October By: Cali & Maggie

Math- This month in math we learned or reviewed on how to find area and perimeter of many different individual shapes. We also had a test about halfway through the quarter. When we were done we went over it and got to correct our tests.

Language Arts- this year in language arts we started our reading response logs. Those are for when we’re done reading our book for the day we right something that connects with your book with what you learned in class. We also learned about many ways to improve your writing and to keep a reader reading and not get bored with it, like starting with something startling or to start your passage with a question.

Science- We has finished up our biome projects. A biome is land that sets it apart from other areas. Examples are rainforest and desert. Now we are presenting our presentations to the class and learning about other biomes besides the one we did extensive research on. We’ve also been taught about biotic and abiotic factors of an ecosystem. Abiotic factors are non-living things in the ecosystem such as soil, water, light, and temperature. Biotic factors are living parts of an ecosystem like animals, trees, and plants.

Social Studies- In social studies we are continuing on the ancient civilization unit. Our civilization this month was ancient Mesopotamia. This is a civilization that is very much like our ancient Egypt unit. We are also using this unit to take a chance to compare the two civilizations and discover the differences and similarities.