Reading: This week in reading we will continue to work on using context clues and affixes to define words. We will also work on using multiple meaning words. We will also be doing packet reading. The students will be given a story to read on their own and then have to answer multiple choice questions. After answering the questions, they will have to answer the extended response.
Book Report: The next book report is due on Monday, February 28. This book must be a historical fiction. For this report, they need to make a 3x3 quilt block with each of the squares being about 8x8 inches. They need to share something from the book in each of the 9 squares. Examples would be: characters, setting, summary, illustration, their favorite part, conflict, etc. They need to make sure all 9 squares are filled in, and they will share their quilt with the class.
Math: In math we started unit 9. The first three lessons of this unit focused on reading and graphing coordinate pairs. We also learned about finding the area of rectangles. This week we will be working on finding the area of triangles and parallelograms.
Writing: This week in writing we will continue to analyze persuasive writing. The students and I will read different persuasive pieces and come up with a list of components that are required in a persuasive paper. We will also start writing a persuasive paper which will focus on school uniforms.
Science: This week in science we will start learning about stars. In the first lesson the students learned about the sun and the layers of the sun. Then they learned about the different star sizes, distances, star colors and what the colors mean. This week we will focus on star birth, death, and galaxies.
Social Studies: We will go back to social studies the last half of this quarter.
Spelling Unit 20 Words:
discuss deduct dismissed develop disease discount disturb details
demand determined depressed defense disappointing discouraged
disadvantage demonstrated defeat descent disappear disconnect
distract decision deliver distressed distribute disable describe
destroyed disobey disassemble disagreed discipline discredit delete
define investor stagecoach reaper interchangeable encyclopedia
Important Dates:
No school Monday, February 21
No school Tuesday, February 22
Spelling test Wednesday, February 23
Field trip money due Wednesday, February 23
Field trip to the planetarium Thursday, February 24
No school Friday, February 25
Book report due on Monday, February 28
No school Tuesday, February 22
Spelling test Wednesday, February 23
Field trip money due Wednesday, February 23
Field trip to the planetarium Thursday, February 24
No school Friday, February 25
Book report due on Monday, February 28
