Happy Holidays!

Bowling Field Trip

A Look at Next Week:

Social Studies- Students are previewing and reading Chapter 6, "Life in the Colonies."

Science- Students will begin our unit on Energy.

ELA

Reading and Language Arts- Students will finish presenting their Glogs.  We will also begin Unit 2, "Nature's Fury."  Students will be talking about Natural Disasters and will be reading an article on earthquakes.

Word Work-  Students will be working on List 6:  arch, cent, graph, loc, ped/pod, and re.

Math-  Students will begin Unit 3, Module 1:  "Whole Number and Decimal Place Value."

Have a wonderful winter break!

Too Good For Drugs

TGFD with Deputy Seward

A Look at This Week:

Social Studies- Students are reviewing Chapter 5 and previewing Chapter 6.

Science- Students will dissect owl pellets on Monday.

ELA

Reading and Language Arts- Students will finish the Glog for their challenge project, and hopefully begin presenting.

Essential Questions:

How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

How do characters, real and fictional, respond to challenges (both positively and negatively)?

How can challenges affect yourself and the world around you?

Word Work-  Students will take a quiz on the roots/prefixes/suffixes from  List 5 (a/an, dec, derma, photo, port, struct) on Wednesday.

Math-  Students will review adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers.

Important Days:
Tuesday- 10:00 Concert, and Early Dismissal
Wednesday-  Bowling Field Trip
Friday- Holiday Movie Field Trip

Have a wonderful weekend!

Last Day of Junior Achievement

Junior Achievement

World Economy Activity:

Geography Challenge:

A Look at This Week:

Social Studies- Students are reviewing Chapter 5 and will take a test over the material on Friday.

Science- Students will begin our unit on barn owls.  They will be learning about the barn owl, it's adaptations and ecosystem.  Then they will do an on-line dissection of an owl pellet.

ELA

Reading and Language Arts- Students will create a Glog for their challenge project.

Essential Questions:

How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

How do characters, real and fictional, respond to challenges (both positively and negatively)?

How can challenges affect yourself and the world around you?

Word Work-  Students will work with the roots/prefixes/suffixes from  List 5 (a/an, dec, derma, photo, port, struct).

Math-  Students will find equivalent fractions using the Least Common Multiple, and will be simplifying fractions by finding the Greatest Common Factor.

Important Days:
Wednesday-  7:00 PV Winter Concert
Friday- 6:30 PV Open Gym

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving!

A Look at This Week:

Social Studies- Students are finishing notes on Lesson 5.4 "The 13 English Colonies."

Science- Students will review Chapter 6 and take a test over the material on Friday.

ELA

Reading- Students will continue to research a famous person who has overcome a challenge, and fill out their graphic organizers.

Essential Questions:

How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

How do characters, real and fictional, respond to challenges (both positively and negatively)?

How can challenges affect yourself and the world around you?

Word Work-  Students will continue to review the roots/prefixes/suffixes from the first four lists, and will receive the words from List 5 (a/an, dec, derma, photo, port, struct).

Language Arts- Students will turn in their narratives, and will look over grammar in past written pieces.

Math-  Students will review all week and take their Unit 2 test on adding and subtracting fractions on Thursday.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

A Peek at this Week

A Look at This Week:

Social Studies- Students are finishing notes on Lesson 5.3, "The First Colonies."  Then they will read Lesson 5.4 "The 13 English Colonies."

Science- Students will take notes on Lesson 6.3, "How do People Affect Ecosystems."

ELA

Reading- Students will be introduced to their research project.  Students will be researching a famous person who has overcome a challenge, and present their findings in a Glogster.

Essential Questions:

How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

How do characters, real and fictional, respond to challenges (both positively and negatively)?

How can challenges affect yourself and the world around you?

Word Work-  Students will review the roots/prefixes/suffixes from the first four lists.

Language Arts- Students will grade their narratives using the rubric and make final revisions to their papers.

Math-  Students have begun Lesson or Module 3, "Common Denominators."  Students are using ratio tables to multiply numbers, find common denominators, and simplify fractions.  Students will be taking an open-note quiz on this lesson on Friday.

