Amanda was the winner of the PTO Auction for a pizza party and a movie for the class. We will have this pizza party on Friday, April 25th. We will be ordering cheese pizza from Pizza Hut, and we will provide a drink. If your child would like to bring his/her lunch or sign up for hot lunch that day instead of having pizza that is fine too. The movie that was chosen and voted on by the class, was the Disney film, Frozen. If would prefer your child not to participate that day please let me know.
Math- We will go over mixed numbers and improper fractions this week. We will have a test in math this week on Wednesday. This test will cover the skills from Chapter 8.
Spelling - This is a review week in spelling. The students will be responsible for workbook pages 163-165. There will be a test on Friday of this week.
English - This week the students will continue to work on their Hero essays. They will work on their hooks and organizing their details. They will type their final drafts on the computer using a Google doc so they can work on this at home as well.
Reading- We will continue reading Gloria Estafan this week. The students will understand that this story is organized using cause effect relationships. They will also understand why Gloria would be considered a hero to some people.
Social Studies- The students will describe the different climates in the Southwest. They describe how the saguaro has adapted to the desert climate and why the saguaro is important to the desert animals. The students will learn about he Native Americans, the Navajo, who live in the Southwest. They will understand the importance of the sun to the Navajo people and work on a sun project. A test is planned for Thursday, May 1 over chapter 10 Land and Resource of the Southwest. They should study the worksheets that we have completed in class and their books.
The students should know and understand:
All vocabulary
All the key concepts as from the reviews in the textbook
The formation of the Grand Canyon
Describe the Grand Canyon today: What is it? What does it look like? Why do people go there? What can you do there?
The varied climate of the region
deserts
The Saguaro and know how it has adapted to life in the desert and how it helps the animals of the desert
nonrenewable resources
The technology industries in the Southeast
What state has laboratories that develop military resources and study nuclear energy?
Give two details to explain how oil has been important to the development of the Southwest: Use your worksheets to help you answer this.
Science - The students should be working on their inventions at home. They will need to prepare an oral presentation to the class about their project. The guidelines for this will be sent home next week. We will be completing the description in class. This week in class, the students will investigate inclined planes. They will explain how a screw and a wedge change the way work is done. A test is planned for the following week on Tuesday, April 29. The students should study all worksheets and their book. They should know:
All vocabulary
understand scientists meaning for work.
Understand all simple machines - what they are made up of and how they work
Recognize and identify simple machines
Which simple machine does not change the direction of the force? (wheel and axle)
Understand threads on a screw and what simple machine they are
