Week at a Glance: April 29-May 3, 2024
Highlights of the Week:
Other Important Things:
Pixie and Trixie celebrate their 2nd birthday on Monday, 4/29!
Spelling Words: Spelling Test will be on Thursday due to the shortened week-
Fault, author, bought, sought, awful, distraught, naughty, fought, squawk, sprawls, (bonus) awesome, afterthought, exhaustion
Vocabulary words: extreme, spectacular, attracts, region, transport
Unit Vocabulary words: analysis, threat, damage, anticipate, pollution
*Daily practice of spelling words with activities in April Spelling Menu, homework.
Reading: Unit 5 Week 1- Dee Down and Other Extreme Places to Live-
Writing:
Unit 5 writing objectives: Poetry will take place throughout the month of MAY-
Students will:
Math: Chapter 12- Represent and Interpret Data
Essential Question- How do we obtain useful information from a set of data?
Math Vocabulary for this chapter: data, frequency table, survey, tally chart, tally marks, analyze, interpret, pictograph, key, picture graph, bar graph, scale
Monday-Lesson 1- Students will collect and record data through observations and survey: Collect and Record Data.
Tuesday- Lesson 2- Students will draw a scaled picture graph; Draw scaled picture graphs.
Wednesday- Lesson 3- Students will draw scaled bar graphs; Draw scaled bar graphs.
Thursday- Lesson 4- Students will relate bar graphs to scaled picture graphs; Relate bar graphs to scaled picture graphs.
--Students will complete daily lessons for Math in IReady and SeeSaw
Science: Chapter 3 Lesson 3- How do plants use roots and stems to grow?
Students will know how roots and stems take in, transport, and store water and nutrients the plant needs to grow. By the end of this lesson, the student should be able to use models that describe how roots and stems help plants in their life cycles.
Chapter 3 Lesson 4-How do plants use flowers and cones to reproduce?
By the end of this lesson, the student should be able to communicate how plants reproduce using seeds and cones.
Words to Know: Nutrients
Chapter 3 Lesson 4- How do plants use flowers or cones to reproduce?
Students will know how plants reproduce using seeds and cones. By the end of this lesson, the student should be able to communicate how plants reproduce using seeds and cones.
Words to know: reproduce, pollinate, germinate
DCI-3-LS1.B.2
Reproduction is essential to the continued existence of every kind of organism. Plants and animals have unique and diverse life cycles.
PE-3-LS1-1
Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.DCI-3-LS1.B.2
Reproduction is essential to the continued existence of every kind of organism. Plants and animals have unique and diverse life cycles.PE-3-LS1-1
Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growthDCI-3-LS1.B.2
Reproduction is essential to the continued existence of every kind of organism. Plants and animals have unique and diverse life cycles.PE-3-LS1-1
Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
Social Studies Project- Students will be assigned a country to research (in small groups) and will have a role in their research. They will learn the culture about the country they are immigrating from and what certain roles/ expectations were in their country and answer the following questions:
Why are you leaving the county and coming to the USA?
What was your role in your country? (Examples: Mom, Dad, Teacher, Student)
What are your hopes and dreams for coming to America?
After research- students will present their immigration country to the class and classmates will record information learned from the other groups.
Here are the guidelines for this project
Religion: Session 19 Christian Living:
God gives us all special talents and abilities. The Holy Spirit calls us to share these gifts. We each have a vocation or calling to a special way of life through which we serve others and the Church.
Session Theme: We are called by God to do special work as a sister, brother, or priest, or as a married or single person.
Session Outcomes:
Week at a Glance: April 22-25, 2024
Highlights of the Week:
Reading: Project week- Informational Posters
Spelling: Review week
Writing: Research on a town that has changed
Math: Chapter 11 continues with measurement
Social Studies: Immigration Chapter continues: Research Country
Science: Lesson 2- How do plants use leaves to make food?
Other Highlights:
Spelling Words: Review words from Unit 4:
Ate, eight, minute, research, visible, flexible, likable, thirteen, search, third, earn, thirty, inspect no bonus words this week--
Reading: Unit 4- Week 6 Last week with Unit 4-
This week students will:
Lesson 1- Compare across texts:
Inquire:
Lesson 2
Explore and Plan:
Conduct Research:
Lesson 3-Collaborate and Discuss
Refine Research:
Lesson 4- Extend Research:
Collaborate and Discuss
Lesson 5- Celebrate and Reflect
Reflect on the Unit:
Writing:
*Daily journal entries into: Spelling Menu, April creative writing journal, Daily April prompts,
*Writing an informational poster-
*Create an informational poster based on research of a town/ community that has changed using the Library of Congress website.
Math: This week’s math is focused on telling time-
Chapter 11- Measuring Time: Mathematical Practices:
Vocabulary words: analog and digital clock, time interval,
Monday- Lesson 4- Solve Mass Problems: Why do we measure? Students practice algebra skills with finding the mass of multiple objects.
We completed Lesson 5- Measuring Time last week-
Tuesday- Lesson 6- Time intervals; Measurement and data; Students will determine time intervals to solve problems.
