Reminders for this week: 
- $1 dress down Thursday for Best Friends Animal Society
- Wear a red on Tuesday for St. Joseph’s Day

- No school March 25 - 29

 

Math: We will finish Chapter 9 this week and take our chapter test on Wednesday. We will cover multiplying fractions by whole numbers on Monday and then review for the test on Tuesday. Thursday and Friday we will complete Math centers focusing on the last 9 chapters we have covered this year.
Objectives: 
- Students will use models to multiply fractions. 
- Students will multiply fractions by whole numbers. 

 

Social Studies: We will finish our diorama presentations this week. We will also start our novel study on The Alamo. We will read a couple chapters a day and complete an activity packet for each chapter, What Was the Alamo? This book will help the students understand the history of the Alamo, introduce key people during this time, and work on reading comprehension skills. 
Objectives: 
- Work cooperatively with others to create a product that showcases the history and geography of the Southwest. 
- Tell the story of a geographic place through multiple perspectives. 

 

Religion:  We are continuing to reflect on Lent during religion this week. The children will take some time to reflect on their Lenten journey in their Lenten Journal. We will read about Holy Week and prepare for Easter. We will finish the week by creating a cross silhouette art project. 
Objectives: 
- Prepare for Easter Sunday through reflection and reading. 
- Reflect on Lenten journey through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

 

LA/Reading: This week we will explore U4W4 in our literacy books. Our question for this week is, how can what we learn from stories guide our actions? We will learn about the elements and purpose of historical fiction and read The Secret of the Winter Count by Jacqueline Guest. Our language convention for this week is comparative adjectives. Our vocabulary words are: drought, intricate, wavering, unbidden, and snoozing. The U4W2 test will be on Friday. 
Objectives:
- Infer basic themes supported by text evidence. 
- Explain the influence of the setting, including historical setting, on the plot. 
- Retell, paraphrase, or summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order. 
- Use text evidence to support an appropriate response. 

 

Spelling: Our spelling words for this week focus on words with prefixes. The students will complete three word choice activities and one spelling worksheet to help them prepare for the test on Friday. 
Objectives:
- Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by decoding words using knowledge of prefixes. 

 

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