All students need to bring their recorders to school on Monday. They should leave them in their backpack because they will use them all year long.
Tuesday, January 14 - MAP reading test at 8:05.
Wednesday, January 15 - Early Dismissal 11:00
Monday, February 3 - Six Flags Read to Succeed sheets are due.
Parent helpers are needed for our in school field trip on Tuesday , January 21 from 8:10-9:40 (Wheels, Levers, & Pulleys). If you would like to help out please let me know.
Math- We will have our math test on Monday of this week over chapter 5 multiply with 2 digit numbers. They will be tested on multiplying numbers with multiples of 10, estimating products, multiplying by a two-digit number and solving multi-step word problems. The students have been given worksheets as a review.
We will begin a new unit on division. The students will divide multiples of 10,100,and 1,000. They will estimate quotients.
Spelling - In spelling this week the students will be working with words that have a final long e sound. They will be working on pages 29-31 enrichment activities. There will be a test on Friday of this week.
English- In English this week the students will identify an adjective that follows the word it describes and a form of the verb be, and identify the noun being described. They will choose correct articles-a, an, and the to complete sentences and phrases.
The students will research an animal that lives in the Southeast region. They will use this research and their knowledge of adjectives, and figurative language to write a descriptive paragraph about their animal.
Reading -Most stories involve a problem for the character to solve, and the solution to the problem may come after others have been tried. We will be using the story, Marven of the Great North Woods to practice this skill. After several close readings of this story, students will practice answering text dependent questions. They will focus on developing the meaning of vocabulary words as they reread the story.
Social Studies - We will have our Southeast Resource Day on Thursday, January 16th. I am looking for volunteers to send in: peach cups, popcorn, rice cakes, orange slices, Edamame (soybeans) on Wednesday. Please let me know if you can send in any of these things.
There will be a social studies test over chapter 6 on Thursday, January 16th. The students should study all the vocabulary and main concepts from the chapter. They should be sure to use the sheets in their folder as study tools too.
They should know:
The main land forms of the southeast
Piedmont
difference between the inner and outer coastal plains
highest elevation area in the Southeast
climate of Southeast Region
purpose of lighthouses long ago
animals that live in the swamps
fuel is used to run generators
products of the Southeast logging industry
What is a hurricane and how can it be destructive? Several specific details needed to describe both
crops that grow well in the southeast
Science- The students will learn why some animals and plants survive better in a given environment than others. They will also understand the parts that make up the cycle of life.
