Dates to Remember:
Tues. March 19 Early Dismissal - 11:00 a.m.
March 25-April 1- Spring Break
April 2 - Classes resume
April 8 Conference Week- Conference sign ups will be with math classes. Google Doc sign up will be sent to your e-mail.
Math- There will be a test over chapters 20 & 21 on Wednesday of this week. The students should study the information from their folders as well as use their text book to review and study. We will begin a unit on customary and metric measurement. The students will estimate and measure to the nearest whole, 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 inch. They will also change linear units by multiplying or dividing.
Spelling - In spelling this week the students will study the VCV (vowel consonant vowel patterns). They will learn that if you divide before the consonant the vowel is long, and if you divide after the consonant the vowel is short.
Reading - In reading this week, the student will read nonfiction biographies Some of the people they may read about may be considered heroes to themselves or others. They will study the character traits of those that are considered heroes and think about the heroes in their lives. They will also do vocabulary work this week with synonyms, antonyms, homophones, idioms, and metaphors.
English - We will begin a unit on expository writing. The student will review their brainstorming skills and practice organizing their ideas in a graphic organizer. They will understand what a hook is and they will read through books to find and compare the different kinds of hooks. They will also discover the different kinds of support that can be used in their writing and practice writing support statements.
Social Studies - The students have been using the computer to research information on a state in the Southwest Region. This week, they will use their information and design a travel brochure for that state.
Science - There will be test over chapter 17, Simple Machines, on Thursday of this week. The students should study all the vocabulary in the chapter as well as the main ideas of each lesson. They should use the worksheets in their folder as guides to study.
They should:
- understand a scientists meaning for work
- understand what makes up each simple machine and how they work
- know what makes up certain simple machines: wedge (two incline planes), screw (inclined plane wrapped around a post)
- know how the different simple machines change the way work is done? (for example: change the direction of the force or it uses less force to move over a distance)
- be able to identify some simple machines.
- know simple machines that can be used to do work around the house or in the yard?
