Dates to Remember:
December 15 - High Tech-High Touch in school field trip (Body Systems)
December 19 -- Winter Break Begin
January 3 -- Classes Resume
January 16 -- M.L. King Holiday -- No School
January 25 -- School Improvement -- Early Dismissal
As a special holiday treat, on Friday, Dec. 16th in the afternoon, we will be watching the movie "Homeward Bound". This is an adventure story of three animals (family pets) who get lost and travel across the country to find their way home against all odds. Mrs. Linde is bringing in treats and drinks for the children as her special holiday gift to them.
Math - This week the students will collect and organize data by conducting a survey and using a frequency table. They will also interpret and construct Venn diagrams to sort, describe, and classify data, along with finding the mean, median, and mode of a set of data.
Spelling - This is a review unit of theme 2. The students will work on pages 187-189 this week. The test will be on Friday of this week.
Reading - In reading this week the students will evaluate the text. They will think about the author's writing and decide if he/she did a good job of helping them to understand the story. They will also review the strategies used throughout the theme.
English- The students will revise and edit their descriptive paragraphs. They will be sure that they have an exciting hook and closing to their paragraphs, along with colorful language-usage of similes, metaphors and descriptive language.
Social Studies - There will be a test over chapter 6 on Thursday of this week. The students should study the following:
All vocabulary
Understand all the landforms found in the Southeast (wetlands, mountains, beaches, keys, islands, piedmont,)
Understand the differences between the inner and outer coastal plains(The inner coastal plains have a slightly higher elevation than the outer coastal plains)
Understand the climate of the Southeast
Understand the purpose of the lighthouses on the coast in the past
Know the animals of the of the swamps (Everglades), and the Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Appalachian Mountains
Know how the logging industry works and what it produces
Understand the importance of the nonrenewable resource, coal
Be able to explain what a hurricane is(a violent storm that moves in a circular path and has high winds and lots of water) and how it can be dangerous( It can lift and throw heavy objects through the air, causes flooding, damage buildings)
Know the crops that grow in the Southeast and explain why they grow so well there.
What state would you like to visit in the Southeast? Explain two reasons why?
Science We will begin a unit on the human body this week. The "Big Idea" is to stay alive, people depend on body systems that work together. Our first lesson the students will learn how the body gets oxygen and nutrients.