Have a great week!

A Peek at this Week

A Look at This Week:

Social Studies- Students will read and take notes on Lesson 5.3, "The First Colonies."

Science- Students will take an open-note assessment on Lesson 6.2 on Thursday.

ELA

Reading- Students will practice paraphrasing when reading informational text.

Essential Questions:

How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

How do characters, real and fictional, respond to challenges (both positively and negatively)?

How can challenges affect yourself and the world around you?

Word Work-  Students will continue to work with List 4:  aud/audi, de, hydr/hydro, cardio, duct, and quad.

Language Arts- Students will continue to revise their narratives.  They will also take a Grammar quiz on Friday, covering conjunctions, interjections and prepositions.

Math-  Students will finish Lesson 2, "Introducing Common Denominators."  They will take an open-note assessment over Lesson 2 on Wednesday.  They will be going over adding and subtracting fractions, by relating this information to clocks and money.  They will also be solving these problems using double number lines.  Bringing home their notebooks to look over the lessons should be helpful in reviewing for this quiz.

Have a great week!

Important Days
Monday- No School- Teacher Institute
Wednesday- Veteran's Day
Friday- Bingo Night

A Peek at this Week

A Look at This Week:

Social Studies- Students will read and take notes on Lesson 5.2, "New European Colonies."

Science- Students will continue to read and take notes on Lesson 6.2, "How do Ecosystems Change Over Time?" 

ELA

Reading- Students will re-write Chapter 6 in Touching Spirit Bear from a different character's perspective.

Essential Questions:

How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

How do characters, real and fictional, respond to challenges (both positively and negatively)?

How can challenges affect yourself and the world around you?

Word Work-  Students will work with List 4 or roots/prefixes/suffixes:  aud/audi, de, hydr/hydro, cardio, duct, and quad.

Language Arts- Students will continue to revise their narratives, and work with prepositions.

Math-  Students will continue to work on Lesson 2, "Introducing Common Denominators."  They will continue to find equivalent fractions by working on word problems.  Students will be adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers.

Have a great week!

Important Days
Tuesday- Conferences
Wednesday- Conferences
Friday- No School

Halloween Party

A Peek at Next Week

A Look at This Week:

Social Studies- Students will finish taking notes on Lesson 5.1, "Hard Times in Virginia."  Then we will read Lesson 5.2, "New European Colonies."

Science- Students will take an open-note assessment on Lesson 6.1, "How do Organisms Compete and Survive in an Ecosystem," on Tuesday.  Then they will read Lesson 6.2, "How do Ecosystems Change Over Time?" 

ELA

Reading- We will read Chapter 6 in Touching Spirit Bear.  We will focus on point of view, and looking at the same story from different perspectives.

Essential Questions:

How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

How do characters, real and fictional, respond to challenges (both positively and negatively)?

How can challenges affect yourself and the world around you?

Word Work-  Students will work with our vocabulary from Touching Spirit Bear: taunted, smirk, respect, juvenile, delinquent, and defiantly.

Language Arts- Students will revise their second drafts of their narratives, and will be working with prepositions.

Math-  Students will continue to work on Lesson 2.2, "Introducing Common Denominators."  They are finding equivalent fractions by working on word problems, and discussing their strategies in class forums.

Have a great weekend!

Columbian Exchange Presentations

Columbian Exchange Presentations

A Look at This Week:

Social Studies- Students will begin to look at Chapter 5, "The Struggle to Found Colonies."  They will read and take notes on Lesson 5.1, "Hard Times in Virginia."

Science- Students will begin to read Chapter 6, "Ecosystems and Change."  Students will read and take notes on Lesson 6.1, "How do Organisms Compete and Survive in an Ecosystem." 

ELA

Reading- We will continue to cite evidence from the text when analyzing and answering questions.  We will also be reviewing similes and metaphors, and finding the definition of words using context clues.

Essential Questions:

How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

How do characters, real and fictional, respond to challenges (both positively and negatively)?

How can challenges affect yourself and the world around you?

