“Even when the sky is filled with clouds, the sun still shines above.” ― Paul F. Davis

Nathaniel Hawthorne once said, "I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine..." I couldn't agree more, but you know what I love most about November? The acoustics:  the sound of dry, rustling leaves, tumbling across fields and pathways, crunching resoundingly beneath my feet whenever I venture outside -- their sound as crisp and calling as the blustery wind rattling my windows or the inviting crackle of a cozy fire in the fireplace. November resonates.

Welcome, everyone, to a new month.  Don't get too settled, though; adventures await, and there is much to do!

ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF

NOVEMBER 3rd - 6th

(There is no school on Friday!) 

SCIENCE:

Check out EXPLORING WEATHER for facts on, well, weather. It's cool! While you're at it, check out this animated map of global wind, weather, and atmosphere.

• Monday: "Weather and Climate" packet (due Wednesday) Check  HERE  for additional helpful information. 
• Interactive Notebook:  What's the Weather? map activity
• Interactive Notebook:  Weather Symbols

• Wednesday:  "Air, Wind, and the Atmosphere" packet (Due Friday)
• Interactive Notebook:  Weather Tools (More information can be found  HERE.)
• Interactive notebook:  Types of Fronts & Describing Weather

SOCIAL STUDIES

• Tuesday:  Your task will be to begin your Independent Study packet of Mesopotamia.  It holds a wealth of information you'll need to know.  Due date: Thursday, November 13.

                                                                                                                

• Thursday:  Get ready to be amazed!  We're going to watch THIS Prezi about how Mesopotamian Science and Discoveries changed the world. We'll take notes and everything -- Yee-ah!

FYI: 

Mesopotamia Vocabulary

Where Civilization Began

Events of Mesopotamia

Study Guide -- Front-loading things to know! 

LANGUAGE ARTS

• Monday: Complete fourth and last entry for October. (We ran out of time last week!) Begin November Writer's Notebook. Decisions, decisions, decisions. . . "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night" is due.
• Tuesday:  Center Square activity for November
• Wednesday:  "Imagine" prompt
• Thursday:  Share "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night" 
• Friday:  No School  

READING

• Monday:  Extended to today: Finish October Book Report/Story Map
• Tuesday:  Read "Weather Facts" and complete the cloze I provide.
• Wednesday:  Read Where Civilization Began and complete comprehension questions
• Thursday:  Continue working on Independent Study Packet (Reading and Responding) for Social Studies. BOOK REPORT DUE IN GOOGLE DRIVE!
• Friday: No School

SPELLING/WORD STUDY

• Monday: Pg. 5 & 6
• Tuesday: Pg. 7
• Wednesday: Pg. 8
• Thursday: BHT
• Friday:  No School

Sepia sun/clouds banner: http://www.addcovers.com/covers/p1ev9bwx4wqtbt7.jpg

It's Raining Sideways gif: http://33.media.tumblr.com/39a584b9ca165b916648b706423b041a/tumblr_mp6c8bXA321 sng9u8o1_500.gif 

Weathervane gif: http://www.sevenoaksart.co.uk/images/weathervane.gif 
Sumerian Mythology and Human History @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vglAeKfm2XASpecialization gif-man with donkey: http://www.riveroflifeweb.com/VBS2005pix/Animated_man_walking_donkey_hg_clr.gif
Cuneiform gif:http://www.wyckoffps.org/cms/lib7/NJ01000588/Centricity/Domain/140/AnimatedCuneiform.gif

Thanks WSG:
Mesopotamia Vocabulary @https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yLAoHDD2fjsjbX8HC_SBOZvLTHuVAwqEhbDDv_-6dJU/edit#slide=id.i11
Events of Mesopotamia @ https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1qEBdEyUYM9Pcz4oiJm-c6lj6y67hgoNu18PeM5kjUvo
Where Civilization Began @https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1zUatjjCcDsjiJn4G2obz3wOn8OBXXRFy2Nve3o3z-sw