Reading: This week in reading we will continue to work on using context clues and affixes to define words. We will also work on summarizing ideas, open ended questions, and defending inferences. This week in reading we will work on these skills with our social studies curriculum. The students will be reading the chapter in both reading and social studies block and working on different skills.
Book Report: The next book report is due on Friday, March 25, and the genre is fairy tales. They have three options to select from for this report. Option 1: After reading the fairy tale, they can create their own fairy tale. Option 2: They can create a twist to the fairy tale they just read. This means that they can change a character, change the setting, change the character traits, etc. The message of the fairy tale should be the same. Option 3: They can create their own parody. An example of a parody would be Cinderella's Rat. Cinderella's rat tells the story instead of Cinderella. Another parody is the Wolf telling the story of the Three Little Pigs instead of the Three Little Pigs.
Math: In math we started unit 8. The first lesson of this unit focused on equivalent fractions. The second lesson focused on adding mixed numbers with common denominators and uncommon denominators. This week the students will learn about subtracting and multiplying fractions. They will also learn how to find a product of a whole number and a fraction.
Writing: This week in writing we will continue writing a persuasive paper. The students will continue writing to the King to persuade him to stop taxing the colonists.
Science: We will go back to science next quarter.
Social Studies: We will be working on chapter 9. The students will learn about the colonists declaring independence from Britain. They will also learn about the American Revolution. This chapter also focuses on how other nations helped the colonists during the American Revolution. The focus skill of this chapter is making generalizations. The tentative date of the test is this Friday.
Spelling Unit 22 Words:
pretty service thunder blanket effort fellow subject perhaps attack
entire chimney tunnel effect suspended challenge pretzel survive pillow
hunger college determined autobiography disease eternal composition
percussion malignant elastic silkworm signal suburban warranty yielding
perfection language undeniable despair concocted homestead brooded
Important Information:
If your child submitted Read for Success, they will be getting the tickets in mid-May.
Important Dates:
Book Fair throughout this week
Band concert at Hill on Monday, March 14 at 7:45
Orchestra concert at Hill on Monday, March 14 at 6:15
Spelling test Wednesday, March 16
Paw print redemption on Thursday, March 17
Social Studies test Friday, March 18
Fun Fair Saturday, March 19
Book Report due Friday, March 25
Paw print redemption on Thursday, March 17
Social Studies test Friday, March 18
Fun Fair Saturday, March 19
Book Report due Friday, March 25