Word Work-  Students will take a quiz on our third list of Word Work roots on Tuesday.  The words are:  astro, ject, spec/spect, see, auto, post, and tri.

Language Arts- Students will fill out their graphic organizer, and write the first draft of their narrative.  They will focus on keeping their writing concise, and using an interesting hook at the beginning of their stories.  

Math-  Students will finish Lesson 2.1, "Adding and Subtracting Fractions."  Then they will move on to Lesson 2.2, "Introducing Common Denominators."  In this lesson they will discover strategies to find common denominators through a series of problem strings, and investigations.

Have a great weekend!

A Peek at Next Week

A Look at This Week:

Social Studies- Students will present their slide show on the Columbian Exchange, create Aztec masks, and begin to preview Chapter 5.
Essential Questions:  
How can one country impact another?
What can we learn from the Columbian Exchange that has impacted other countries today?

Science- Students will review Chapter 5 and take a test on Thursday. 
Essential Questions: 
How do plants produce food?
How is energy passed through an ecosystem?

ELA

Reading- We will finish discussing A Boy Called Slow.  We will also continue to cite evidence from the text when analyzing and answering questions.

Essential Questions:

How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

How do characters, real and fictional, respond to challenges (both positively and negatively)?

How can challenges affect yourself and the world around you?

Word Work-  Students will take a quiz on our second list of Word Work roots on Tuesday.  Then we will begin working from our third list of words:  astro, ject, spec/spect, see, auto, post, and tri.

Language Arts- Students will begin writing a narrative.  They will be brainstorming, journaling, and organizing their thoughts in a graphic organizer.

Math-  Students will take their Unit 1 test on Wednesday.  They will then begin Unit 2 "Adding and Subtracting Fractions."  We will be demonstrating this skill by using money as a model.

Important Days:
Monday- No School- Columbus Day

Thursday- Book Fair and Taffy Apples 6:30-8:00

Have a great weekend!

A Peek at Next Week

A Look at This Week:

Social Studies- Students will continue to research and create their presentation on the Columbian Exchange.
Essential Questions:  
How can one country impact another?
What can we learn from the Columbian Exchange that has impacted other countries today?

Science- Students will finish their Science Song and the review the chapter.  
Essential Questions: 
How do plants produce food?
How is energy passed through an ecosystem?

ELA

Reading- We will be reading A Boy Called Slow, and we will be reviewing parts of a short story.  We will also continue to work on summarizing articles.  

Essential Questions:

How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

How do characters, real and fictional, respond to challenges (both positively and negatively)?

How can challenges affect yourself and the world around you?

Word Work-  We will continue to work with our second list of root-words, prefixes, or suffixes which include:  alter, bi, logy/ology, anti, geo, and script/scrib. Our vocabulary words from A Boy Called Slow include: determination, custom, extended, reputation, triumph, inherited, travois, and coup stick.

Language Arts- Students will take their quiz on commas on Monday.  They will also practice making hooks or attention-getters that come at the beginning of a piece of writing.  This is in preparation for our narrative unit.  Then for grammar this week, we will be focusing on simple, compound, and complex sentences, and the proper way to write a title.

Math-  We will continue to review our multiplication strategies, and reinforce them through games in centers.  We will also continue to work on division using models, and will work on interpreting the remainders.

Important Days:
Tuesday- Picture Day

Friday- Early Dismissal at 11:35

Have a great weekend!

Crazy Hair Day

Crazy Hair Day/1980's Day 

ELA Stations 

A Look at This Week:

Social Studies- Students will take their Chapter 4 Test on Wednesday.
Essential Questions:  
How can one country impact another?
What can we learn from the Columbian Exchange that has impacted other countries today?

Science- We will finish our food pyramids, and the nitrogen cycle.  Then students will create a song either about photosynthesis or the energy pyramid.
Essential Questions: 
How do plants produce food?
How is energy passed through an ecosystem?

ELA

Reading- We will be discussing theme and working on summarizing texts.  Students will also receive their new vocabulary words and will begin reading A Boy Called Slow.

