1. No reading journal tonight...
Please work on your fantasy story for 30 minutes. Reread, revise, and add exciting details!:)

Step 1: Opening (How did you find your wardrobe?)
Step 2: Setting (What does your fantasy world look like? Who did you meet?)
Step 3: Conflict (What is the major problem? What is the villain trying to do to your fantasy world?)
Step 4: Climax (Who solves the problem? HOW? Make it exciting!)
Step 5: Ending (How do you go back to your real world? Do you stay? Is it happy? Sad?)

Your goal is to make each step one notebook page. Be descriptive and have fun with your stories!

2. Social Studies Test on Friday 10/4/13

Scholastic Book Club due: 10/11/13
Online Scholastic Code: MFQQW

Homework/Reminders

20 minutes reading and respond in journal
Know Your School Night is tomorrow at 6:30
Sing the 4 Types of Sentences to someone:)
Bake Sale is Friday
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Geography Test 1 Study Guide

Geography Test 1

1.   Geography: The study of the Earth, how it is shaped, and how humans use the land’s natural resources

2.   Geologist: A man or woman who studies the Earth and what is it made of

3.   Theory on how the Earth was made:
1. Earth once started as a little piece of space dust

2. Space dust clumped to a hard rock

3. Asteroids collided into Earth making it bigger and bigger

4. The asteroids eventually turned Earth into an ocean of lava

5. Overtime, the Earth cooled and the layers of the Earth formed

6. The hot iron core pushed up the continents

7. Volcanoes formed on Earth and their chemicals formed our atmosphere. Hydrogen and oxygen mixed in the air to form rain. Eventually, this rain formed our oceans

4. Pangaea All of our seven continents were once one large landmass

5. Present Day Continents: The Earth’s core and mantle have pushed our continents to where they are today.

6. Therefore, our Earth is constantly moving and changing!

7. Hot Spots change our Earth by having volcanoes erupt. Luckily, one hot spot made Hawaii!

8. Plate Movement changes our Earth because Earth plates are either moving closer or further apart

9. Tsunami's change our Earth by creating huge cracks in the Earth’s oceans forming a deadly wave

10. The Ring of Fire changes our Earth by having volcanoes erupt along the coasts of the Pacific Ocean

11. On Earth we have Seven Continents

12. On Earth we have Seven Major Oceans

New Student

We have a new 4th grader in our classroom! His name is Careem and is in Miss Shilale's homeroom. Please make him feel welcome at our school! :)

Homework

Read and respond thoughtfully in your reading journals.

Homework

Read for twenty minutes and respond in homework journal

Please study your "VocabUspell" (spelling words and their meanings) for Friday's test. Julia, I love that you made index cards!

"Know Your School Night"

"Know Your School Night" will be held on Thursday 9/26/13 from 6:30 - 8:00.