Wednesday- Lesson 7- Problem Solving Investigation- Strategy: Work Backward; Students will work backward to solve problems.
Thursday- Practice for Assessment on Measurement-
-- Daily practice and enrichment math skills with IXL, SeeSaw assignments, and IREADY
Religion: Session 20- Celebrating Lent and Holy Week
Session Theme: Lent and Holy Week are times to think of how we treat others-
Outcomes:
Daily prayers and devotions-
Tuesday- 8:30 Mass- no buddies; Our class’ turn to bring up the Gifts and read the morning prayers
--Daily songs, prayers, and devotions
Science: Chapter 3 Lesson 3- How do plants use roots and stems to grow?
Students will know how roots and stems take in, transport, and store water and nutrients the plant needs to grow. By the end of this lesson, the student should be able to use models that describe how roots and stems help plants in their life cycles.
Words to Know: Nutrients
Chapter 3 Lesson 4- How do plants use flowers or cones to reproduce?
Students will know how plants reproduce using seeds and cones. By the end of this lesson, the student should be able to communicate how plants reproduce using seeds and cones.
Words to know: reproduce, pollinate, germinate
Social Studies:
Social Studies Project- Students will be assigned a country to research (in small groups) and will have a role in their research. They will learn the culture about the country they are immigrating from and what certain roles/ expectations were in their country and answer the following questions:
After research- students will present their immigration country to the class and classmates will record information learned from the other groups.
Week at a Glance: April 15-19, 2024
Highlights of the Week:
Spelling: Homophones
Reading: Reading a drama
Writing: Writing work in our packets
Math: Begin Measurement Unit
Social Studies: Immigration Project
Science: Plant power
Religion: Celebrating the Eucharist
Spelling-
Ate, eight, cell, sell, dear, deer, duel, dual, pause, paws, bonus words: weather, whether, seize
Vocabulary Words: heritage, immigrants, interview, permission, arrival
High Frequency Words: government and material
Unit Vocabulary Words: benefit, generation, advice, consumer, familiar
Reading: Unit 4 Week 5- Weekly Question: How do people support each other in difficult times?
Learning Goals:
Objectives:
**IReady Reading lessons
Writing:
Math: Chapter 11- Measurement
Mathematical Practices this week:
Math vocabulary words: capacity, liquid volume, liter, metric unit, milliliter, unit, gram, kilogram, mass,
Monday- Lesson 1- Hands On: Estimate and Measure Capacity- Students will explore estimating and measuring liquid volume using metric units of capacity.
Tuesday- Lesson 2- Solve Capacity Problems- Students will use the four operations to solve one-step word problems involving liquid volume.
Wednesday- Lesson 3- Hands On- Estimate and Measure Mass- Students will explore estimating and measuring metric units of mass.
Thursday- (after field trip)- Lesson 4- Solve Mass Problems: Students will use the four operations to solve one-step word problems involving mass.
---Daily practice with math skills SeeSaw and IReady math skills practice
--- Daily practice with Simple Solutions Math Packet
Religion: Session 18 Celebrating the Eucharist
Session Theme: The celebration of the Eucharist is at the center of Catholic life.
The Mass is the most important celebration of the Church. It is the heart of the Catholic life of worship. We celebrate it every Sunday, the Lord’s Day, and on holy days of obligation. In the Eucharist, we remember Jesus’ life, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension.
Outcomes:
--Tuesday All School Mass
--Daily prayers and devotions
Science: Chapter 3 Lesson 2- How Do Plants Make Food? We didn’t get to this last week due to a busy schedule. Anthony, Leo, and Nate are ready for their projects!
Words to Know: carbon dioxide, oxygen, photosynthesis, sugar, sun, water, variable
Lesson Objectives for Chapter 2:
Inquiry: How do plants change? Students will observe and record how plants adapt to changing conditions with pinto beans sprouting on a paper towel in a baggie. Students will choose a variable to change when the seeds grow roots. Example: Change the direction of the bag, the amount of light the bag receives, or the temperature inside the bag.
Experiment: How does sunlight affect plant survival? Cover one leaf with foil and wait one week and observe changes in the covered leaf.
Social Studies: Continuing Lesson 5- Settling in the USA
Questions to answer in this lesson:
Video: How do history and culture shape your community?
Essential Question--How do people become part of our country? Overview: Investigate immigration in the United States by carefully analyzing visual and written primary sources from various time periods.
Objectives:Social Studies
Language Arts
Preview-Think about how it feels to move to a new place and then listen to audio clips from immigrants about their experiences.
Hands-On Activity: Analyzing Primary Sources-Investigate immigration in the United States by carefully analyzing visual and written primary sources from various time periods.
Show What You Know- Compare opportunities and challenges of immigration.
Also: Students will present March Book Reports: Study of Ireland- ALMOST COMPLETE- 2 left!
Social Studies Project- Students will be assigned a country to research (in small groups) and will have a role in their research. They will learn the culture about the country they are immigrating from and what certain roles/ expectations were in their country and answer the following questions:
After research- students will present their immigration country to the class and classmates will record information learned from the other groups.