Essential Questions:

How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

How do characters, real and fictional, respond to challenges (both positively and negatively)?

How can challenges affect yourself and the world around you?

Word Work-  We will be working with our second list of root-words, prefixes, or suffixes which include:  alter, bi, logy/ology, anti, geo, and script/scrib. Our vocabulary words from A Boy Called Slow include: determination, custom, extended, reputation, triumph, inherited, travois, and coup stick.

Language Arts- Students will take a quiz on commas on Friday.  Students will also continue comparative writing, and writing summaries.

Math-  We will wrap-up our module on multiplication strategies and move on to division.  We will review division with area models and division with remainders.

Important Days:
Saturday- District Dash/Team66 Community Days

Tuesday- Final Magazine Drive Turn-in Day

Thursday- Author Night with Kate Klise
Friday- Fall Movie Night

Have a great weekend!

A Peek at this Week

A Look at This Week:

Social Studies- We will read Lesson 4.3 "Life in New Spain" and take notes.  We will continue to find the main idea and supporting details in the text.  
Essential Questions:  
How can one country impact another?
What can we learn from the Columbian Exchange that has impacted other countries today?

Science- We will continue to read lesson 5.2 "How does energy pass through an ecosystem?"  Students will be learning about the food web and energy pyramid.
Essential Questions: 
How do plants produce food?
How is energy passed through an ecosystem?

ELA

Reading- We will be finding synonyms and antonyms, and will be discussing point of view.  Not only will we discuss perspective but also if a story is told in the first person, third person limited, or third person omniscient.  We will also be reading Teammates, which is about how Jackie Robinson faced the challenge of being the first African American baseball player in Major League baseball.

Essential Questions:

How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

How do characters, real and fictional, respond to challenges (both positively and negatively)?

How can challenges affect yourself and the world around you?

Word Work-  Not only will we be working with our root words/prefixes from last week (bio, man, phon, pre, aqua, uni), but we will also be looking at our vocabulary words from Teammates:  segregation, prejudice, apathetic, and humiliation.

Language Arts- We will continue to study commas.  This week we are looking at the use of commas in a direct address and tag questions.  We are also focusing on comparative writing.

Math-  We will begin Unit 1, Module 3 "Multiplication Strategies."  We will be finding efficient ways to solving multiplication problems.  We will also continue to go over factors, products, writing numerical expressions, prime and composite numbers, and finding volume.  

Important Days:

Tuesday- Magazine Drive Turn-in Day

Thursday- Early Dismissal at 11:35

Saturday- District Dash/Team66 Community Days

Have a great weekend!

Math Forum Preparations

Preparing for our Math Forum:

Our Math Gallery Walk:

A Look at This Week:

Social Studies- We will read Lesson 4.2 "Different Worlds Collide" and take notes.  We will continue to find the main idea and supporting details in a text.  We will be learning about how the Spanish conquistadors colonized the Americas.
Essential Questions:  
How can one country impact another?
What can we learn from the Columbian Exchange that has impacted other countries today?

Science- We will continue to read lesson 5.1 "How do plants produce food?"  Students will be learning about plant structures and photosynthesis.
Essential Questions: 
How do plants produce food?
How is energy passed through an ecosystem?

ELA
Reading- We will continue to work with similes and metaphors, and will be drawing inferences from the text.  We will begin our first ELA unit on challenges.  We will open this unit using Langston Hughe's poem, "Mother to Son."
Essential Questions:
How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?
How do characters, real and fictional, respond to challenges (both positively and negatively)?
How can challenges affect yourself and the world around you?

Word Work-  We will be introducing and working with the following prefixes and root words:  aqua, man, pre, bio, phon, and uni.

Language Arts- We will continue to build our writing stamina in our Writer's Notebook, and will be working on comparative writing. 

Math-  We will begin Unit 1, Module 2 "Factors, Multiples, and the Associative Property."  We will continue to go over factors, products, writing numerical expressions, and finding volume.  We will also continue to discover how to find the surface area of an object.

Important Days:
Monday- Magazine Drive Kick-off Assembly



Have a great weekend!