Week at a Glance ~ May 6 - May 10
Reminders:
- Food Pantry collection on Thursday - 4th Grade has been asked to donate pasta sauce
- Field trip on Friday - bring a sack lunch
- Food Pantry collection on Thursday - 4th Grade has been asked to donate pasta sauce
- Field trip on Friday - bring a sack lunch
Math: This week we are going to finish Chapter 13 as it is a shorter chapter. This week we will cover how to measure and calculate area as well as relate area and perimeter. We will spend a day reviewing the chapter and take the chapter test on Thursday.
Objectives:
- Students will find the perimeter of an area.
- Students will find the area of rectangles and squares.
- Students will relate area and perimeter.
Objectives:
- Students will find the perimeter of an area.
- Students will find the area of rectangles and squares.
- Students will relate area and perimeter.
Social Studies: We are continuing our journey through the Western region this week by continuing to explore various cities throughout the region. The children will continue to work on their visual representation of one of the cities we explored.
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 moving on from the Southwest and moving onto the Western region of the United States.
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 moving on from the Southwest and moving onto the Western region of the United States.
Religion: This week we are going to conclude our study of the Ten Commandments. The children will prepare for the Commandment test by playing various games, role playing, and other interactive activities.
Objective:
- Consider how Scripture and Tradition can deepen your understanding.
Objective:
- Consider how Scripture and Tradition can deepen your understanding.
LA/Reading: We are continuing to learn more about the features of Earth in Unit 5 of MyView. The overall question for this unit is, why is it important to understand our planet? Our question for this week is, in what ways do volcanoes impact Earth? We will read Volcanoes by Seymour Simon. We will focus on finding details in the text that help support the main idea. Our language convention for this week is capitalization rules and synonyms and antonyms.
Objectives:
- Know that Earth consists of useful resources and its surface is constantly changing.
- Recognize characteristics of and structures of informational text, including the central idea and supporting evidence.
- Create mental images to deepen understanding.
- Discuss specific ideas in the text that are important to the meaning.
Objectives:
- Know that Earth consists of useful resources and its surface is constantly changing.
- Recognize characteristics of and structures of informational text, including the central idea and supporting evidence.
- Create mental images to deepen understanding.
- Discuss specific ideas in the text that are important to the meaning.
Spelling: Our spelling words for this week focus on words with -en, -ent, or -ence. 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.
- Decode words using knowledge of suffixes, including how they can change base words such as dropping e, changing y to i, and doubling final consonants.
Objectives:
- Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge.
- Decode words using knowledge of suffixes, including how they can change base words such as dropping e, changing y to i, and doubling final consonants.
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