Reading: This week in reading we will read the story "Hattie's Birthday Box" from our anthology book. The focus skill for this week is comparing stories with similar plots, characters, themes, foreshadowing, symbolism, flashbacks, and dialogue. They will also answer another extended response question. The question for this week's extended response is: How and why do Granddaddy's feelings change from the beginning of the story to the end? Use information from the text and your own ideas to answer the question. We will continue to work on using context clues and affixes to define words. We will also work on using multiple meaning words.
Book Report: The next book report is due on Monday, February 14. This book is a choice book, and there are 5 options to choose from. They can take an Accelerated Reader test for their book report. After taking the test, they just have to show me their grade. The other options are:
- A to Z of your book
- Write the next chapter to your book
- Sandwich book report
- Book report bingo
Math: In math we started unit 7. The first lesson focused on writing and reading exponential notation. The second lesson was about number/word notation and exponential notation for the powers of 10. The third lesson focused is on translating scientific notation and reviewing expanded notation. Last week we worked on matching number stories to the appropriate expressions. We also worked on learning the rules for order of operations. These rules are: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division from left to right, Addition/Subtraction from left to right. Lesson 6 focused on interpreting and making line graphs. The students also worked on ordering positive and negative numbers and adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers. On Monday, we will do one more lesson on adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers.
Writing: This week in writing we will start 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 continue writing a story for wordless picture books.
Science: This week in science we will continue learning about our digestive system. The students have learned about the different teeth in their mouth and oral health. They also learned that digestion starts in their mouth with saliva beginning to break down starch. This week they will learn about the stomach and its three jobs. These jobs are mixing food with gastric juices, starting to break down protein, and it is a storage place. They will also learn how nutrients are absorbed into the blood and the two jobs of the small intestine. Another lesson this week will focus on the organs that aid in digestion. These organs are the liver, gall bladder, and pancreas. We will also talk about the large intestine which has only one job. That job is to absorb the water into our body.
Social Studies: We will go back to social studies the last half of this quarter.
Spelling Unit Words:
There is no spelling this week.
Important Dates:
Math Test Wednesday, February 9
Science Test Thursday, February 10
Book Report due Monday, February 14
Robert Crown field trip Monday, February 14
Monday, February 14 Valentine's Day - Students can bring in Valentine's Day cards but no candy is allowed. If any candy is sent in, I will ask the student to take it back home.
Thursday, February 17 The final manuscripts must be submitted to the LMC.
Science Test Thursday, February 10
Book Report due Monday, February 14
Robert Crown field trip Monday, February 14
Monday, February 14 Valentine's Day - Students can bring in Valentine's Day cards but no candy is allowed. If any candy is sent in, I will ask the student to take it back home.
Thursday, February 17 The final manuscripts must be submitted to the LMC.
