Week of January 28th

Hello families!

Agenda:

Reading - Nonfiction, affixes and roots, synonyms and antonyms, homonyms and multiple meanings, and resource materials

Spelling - math vocabulary - I will be sending home a list of the words and their meanings on Monday. They have to know the spellings and meanings of 8 math vocabulary words. If they make an A on the test on Thursday, they don't have to take the test on Friday.

English - We will officially  be working on our stories. The exciting news is that your child is going to be a published author!! After writing our rough drafts, we will begin typing our stories online. Your child will receive a code for this online publishing site, so they may work on their books at home. Every child will receive a free paperback copy of their books!!

Social Studies - On Monday, we will be making a study guide for the SW Region states test and capitals test. The location test will be Thursday and capital test will be Friday.

Science - Weather

Math - Symmetry, Object Transformations, Measurement

On Thursday, we will be having a Game and Feed for all students who have been well behaved and responsible! Your child will be bringing home a note if he/she has earned the privilege.

Week of January 22nd

Hi Families! Here is what's up this week:

Reading: This week we will finish up our mysteries and case report. Our skill focus will be prefixes, suffixes and antonyms.

Spelling:  List 22 ight, ought, and aught

English:  Figurative Language review, Creative Writing

Math:  Line Relationships, Solids, Polygons, Quadrilaterals

Social Studies:  Abe Lincoln, Martin Luther King, and Rosa Parks

Keep reading at home! I will be tallying last week's results to see if the girls are still in the lead or if the boys have moved ahead in the Superbowl Challenge!!

Week of January 14th

Hello Families! Hope your Christmas Break was a great one! Sorry I forgot to update the blog last week......completely slipped my mind! Here is your update for this week though:

Reading - The genre for this month is mystery. The children began their mystery novels last week. Their novels and related work are due January 18th. The skill of the week is fact and opinion.

Math - We will finish up division Monday with estimating quotients and then begin geometry. We will continuously review previously learned concepts and take cumulative review tests to check for learning and retention. Please look for these papers to come home with your child and go over them.

Spelling - List 21, Enriched list 21.5

English - Figurative Language, Creative Writing

Social Studies - We began the Southeast region last week. This week, we will look at the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman, and the Civil War.

Hopefully everyone is reading at home! The girls are winning the Super Bowl Challenge so far!!