Reminders: 
- Alex’s Lemonade Stand on Tuesday, donations appreciated.
- Tuesday is a yellow and blue dress down day in honor of Alex’s Lemonade Stand.
- No school Friday, April 26 

 

Math: We will continue Chapter 11 this week, Customary Measurement. We will be covering lessons five through seven and taking a quiz on Thursday. These lessons will cover customary units of weight, converting customary units of weight, and converting units of time. 
Objectives: 
- Estimate and measure customary units of weight.
- Convert customary units of weight. 
- Convert units of time. 

 

Social Studies: We are moving on from the Southwest and moving onto the Western region of the United States. We will begin by completing a geographical activity to familiarize ourselves with this region on a map. We will then spend the rest of the week exploring various stops in the Western region
Objectives:

- Identify reasons why the West has attracted people. 

- Apply map skills to locate important sites in the West. 

- Describe the physical and human features of the West.

 

Religion: This week we are going to continue learning more about the Ten Commandments. This week we will focus more on the fourth through sixth commandments and how they relate to each other. We will continue to focus on ways to be more like God and reflect on ways we can improve how we show our love for God and others. 
Objective: Consider how Scripture and Tradition can deepen your understanding. 

 

LA/Reading: We will be finishing our novel study for Number the Stars this week. The students will continue to learn about the events before, during, and after the Holocaust. During this novel study, the students will respond to a variety of questions on the readings, complete character analyses, and create their own summaries of each chapter. Throughout this novel study the students will use maps to learn about where the story takes place and will also learn more about the Jewish community. This week the students will also complete a writing activity on what they would do if they were in the same situations as some of the characters in the story. Objectives:
- Students will learn about the elements of historical fiction and the Holocaust. 
- Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally. 
- Analyze and understand the reasons and motivations that caused certain people to take a stand.
- Recognize and understand the courage and heroism of the Danish and Swedish people and all others who resisted the Nazis.

 

Spelling: We will not have any spelling tests during our Number the Stars novel study. Instead, the students will have weekly vocabulary tests on the words from each section of the book. This week the vocabulary words come from Section 3, chapters 13 - 17 of the book. The students will complete various vocabulary activities and take the test on Thursday. 
Objective:
- Students will be able to define vocabulary words. 

 

Science: Check out Ms. Arnold’s page!