Homework 9-17

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Sept. 30

Spelling - Test and COntract for Wednesday, Sept. 22

5G Math - Test Mnday, Sept. 20, Study Links 1.11 & 1.12

Homework 9-14

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Sept. 30

Spelling - Contract & Test due tomorrrow

5P Math - Test tomorrow

5G Math - Test Monday

Homework 9-13

Reading - Read 20 minutes, Book Report due on Sept. 30

Spelling - Contract and Test for Wednesday, Sept. 15

5P Math - Study Link 1.9, Study Guide due Tuesday, Sept. 14, Test Wednesday, Sept. 15

5G Math - Pages 32-33 in journal, Test Monday, Sept. 20

Reading: This week the focus story is "Sees Behind Trees". This story is about a young Native American boy, Walnut, who has poor eyesight.  Walnut overcomes his poor eyesight using an unusual skill to get his adult name.  The skills that we will focus on this week are ask and respond to open ended questions using TTQA, evidence, and interpretation. TTQA stands for turn the question around. The students will also work on narrative elements. I will be looking for characters, setting, plot, conflict, solution. The students will continue working on vocabulary strategies.  The vocabulary words for this story are: quiver, tread, moss, sternly, exaggerate, and compose.


Math: In math the students have learned about arays, factors, and divisibilty rules. The students also learned about prime and composite numbers and square numbers. Prime numbers have exactly 2 factors and composite numbers have more than two numbers. The number 1 is not prime or composite. This week they will learn about prime factorization.  On Tuesday, we will go over their study guide, and the test will be on Wednesday.  On Thursday, we will start chapter two and the focus will be on estimation and addition.

Writing: There will be a variety of activities for this week. We will continue working on "storying" which helps students come up with ideas.  With storying this week, the students will create a special place map and will start writing a memoir using their map.  We will also start learning about the book review.  For the first book review we will focus on the introduction, summarizing and recommendation.  The students will also continue working on their own fortunately/unfortunately book.

Science: So far this unit the students have learned about the layers of the atmosphere, the three states of matter, the wind vane, and the anemometer. The wind vane shows the direction the wind is blowing, and the anemometer shows the speed of the wind. The students have also learned three properties of air.  These properties are: hot air rises, air takes up space, and air is lighter than water.  This week the students will learn about the barometer, air space changes with temperature, the water cycle, and how to read a humidity chart.

Social Studies: We will go into social studies when we finish the weather unit.

Spelling: Unit 2 Words
stayed         brain         thief         meat         flight         style         delighted         daily 
breathe        meanwhile         believes         tonight         increased         explained
slightly         payment         brief         tray         byte         raise         tight         type
remain         chief         pleaded         accommodate         decrease         intermediate
league         decisive         indicate         propane         righteous         acquaintance
relieved         molecule         voyage         compensation         expedition         connotation

Important Dates:
Band/Orchestra Registration at Hill on Monday, September 13 starting at 4:00 P.M.
Spelling test Wednesday, September 15
5P Math Test Wednesday, September 15
Book Report due Thursday, September 30