.org **Math Mania** This week we are reviewing skills such as place value, two digit addition, and subtraction. We will begin working on three digit addition and subtraction. **Savvy Science &** **Social Studies** Science and Social Studies: This week in science we are learning about the importance of roots and stems. In Social Studies, we are studying communities. *In order to lighten the testing load on Fridays, any Social Studies or Science assignments/tests will be given on Thursday. Reading, Math, and Spelling tests will be continue to be given on Friday. **On the back of this sheet, you will find the weekly fluency passage. Please read nightly with your child.
 * **//Gable Gazette//** Week of August 27, 2012 ||

** Literacy Corner ** // The Day Eddie met the Author // **__ Wise & Wonderful Words __** This week in grammar, we are learning about subjects and predicates. This week in writing, we are talking about paragraph format again.
 * __ Story of the Week: __**
 * ** Weekly Skill: ** Characters and Setting
 * ** Weekly Strategy: ** Using Graphic Organizers
 * __ Spelling Words: __**
 * 1) saved
 * 2) moved
 * 3) riding
 * 4) waking
 * 5) pulled
 * 6) taking
 * 7) hopped
 * 8) baking
 * 9) picked
 * 10) having
 * 11) letting
 * 12) running
 * 13) drawing
 * 14) folded
 * 15) stopped
 * 16) freezing
 * 17) equipped
 * 18) dancing
 * 1) conquer-Winning against or overcoming a problem or fear.
 * 2) Resistance-You do not want something to happen.
 * 3) ponder-taking time to think about an idea.
 * 4) Anticipation-feeling excitement because something is about to happen.
 * 5) Assembly-a group of people who have gathered for a reason.
 * 6) Plenty-Having more than enough of something.
 * 7) Dismiss-To give permission to leave.
 * 8) Squirmed-To keep wiggling around as if you were uncomfortable.
 * 9) Patchwork-Cloth made by sewing together small pieces of different fabric.
 * 10) Autographed-signing your name to something.
 * __ Writer’s Nook __**

** Weekly Assignments ** Math: p. 14 Set C Fluency Passage || Math: p. 14 Set D Fluency Passage || Math: Write three word problems using altogether. Ex. Joe had two apples and Annie had one apple. How many did they have altogether? Fluency Passage ||
 * ** Day ** ||  ** Homework Assignment **  ||
 * ** Mon. ** || Spelling- Write words in a-b-c order.
 * ** Tues. ** || Vocabulary- Write a sentence with each word
 * ** Wed. ** || Practice reading over 92 words in a minute. ||
 * ** Thurs. ** || Writing- write a paragraph using 8 spelling words

** Important News ** Pee-Wee football registration and practice is going on. Children interested in being on the Pee-Wee team must be 7-10 years of age. Practice days are Monday, Tuesdayand Thursday's at 6:00 pm at Winterboro fields. ~Coach Wilson ** Weekly Tip **** J ** Make books special. Turn books and reading into something special by taking your kids to the library, helping them get their own library card, reading with them, and buying them books as gifts. Have a favorite place for books in your home, or even better, put books everywhere ** Math Mania ** This week we are learning about place value and rounding numbers to the nearest ten and one hundred. We are also reviewing addition and subtraction two digit numbers. ** Savvy Science & ** ** Social Studies ** Science and Social Studies: This week in science we are learning about the importance of roots and stems. In Social Studies, we are studying communities. *Assessments will be held on Friday. Students will be allowed to use their textbooks for Science, Social Studies, and Reading tests. **On the back of this sheet, you will find the weekly fluency passage.Please read nightly with your child.
 * **//G//****//able Gazette//** Week of August 20, 2012 ||

**Literacy Corner** // Ruby the Copycat // **__Wise & Wonderful Words__** This week in grammar, we are learning about complete sentences. This week in writing, we are learning about narratives and writing in correct paragraph format.
 * __Story of the Week:__**
 * **Weekly Skill:** Characters and Setting
 * **Weekly Strategy:** Using Graphic Organizers
 * __Spelling Words:__**
 * 1) this
 * 2) went
 * 3) jump
 * 4) still
 * 5) last
 * 6) dust
 * 7) tell
 * 8) drop
 * 9) shut
 * 10) lamp
 * 11) stop
 * 12) felt
 * 13) drink
 * 14) clock
 * 15) stand
 * 16) sunset
 * 17) muffin
 * 18) pumpkin
 * 1) pleasant-Something that is pleasant is enjoyable and makes you happy.
 * 2) coincidence-A coincidence is when two things happen that seem to fit together but are not connected.
 * 3) modeled-If you modeled something, you showed it so other people could see it.
 * 4) loyal-Someone who is loyal stands by you in good times and in bad.
 * 5) recited-If you recited something, you memorized it and then spoke it aloud.
 * 6) murmur-When people murmur, they speak so softly that they can barely be heard.
 * __Writer’s Nook__**

**Weekly Assignments** Math: p. 14 Set A || Math: p. 14 Set B || Math: Write three word problems using in all. Ex. Joe had two apples and Annie had one apple. How many did they have in all? ||
 * **Day** ||  **Homework Assignment**  ||
 * **Mon.** || Spelling- Write words in a-b-c order.
 * **Tues.** || Vocabulary- Write a sentence with each word
 * **Wed.** || Practice reading over 92 words in a minute. ||
 * **Thurs.** || Writing- write a paragraph using 8 spelling words

**Dates to Remember** Events and important dates will be added soon.

**Weekly Tip** ** J ** Talk about what you see and do. Talking about everyday activities helps build your child's background knowledge, which is crucial to listening and reading comprehension. For example, take your child someplace new and talk about what you see; or discuss the movie or television show you've just watched together. ~PBS.org **Math Mania** This week we are learning about fact families. A fact family is a set of three numbers that are all “related” by multiplication and division. For example, 5, 8 and 40 are a fact family because 5 x 8 = 40, 8 x 5 = 40, 40 ÷ 5 = 8, 40 ÷ 8 = 5.

**Savvy Science &** **Social Studies** Science and Social Studies: This week we are learning about the layout and features in our non-fiction textbooks. In science, the focus will be on plants; social studies will be a brief overview of the topics in the book.