Things to Remember:
*Monday, March15 - Max and Erma's District fundraiser
*Tuesday, March 16 - Roller Skating Party 3:45-6:30
*Thursday, March 25- Museum of Science and Industry
* Monday, March 29- First day of Spring Break
Spelling - This week is a review week. The words that come home this week follow the pattern of the words that will be tested. They should study the pattern and bring home their workbooks to see some of the other words in the review unit to study. It will be a multiple choice test.
Math - This week in math the students will learn about the metric units of measure. They will learn about metric mass and capacity and how to convert those measurements. They should learn the rule for converting measurements: Larger unit to a smaller unit - multiply, smaller unit to larger unit - divide.This will make it much easier for them.
**There will be a test over measurement, chapter 22 on Friday of this week.
Reading In reading this week, we will continue to read our novels. The reading strategies we will focus on are summarizing and making connections. Don't forget to keep track in your reading log and turn it in.
English - This week we will continue to work on expository writing. After evaluating hooks from a variety of literature and understanding what they are and how they are used, we will write a hook together for our essay: What animal would make a good house pet? After writing the hook, the students will take their organized ideas and formulate 2 key ideas from it. They will then learn how to use different kinds of support to elaborate on those ideas.
Social Studies - This week we will begin a unit on the Midwest Region. The students will learn about the water and land of the Midwest. There will be a map quiz on Thursday of this week. They will have a homework assignment to fill in the midwest map. They should follow the direction sheet to do this.
Science - The students will learn why the force of gravity is important. The will obsere the forces involved in circular motion. They will identify several natural forces including gravity and friction, and explain weight and how it is measured.
