Date: October Reading We are studying characters within our fiction texts in the month of October. The students will be identifying character traits and discussing their findings with their book club members. Writing We will be finishing up our personal narratives this month and beginning to prewrite personal essays about a topic we feel strongly about! Math We will be working on place value and addition and subtraction throughout the month of October. The students will be working with 3 and 4 digit numbers! Science/Social Studies We are continuing our study of earth science, learning about volcanoes, earthquakes, rocks, and layers of the earth. Dates to Remember 10/12-Columbus Day/Early Dismissal 10/22-Delayed Opening 10/29-Halloween Celebration! Ms. Cappello Room 224 cappellot@madisonnjps.org 973-593-3182 x7403