The Trade Fair

A Peek at this Week

A Look at this Week:

Social Studies- Students are beginning Lesson 6.3 "Everyday Life in the Colonies." They are also preparing for the Trade Fair on Wednesday.  Students will need to bring in their item(s), and sign.  Please remember if they are bringing in food it needs to be individually wrapped, and they need to bring in a list of ingredients.

Science- We will be finishing up Lesson 11.2 "What Conditions Affect the Water Cycle?"  

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Reading and Language Arts- Students will be reading articles about hurricanes, and working on cause/effect.

Word Work-  Students will begin List 7:  hypo, hyper, im/in, milli, fore, and rupt.  

Math-  Students will continue to learn the place value of decimals, and relating them to fractions.  There will be a Decimal Place Value quiz on Thursday.

Important Days:

Monday-  6:00-7:00 PM PARCC Parent Night at Lakeview

Have a wonderful week!!

A Peek at Next Week

A Look at Next Week:

Social Studies- Students are finishing Lesson 6.1 "Working and Trading" in the English colonies.

Science- Students are beginning our unit on weather.  I made a mistake on our last blog, and said we would be covering energy.  However weather fits hand-in-hand with our new ELA unit, "Nature's Fury," therefore we will be doing this unit first.  We will be focusing on energy after we are done with weather and oceans.  This week students will finish Lesson 11.1 "What Causes Weather?" and will take an open-note assessment on it on Thursday.

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Reading and Language Arts- Students will finish presenting their Glogs.  We will continue Unit 2, "Nature's Fury."  Students will be reading an article on earthquakes.  They will also be focusing on drawing inferences, and using text evidence when answering questions.

Word Work-  Students will continue to work on List 6:  arch, cent, graph, loc, ped/pod, and re.  They will take a quiz on this on Friday.

Math-  Students will be relating fractions to decimals and place value.

Important Days:

Tuesday- Math MAPS Testing

Wednesday- Reading MAPS Testing

Friday- Early Dismissal- Spirit Day- Comfy Sweatshirt

Have a wonderful weekend!!

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!