News from Mrs. Clouse

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News from Mrs. Clouses Room
4th Grade Reading
5th Grade Reading

• Weekly Concept Take Action
• Essential Question How do people respond to
  natural disasters?
• This week our class will be focusing on how
  people respond to natural disasters. We will also
  be discussing the causes and effects of some of
  the Earths natural changes.
• Words to Know multiple meaning words
• Many words have more than one meaning. We call
  these multiple meaning words. There are two main
  types of multiple meaning words
• Those that sound alike (also known as homophones)
  "Scale the fish completely before weighing it
  on the scale."
• Those that sound different (also known as
  homographs)- "I drove down the windy road on
  a windy day.
• Other examples
• String noun-a thick thread or cord
• String verb-to connect as in making a line
• Spring noun-1.) a coil 2.) the season after
  winter Spring verb-to jump or move upwards

• Weekly Concept Seeing for Yourself
• Essential Question How can experiencing nature
  change the way you think about it?
• This week our class will be focusing on our
  experiences with nature. We can experience nature
  almost anywhere, even in a big city.
• Words to Know homographs
• Homographs are words that are spelled the same,
  but have different meanings and are often
  pronounced differently as well. Some examples of
  homographs are
• bass as in fish vs bass as in music
• bow as in arrow vs bow as in bending or taking
  a bow at the end of a performance
• close as in next to vs close as in shut the door
• desert as in dry climate vs desert as in leaving
  alone.

4th Grade Math
5th Grade Math
This week we are continuing our multiplying whole
numbers chapter. We are learning more about
powers and exponents, multiplication patterns,
and problem solving.
This week we are continuing with our adding and
subtracting whole numbers chapter. We are
subtracting across zero, problem solving, and
working on multi-step word problems. We will
finish up this chapter next week.
Dates to Know

• October 4th-No school for students October
  10th-Homecomming football game at Odessa 700pm
• October 8th- One Hour Late Start October
  15th-Rachels Challenge in Davenport

Rachel's Challenge is a national non-profit
organization dedicated to creating safe,
connected school environments where learning and
teaching are maximized. Based on the life and
writing of Rachel Scott, the first victim of the
Columbine tragedy in 1999, Rachel's Challenge
motivates and equips students to start and
sustain a chain reaction of kindness and
compassion that transforms schools and
communities.