April 11-13 PARCC Testing Math
April 14- No School
April 17-No School Teacher Institute Day
April 24- Inventions are due
April 27- Open House
Math-The students will work on solving problems with area and perimeter. The students should be working on their multiplication facts. PARCC testing for most of the week.
Spelling-This week in spelling the students will work with the prefixes im, in and un. There will be a spelling test on Thursday of this week instead of Friday.
Reading- The students will continue to read and respond to The Miraculous Adventures of Edward Tulane. What are the emotions and the reactions Edward "feels"? Why does it matter to Edward that he has been loved?They will work on Word Work slides for chapters 15-18.
English-We will be reviewing the different types of figurative language: idioms, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphors and similes. There will be a test on Wednesday of next week, April 19 over figurative language.
Science-The students will study the digestive system this week. They will understand how nutrients from the food we eat get to our body's cells.
Social Studies-The students are working on travel brochures for a state in the Southwest Region. The students will identify nonrenewable natural resources along with understanding the technology of the Southwest that has impacted the US. There will be a test on Chapter 10 Land and Resources of the Southwest on Thursday of this week.
The students should study the main concepts in their textbook along with all vocabulary. They should also know the information from the sheets in their binders.
They should know:
They should also know:
all vocabulary
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.
