Content Covered:Math: Standard Measurement Capacity- cups, pints, quarts, gallons (Land of Gallon) Length- inches, feet, yards, miles Weight- ounces, pounds, tons Language Arts: Context Clues & Reference Materials (dictionary, thesaurus) Writing: Writing to a Prompt Opinion Essays using examples from the text Paired Passages Reading: Paired Passages- fiction to fiction, nonfiction to fiction, nonfiction to poetry, fiction to poetry, poetry to poetry, nonfiction to nonfiction Science: Ecosystems producers, decomposers, consumers herbivores, carnivores, omnivores food chain and food web effects on the ecosystem Important Dates:Wednesday: Walk to School Day
Thursday: Braves Day Dance with Dad/ Move with Mom
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Upcoming Events:Book Fair Week! Monday- Guess the marshmallows Chick-fil-A Spirit Night WellStar speaker- Hygeine Tuesday- Dress up as your favorite Book Character Wednesday- Dress up as if you are going Camping Thursday- Pajama Day Report Cards go home International Night & 4th grade Art Show Friday- Formal Wear and Flashlight Reading Weekly Topics:Math- Geometry VOCABULARY!!!! Measuring and classifying angles (right, obtuse, acute, straight, and measuring with protractor), classifying lines (parallel, perpendicular, intersecting), classifying triangles (angles- acute, right, obtuse; sides- equiangular, isosceles, scalene) Writing- Finishing up our informational writing unit, starting How to Write to a Prompt Reading- Paired Passages, Comparing texts, Responding to text Social Studies- Finishing up Bill of Rights, starting Exploring the Frontier NO Spelling! 2 Homework pages- this week a math spiral and homonyms Please let me know if you are planning on leaving early for Spring Break.Upcoming Events:Wednesday- Picture Day Bruster's Spirit Night Thursday- End of 3rd Quarter Friday- Book Fair (class is signed up to preview and make purchases) Weekly Concepts:Math- finish up Decimals Unit
Test is planned for Wednesday but may be pushed to Thursday Starting geometry- this is a vocabulary heavy unit! I will send home vocabulary cards to practice. Writing- Draft finished by beginning of Writing class on Wednesday Revise & Edit Type final paper Reading- Compare & Contrast Theme FARE Paired Passages Social Studies- New Nation Constitution Bill of Rights Upcoming Dates: Wednesday- STEM Day (still in need of bubble wrap, sandwich size baggies, and eggs) Bruster's Spirit Night! Thursday- Visiting Author (8:10-9:10am) Writing lesson http://www.heatherlmontgomery.com/ Friday- Revolutionary War extra credit poster due *End of 3rd quarter is March 16th Key Concepts:Math- decimals (writing, modeling, identifying, comparing, ordering, adding)
Reading- compare & contrast (characters, plot, events, themes) Writing- Revolutionary War Battle informational report (draft must be finished by Monday, March 13th) Science- Finishing Space Unit (test Wednesday or Thursday) Social Studies- Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Constitution, Bill of Rights Upcoming Events: Wednesday- Walk to School Day Thursday- Math (Multiplying Fractions) Test Library Friday- Spelling Test [Space Quiz is being moved to next week] Weekly Concepts:Math- Multiplying Fractions by a Whole Number
Fractions & Decimals- how are they alike? Reading- Finding main idea & details Identifying and writing about the theme Writing- Nonfiction Informational Writing Continuing on our drafts for Revolutionary War Battle Adding text features & quotations Science- Inner & Outer Planets Stars & Constellations
Important Dates:This week is Educator Appreciation Week at our school! Friday: Winter Dance 6-8 pm Spelling Test List 19 Media Center Weekly Concepts:Math: Improper Fractions, Mixed Numbers, Adding & Subtracting Fractions
Writing: Informational Writing - Chap. 1-3 finished by Wednesday; New writing will focus on a chosen battle Reading: Using Facts to Debate your Claim Science: Space Unit- Day/Night; Reason for the Seasons; Phases of the Moon Please visit the link below to see needed materials for our next STEM day. It is scheduled for Wednesday, March 8th. You can send in supplies anytime from now until then. Thanks so much! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/904044aa9aa28aa8-quarterDear Mountain View Families, We are less than a week away before the last day to purchase your Winter Wonderland Dance tickets. We still have tickets available for this pre-purchase event. The last day to purchase is February 7th at midnight. If you are interested, just log onto the Mountain View PTA website and click the "Winter Wonderland Dance" link to purchase the tickets. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Dad's Initiative. Thanks. Dad's Initiative. |
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