MUR - This week we will be reading the story "Tuesday of the Other June."
This week we will be working on retell, as usual. We will also work on comparing characters within the story and will work on our listening skills which will make our discussions a lot better at the end of the week. Along with the story we will work out of our Wordly Wise books which focus on vocabulary and also out of our Analytical Grammar books where we have already started working with nouns, proper nouns, adjectives, articles, and pronouns, prepositions,and action verbs.
is due Friday.
This week's spelling words are homophones. they are words that sound the same, have different meanings, and are spelled differently. Example: hire, higher.
MUM - This week we will continue to work with decimals this week as we wrap up Chapter 7. The interim assessment is also coming up next week so we will be reviewing all concepts and skills that we have learned throughout the year.
Science - We have started our geology journal this week. Students are learning about layers of the earth, plate tectonics, plate boundaries, Pangaea, volcanoes and earthquakes.
Writing - This week we will be working on the 6+1 trait of VOICE. Students will look at the purpose and audience of a piece of writing and learn how to use voice in order to reach the audience appropriately. Students will be writing their own version of "The Three Little Pigs" using great voice.
Read Aloud - We are reading the Core Knowledge Novel Robinson Crusoe this week.
