In MUR...
This week we will be working in our Wordly Wise books on Lesson Two. Students will also be assigned these words as their spelling homework for the week. Students will be given a test on the vocabulary words and definitions on Friday.
Spelling homework will be sent home Monday and is due Friday.
We will also continue working in our Analytical Grammar packets focusing on
nouns the first week. Expect to see grammar homework throughout the
week.
In MUM...
This week we will continue to work on Unit Two: Estimation. Students will learn all about factors and multiples.
Students will receive math homework on Monday that is due by Friday.
This packet will contain a few basic fact worksheets and will also
contain a few pages on the topic that we are working on during the week.
There may also be homework that comes home during the week, of in class
work is not finished in class. This work will be due the following day.
Please check Infinite Campus grades regularly at home so you can keep up with how your child isdoing in class.
In Writing...
We will continue to work on the 6 +
1 Traits of Writing topic of Word Choice.
Students will write a tribute poem that using great word choice to
describe someone that they cherish in their lives.
We will also be spending 1-2 days per week in the lab working on our
typing skills. The free website that we will use is
http://www.freetypinggame.net if you would like to access it at home.
Another great site that you can encourage your child to use at home is
called http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/.
In History...
This week Mrs. Slavik's group will start with me and my students will be going to her for science. They will be doing a unit on meteorology. See her blog for more information.
In history we will be doing the first two units which are on mapping and world mountains. Students will learn how to read a map and about different kinds of maps during the mapping unit and will learn about the tallest mountains in the world and how mountains affect people, weather, and how we live in the mountains unit.
There will be a small quiz after each unit which will last about 2 weeks.
In Literature Circles...
We will start practicing the process of literature circles as a whole
group over the first few weeks of school. Students will be learning and
practicing the roles in order to be prepared for small group/independent
work. We will start by reading the book "Among the Hidden" by Margaret
Peterson Haddix.
What we are reading for read aloud...
I always kick of the year by reading one on my favorite books called
"The Underneath" by Kathi Appelt. We started the story today, and the
students are already very excited to keep reading!
