A Peek at this Week

 ELA:

Reading- We will begin a close read of the poem, "Here's to the Kids who are Different." We will be focusing on author's purpose and will be writing a R.A.C.E.S. response.  We will also review ways to use context clues to help us discover the meaning of unknown words.

Word Work- We will continue to work with our second list of word work word parts: alter, anti, bi, geo, ology, and script.

Writing- We will continue to work on coming up with ideas to write about and building our writing stamina in our Writer's Notebook.

Math:  We will focus on finding volume and solving word problems.  Students will be taking a Multiplication and Volume Checkpoint on Friday.

Science:  We will begin investigating our Chapter 2 question:  Why is the sun up sometimes, but not other times?"  Students will be looking at patterns in the night sky by using the online simulation.

Social Studies:  We will continue to discuss Lesson 4.2, "Different Worlds Collide."

Important Days

Monday- No School- Teacher Institute

Tuesday- 7:20-7:40pm Curriculum Night

A Peek at this Week

 ELA:

Reading- We will continue to work on making inferences and summarizing.  We will also be learning how to write a reading response.  We will use the R.A.C.E.S. strategy: Restate the question; Answer the question; Cite your evidence; Explain your evidence; Summarize your answer in a concluding sentence.

Word Work- We will work with our second list of word work word parts: alter, anti, bi, geo, ology, and script.

Writing- We will continue to work on coming up with ideas to write about and building our writing stamina in our Writer's Notebook.

Math:  We will be going over multiplication strategies, including the Partial Product strategy:  24 x 35 = (20 x 30) + (20 x 5) + (4 x 30) + (4 x 5).  We will also review multiples, factors, prime numbers, and composite numbers.

Science:  We will review our vocabulary words and work on writing Scientific Explanations.

Social Studies:  We will begin Chapter 4, "Spain Builds and Empire."  We will analyze and summarize Lesson 1, "The Voyages of Columbus."  Then we will read Lesson 4.2, "Different Worlds Collide."

Important Days:

Tuesday- ELA- Common Assessment for Reading Informational Texts

Wednesday- ELA- Common Assessment for Reading Fictional Texts

Thursday- Math Common Assessment

A Peek at Next Week

ELA:

Reading- We will work on making inferences while reading.

Word Work- We will continue to work with our first list of word work word parts: uni, phone, man, bio, aqua, and pre.  Students will take a quiz over Word Work List 1 on Thursday.

Writing- We will continue to work on coming up with ideas to write about and building our writing stamina in our Writer's Notebook.

Math:  We will be going over multiplication strategies and take a checkpoint quiz on Tuesday.

Science:  We will continue to look at different models of the stars.  We will be looking at the size, distance, and brightness of the stars, and how those factors affect what we see in the sky during the day and night.  We will also review our vocabulary words and work on writing Scientific Explanations.

Social Studies:  We will begin Chapter 4, "Spain Builds and Empire."  We will begin to preview and read Lesson 1, "The Voyages of Columbus."

Important Days:

Friday- No School - Teacher Institute:  Remote Learning Plan Day

A Peek at this Week

 I hope you all had a fantastic Labor Day weekend!  This Tuesday will be our last smart start day of the school year, so it will be our last half day.  Starting Wednesday we will begin full days.  Please look at the schedule link I sent you in your email.  Below is what we will be working on in our curriculum for this week:

ELA:

Reading- We will be reading stories and articles, and will be finding the main idea and summary of what we read.

Word Work- We will begin working with our first list of word work word parts: uni, phone, man, bio, aqua, and pre. 

Writing- We will continue to work on coming up with ideas to write about and building our writing stamina in our Writer's Notebook.

Math:  We will take our Unit 1 Pre-assessment, and will begin modeling rectangular prisms and finding their volume.

Science:  We will continue to look at different models of the stars.  We will be looking at where the stars are in the sky and the distances between those stars and Earth.

Social Studies:  We will begin to look at how our textbook is set up and begin to think about the early explorers of the Americas.

Important Days:

Tuesday- Half Day

Wednesday- Starts our First Full Day of School