- Math
- We have been working on Chapter 2: Divide Whole Numbers.
- On Wednesday, students will take the Chapter 2 Test.
- On Thursday, we will begin Chapter 3: Add and Subtract Decimals.
- There will be one page of math homework assigned nightly.
- There are many resources available on ThinkCentral to help students.
- Every Friday, we will be having a multiplication timed test. Students should be practicing their multiplication facts daily.
Small Group Reading- Students will be placed into leveled small groups based on the results of their Unit 1 assessments.
- Students will be reading the following books this week: Thomas Edison and the Lightbulb, Ben Franklin's Fame, Little Blog on the Prairie, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
- Students will also be completing learning stations during our small group reading time. All of these activities go along with our Unit 2 theme catching the light. Students will turn in a packet of their work which will also count toward their science grades.
- Reading
- Unit 2 is entitled Catching the Light. Students will be working to answer the question: What is the power of the sun? This unit will focus on science concepts as well so some of the assignments during this unit will count toward students' science grades.
- Students will be reading the Chinese Myth, Ten Suns retold by Eric A. Kimmel.
- Comprehension skills for this week are: analyze characters, ask questions, analyze visual elements, and describe features of a myth.
- The test over these skills will be on Friday, September 9th .
Writing- Unit 2 is entitled Catching the Light. Students will be working to answer the question: What is the power of the sun? This unit will focus on science concepts as well so some of the assignments during this unit will count toward students' science grades.
- This week's writing project will be to write a story ending. This is the prompt: At the end of "Ten Suns," a messenger snatches Hu Yi's arrow just in time. But what if he hadn't? Using descriptive words and details, write a new ending that shows what else could have happened, You and your classmates will read your stories aloud at a writers' conference.
- We will be working on this project at school, however, students may need to work on some of the assignment at home. Students will be graded according to the writing rubric posted on the top right column of this page.
- This assignment is due on Friday, September 9th.
Spelling- This week we will be working on spelling words with shore e and using commonly misspelled words correctly.
- The words are: avenge, ceremony, comet, chemical, constellation, density, excessive, intense, penetrate, prominent, sensory, splendor, temperature, translucent, vessel, desert, dessert, intense, intents.
- The spelling test will be on Friday, September 9th.
Grammar- Students will be working on using introductory elements and participial phrases.
- Students are encouraged to take good grammar notes and to review their notes before each test.
- The grammar test will be on Friday, September 9th.
- We will be reading the book Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez.
Geography- We will begin a new unit on Maps of the USA. We will be practicing reading maps and answering questions about them during class. We will be starting with the regions of the United States.
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