For the week of February 6, we will be studying:
Reading:
Our story for the week is Around One Cactus: Owls, Bats, and Leaping Rats. Students will focus on comprehension, vocabulary, context clues, words with silent consonants, cause-and-effect relationships, prefixes and suffixes, features of a newspaper, and using search engines to find information.
Reading comprehension and vocabulary tests will be on Friday
Spelling:
thumb
gnaw
written
know
climb
design
wrist
crumb
assign
wrench
knot
wrinkle
lamb
knob
knit
Challenge Words:
wrestler
bologna
cologne
honeycomb
knickknack
** Spelling test will be on Friday
*~*~* Students must pass four (4) accelerated reader tests by the end of the 3rd marking period.
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Math:
Students will continue to explore Topic 10 ~ Solids and Shapes. Students will identify shapes related to a given solid, recognize lines and line segments and explore their different relationships, explore, model and compare types of angles, classify polygons, and identify and classify triangles.
*~*~* Students must pass 100 multiplication facts in 5 minutes by the end of the 3rd marking period. Remember to practice your facts daily!
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Social Studies:
Students will continue to explore Unit 3: Many Cultures, One Country. We will discuss how storytelling is a way of sharing culture and understand how legends teach important qualities in our heroes and leaders.
We will also participate in “Stump the Expert” in preparation for the unit test on Monday, February 13.
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Science:
Students will begin to explore Chapter 13 ~ Forms of Energy. Students will focus on describing how sound waves are produced and how they travel, how an electrical current flows through a circuit, how electricity can be changes into other forms of energy, and understand how electrical energy affects the human body.
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Homework: February 6:
Reading: Study vocabulary words
Spelling: 3x each
Math: P 53~ P 53+ E 54
Science: Observe the moon
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* Upcoming Project, Quiz, and Test Dates:
February 13: Unit 3 ~ Lessons 1, 2, and 3 ~ Social Studies Test
February 14: Moon Observations due
**Parents and students: Please note that dates are subject to change. You will be advised in advance of any changes.