Important Dates to Remember:
Mon. 1/7 - Classes resume
Wed. 1/9 - MAPS testing
Fri., 1/11 - MAPS testing
Fri. 1/18 - End of 2nd quarter
Mon. 1/21 - No school; Martin Luther King Day
Tues. 1/30 - Early dismissal
If you wish to participate in the Six Flags Read to Succeed Program the reading forms are due on February 1st.
The students will be taking their MAP tests this week on Wednesday and Friday. We will be encouraging them to get a plenty of sleep and eat a healthy breakfast.
Math - In math this week, we will review elapsed time using time on the clock and calendar. The students will learn how to change units of time. When helping them with this at home, please refer to their math packet because that will help you understand how we have been doing it in class. The students may use their calculators on this skill. They will also learn how to read a thermometer using degrees below zero. There is a test scheduled for next Wednesday over chapter 6.
Spelling - Our words for the week will include the final sound of long e; beauty, alley, monkey, etc. The pretest will be given on Monday, and the final test on Friday. The assigned workbook pages are from Volume 2, pages 29-31. All spelling work should be in cursive.
Reading - We will be working on the reading strategy of identifying the problem and the solution. Most stories involve a problem for the character to solve, and the solution to the problem may come after others have been tried. The students will practice their reading strategies as they read the book Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret for the next few weeks.
English - The students will learn how to write using singular and possessive nouns. A test is planned for Friday of this week over Unit 2 nouns. The students will bring homework home to help them review and practice the skills that they have learned throughout the chapter.
Science - We will study behavioral adaptations such as hibernation and migration. The students will understand the difference between learned behaviors and instincts. There will be a test over chapter 3 lessons 1-3 on Tuesday of next week.
The students should know and understand:
all vocabulary
basic needs of all living things
how plants meet their basic needs
learned behaviors-give examples
instincts-give examples
animal adaptations and what they are used for-examples
how fossils help scientists learn about the adaptations of animals over time
hibernation-what happens to an animals body
extinct animals- give examples
Life cycle of a tree-know the stages
Social Studies - The students will understand the reasons for the civil war and the effects the civil war had on the Southeast region.
A test is scheduled for Friday of next week over chapter 7 -Lessons 1 and 3
Know and Understand:
all vocabulary and key concepts from lessons 1-3
Cherokee Culture
George Washington
Sequoyah
Trail of Tears
reasons for the Civil War at least 2
effects of the Civil War at least 3
reconstruction/ How did the Southeast change during this time? at least 3 ways
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Freedmen's Bureau
Jim Crow laws and effect on the African Americans in 1877
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Rosa Parks
Spelling
