A Look at This Week:
ELA: We will be writing in our Writer's Notebook. Students will be practicing coming up with ideas and building our writing stamina.
Math: Students will be reviewing place value, estimating, and order of operations.
Social Studies: We will discuss our curriculum and primary sources.
Important Days:
Wednesday- Early dismissal
Have a wonderful week!
A Look at This Week:
ELA:
Reading- We will be identifying the different purposes for the different text structures
Word Work- Students will continue to work with Word Work List 9 word parts: dis, biblio, demo, mal, mono, and therm.
Writing- Students will begin their Natural Disaster Magazine, with 3 articles written about a specific storm, and each article will be in a different text structure. This week students will pick their storm and begin researching.
Math: Students will be dividing using ratio tables.
Science: Students will continue writing scientific arguments.
Social Studies: Students will preview Chapter 8: "A Road to the Revolution."
Important Days:
Monday- Too Good for Drugs
Wednesday- Open House and Book Fair
Thursday- St. Baldrick Event
Have a wonderful week!
A Look at This Week:
ELA:
Reading- We will review text structures.
Word Work- Students will take an assessment on Friday on Word Work List 9 word parts: dis, biblio, demo, mal, mono, and therm.
Writing- Students will finish their Natural Disaster Newscast.
Math: Students will practice multiplying multi-digit numbers, using the standard algorithm.
Science: Students will continue writing scientific arguments.
Social Studies: Students will look at Native Americans' point of view on American history.
Important Days:
Monday- No School
Tuesday- Too Good for Drugs; Illinois Science Assessment Test 1
Wednesday- ISA Test 2
Thursday- ISA Test 3
Friday- PV Movie Night
Have a wonderful weekend!
A Look at This Week:
ELA:
Reading- We will review context clues and will be IAR testing.
Word Work- Students will be working with Word Work List 9 word parts: dis, biblio, demo, mal, mono, and therm.
Writing- Students will be writing their scripts for the Natural Disaster Newscast.
Math: Students will be applying their knowledge of partial product to multiplying numbers using the standard algorithm.
Science: Students will be working on creating scientific arguments.
Social Studies: Students will review the the history of different Native American groups in North America, which will lead into our discussion about the French and Indian War.
Important Days:
Monday- Too Good for Drugs
Tuesdayday- IAR ELA Test 1
Wednesday- IAR ELA Test 2
Thursday- IAR ELA Test 3
Friday- No School
A Look at This Week:
ELA:
Reading- We will review text structure, and how to identify different types of text structure (problem/solution, description, sequence, cause/effect, or description).
Word Work- Students will start working with Word Work List 9 word parts: dis, biblio, demo, mal, mono, and therm.
Writing- Students will continue to work on their Natural Disaster paper.
Math: Students will be multiplying using the partial product strategy, and will be taking their IAR tests.
Science: Students will be working on creating scientific arguments.
Social Studies: Students will review the the history of different Native American groups in North America, which will lead into our discussion about the French and Indian War.
Important Days:
Monday- Too Good for Drugs
Wednesday- IAR Math Test 1; Internet Safety Presentation
Thursday- IAR Math Test 2
Friday- IAR Math Test 3
A Look at This Week:
ELA:
Reading- We will continue to read our novels for our literature circles. Students will be reading Bud, Not Buddy, Crash, or Touching Spirit Bear.
Word Work- Students will take their Word Work List 5 Assessment on Wednesday. List 5 word parts: a/an, dec, derma, photo, port, and struct.
Writing- Students will be revising their narratives and adding more details to their writing.
Math: Students will take their Unit 2 test on Thursday.
Science: Students will finish discussing patterns in the night sky.
Social Studies: Students will be finish discussing the Pilgrims and Puritans. They will take an assessment over lessons 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 on Friday.
Spirit Days:
Monday- Have an "Attitude of Gratitude"
Tuesday- Beat the Chill- Tropical Shirt Day
Wednesday- Winter Hat/Flannel Day
Thursday- Cozy up to Winter- Pajama Day
Friday- National Ugly Sweater Day
A Look at This Week:
ELA:
Reading- We will begin to read novels in literature circles. Students will be reading Bud, Not Buddy, Crash, or Touching Spirit Bear.
Word Work- Students will continue to work with Word Work List 5 word parts: a/an, dec, derma, photo, port, and struct.
Writing- Students will be focusing on slowing down the heart of their story. They will also make sure that their narrative follows a story-arc.
Math: Students will continue to use ratio tables in order to find a better buy and will be working on finding equivalent fractions when adding and subtracting fractions.
Science: Students will finish discussing patterns in the night sky.
Social Studies: Students will be learning about French and Dutch colonies in the Americas. (Lesson 5.2)
Important Days:
Wednesday- Early Dismissal