Spring Break begins on Friday, March 21st.
Reading This week the students will be evaluating problem/solution text patterns. The students will read passages that are both fiction and non-fiction to determine problems and solutions. They will understand that there may be more than one problem in a story and that there are several ways to solve a problem. They will also look at the events leading to the solutions.
Language This week the students will work on persuasive writing. They will review and understand what persuasion is. They will read their persausive ad final drafts to the class. They will then begin their research for their first persausive essay.
Science There will be a test over the first 6 activities on Thursday of this week. The material to be tested is highlighted in their science journals, which they should bring home on Monday. They should also study the vocabulary from the unit which they should have in their science binders.
Social Studies This week we will learn about the changes that took place as the French fur traders came to the Midwest. The students will study the factors that led some Native American groups in the Midwest to lose their land and as the Midwestern settlers moved in,
the challenges they had to overcome.
Math In math this week the students will review calendar skills. They will measure using non-standard units of measure and then move to standard units of measure.They will also review their standard measurements of inch, foot, yard, and mile. They will measure using inch, 1/2 inch, 1/4 inch, and 1/8 inch. They will need to know how many feet in a yard , how many yards in a mile, how many inches in a foot etc. They will also learn their standard units of capacity, ounce, cup, pint, quart, gallon. I have postponed the division 6 test until Thursday of this week.
