Dates to Remember:
Tuesday, Jan. 10- MAP testing Reading
Wednesday, Jan. 11-MAP testing Math
Monday, January 16- No School-Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Math- Students will review strategies such as the Give and Take (Compensation strategy), Split them Up, or the standard algorithm to solve 3 digit addition story problems. A Checkpoint Quiz will be given on Friday. They should understand how to write larger numbers using words, expanded form and standard form. They should be able to round numbers to the underlined place value, compare larger numbers and solve 3 digit addition problems using the standard algorithm.
Reading/English-The students will share the slideshow they created on their myth. They will read myths about Arachne and Athena and compare their different character traits. We will also look for references to Greek Mythology in our everyday life.
The students will work with Greek and Latin roots- non, bi, tri, quad and oct. They will fill in their vocabulary wheels for each.
They will review homophones
They will understand the use of commas before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.
Social Studies-The students will make an early Cherokee village including all the things which represent their culture. They will follow a rubric to know what is expected of them.
Science- We will begin our new science unit this week: Life Cycles-First we will study the life cycle of plants. The students will observe how seeds germinate.
