Spelling Words: Review of Unit 3- This week is a review of the words we have learned through Unit 3, we have 13 spelling words this week!

​Wolves, choose, geese, heroes, balloon, rescue, happiness, graceful, peaceful, impolite, nonfiction, children, incorrect

 

Reading: Unit 3- Week 6: Project based learning week

This week students will

• write an opinion speech about why it is important to take advantage of heroic opportunities.
• research evidence that supports their claim and persuades their audience.

Lesson 1 Compare Across Texts Inquire

•  Answer the Essential Question • Introduce Inquiry Project
• • Read “Heroes Aren’t Just for Comic Books”
• • Generate questions
• • Apply Academic Vocabulary

Lesson 2 Explore and Plan Conduct Research-- Argumentative Writing

• • Read: “I’m a Volunteer!”
• • Apply characteristics of text
• • Using a search engine
• • Identify keywords to research

Lesson 3 Collaborate and Discuss Refine Research- Read a Student Model

• • Identify features of argumentative texts
• • Paraphrasing and Quoting
• • Read “A Helping Hand”
• • Apply paraphrasing and quoting to article

Lesson 4- Extend Research Collaborate and Discuss-Investigate a variety of media

• • Incorporate media into opinion speech
• • Revise & Edit: Relevant Details
• • Peer review opinion speeches

Lesson 5 Celebrate and Reflect Reflect on the Unit-- Present your opinion speeches

• • Reflect on your project
• • Reflect on your goals
• • Reflect on your reading
• • Reflect on writing

Writing: Big week for our class this week in writing:

• Write a historical fiction story.
• Write an opinion piece on a charity or organization that means a lot to the students. Students will work in small groups to research a charity to write about and persuade the class to want to learn more and do more.
• Daily writing in March creative writing journal, March prompts in notebook, and Gratitude journals.

Math: Chapter 9- Properties and Equations

Vocabulary Words: Associative Property of Multiplication, Distributive Property, equation, evaluate, expression, operations, variable, 

Mathematical  Practices:

• Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
• Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
• Look for and make use of structure.
• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
• Attend to precision.
• Look for and make use of structure.
• Model with mathematics

Monday- Lesson 4- The Associative Property--Apply the Associative Property of Multiplication to find products. Students will apply the Associative Property of Multiplication to find products.

Tuesday- Lesson 5- Write Expressions- Students will write expressions using the 4 operations

Wednesday- Lesson 6-Evaluate Expressions- Students will write, then find the value of expressions. 

Thursday- Lesson 7- Write Expressions- Students will represent one- and two step word problems using equations and a variable.

Friday- Review of math lessons 4-7

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Social Studies: Ireland Unit Begins-

Students in both classes will engage in a month-long look at Ireland through images, videos, and story books. Each student will receive a county in Ireland and that will be the county the students researches for their March book report (due Thursday, April 4, 2024) . This week, students will research fish that swim in the Shannon River, the longest river in Ireland, and create the fish for our model river. Students will research the four provinces of Ireland and learn about St. Patrick- Ireland’s patron saint. Students will also learn some songs interconnected with Ireland.

 

Science: Chapter 3: Plants:

- (Finish Plant project with a partner)

 

Religion: Lent Discussion Continues:

Students will discuss the importance of Lent and a special time to get closer to Jesus through activities and discussions. Through coloring a cross in a stained glass style and coloring an Easter egg with traits of Lenten hopes/ goals.

• Videos watched to aid in religious education.

Reconciliation on Tuesday afternoon at Church