August 31 - Sept 4

Reminders: 

  • No homework on Fridays :)
  • Monday, August 31 is picture day! Students may be out of uniform. Dress nicely
  • Band showcase for students 9/1 - students will be introduced to the instruments 
  • Curriculum night 9/3 @ 6pm
  • Please pack a healthy snack each day
  • My email: [email protected]

 

Math - Cont. Chapter 1: Place Value / Begin Chapter 2: + and - whole #'s

Monday: Lesson 5- Use place value to round 

Tuesday:  review Ch. 1

Wednesday: Chapter 1 test 

Thursday: Begin Ch. 2 lesson 1- Addition and subtraction rules 

Friday: math groups/games

 

Reading/Language Arts -

Unit 1 Week 2  -  Rare Treasure: Mary Anning and Her Remarkable Discoveries 

Genre - Biography

Weekly Question: In what ways can a place enrich our lives?

Vocabulary:  Poverty, pursued, treacherous, remarkable, assembled

Writing:  Personal narrative 

  • Students will have their weekly reading comprehension test on Friday. 
    •  Please take the time to study and re-read the story if needed. The audio version of the story is posted in our Reading Google Classroom.

Spelling - suffixes: -ity, -ic, -ty, -ment

Weekly homework- 

Monday:  spelling definitions and sentences (5 words) 

Tuesday: spelling choice (10 words)

Wednesday: spelling choice (10 words)

Thursday: spelling worksheet

Friday: spelling test  

Science -  Topic 1- experience 2 -Motion, speed and collisions: 

Social Studies- The 4 social sciences: What do social scientists do? Students will learn and understand the terms economics, geography, civics, and history.

Students are creating their own civilization.