Reading, Spelling and Writing: 

Unit 5 Week 1: Deep Down and Other Extreme Places to Live- Opinion Writing

Objectives: 

• I can learn more about informational texts and analyze text features in an informational text.
• I can use language to make connections between reading and writing.
• I can use knowledge of the sound and shape of poetry to write a poem.

Math: Chapter 9:

• Apply the Associative Property of Multiplication to find products.
• Write expressions using the four operations.
• Write, then find the value of expressions.
• Represent one and two step word problems using equations with a variable.

Religion: Ten Commandments

Objectives:

• Discuss and learn the Ten Commandments 

Social Studies: Unit 3, Lesson 9 Understanding our Economy

Objectives:

• Explain how goods and services are bought and sold at market.
• Analyze how scarcity forces people to make decisions and that decisions have benefits and costs.
• Describe the free market economy of the United States.

Reminders: 

• DRESS DOWN MONDAY!

• Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)
• Students are expected to have done 40-45 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.
• Please send your child with a water bottle every day.
• Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.

Reading, Spelling and Writing: 

Unit 4 Week 5: Grace and Grandma- Opinion Writing

Objectives: 

• Learn more about themes concerning events reading a text that helps me identify elements in a drama.
• I can develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing.
• I can use elements of opinion writing to write an opinion essay.

Math: Chapter 9:

• Explore how to take apart factors to multiply.
• Apply the Distribution Property of Multiplication to find products.
• Explore how to find the product of three factors.

Religion: Ten Commandments

Objectives:

• Discuss and learn the Ten Commandments 

Social Studies: Lesson 8- Cultures Around the World

Objectives:

• Identify the locations of continents and countries around the world.
• Analyze cultural artifacts to identify what they reveal about ways of life.
• Compare and contrast various ways of life.
• Work on slideshow for chosen country.

Reminders: 

• Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)
• Students are expected to have done 40-45 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.
• Please send your child with a water bottle every day.
• Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.
• Please send your child with winter gear for outside!

Reading, Spelling and Writing: 

Unit 4 Week 4: Green City- Narrative Nonfiction

Objectives: 

• Learn more about themes concerning events by distinguishing viewpoint in narrative nonfiction
• Develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing.
• Use elements of opinion writing to write an opinion essay.

Math: Chapter 8 Apply Multiplication and Division

• Problem-Solving Investigation: Make an Organized List
• Multiply by 11 and 12
• Divide by 11 and 12
• Test Friday

Religion: Ten Commandments

Objectives:

• Discuss and learn the Ten Commandments 

Social Studies: Lesson 8- Cultures Around the World

Objectives:

• Identify the locations of continents and countries around the world.
• Analyze cultural artifacts to identify what they reveal about ways of life.
• Compare and contrast various ways of life.
• Start slideshow for chosen country.

Reminders: 

• Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)
• Students are expected to have done 40-45 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.
• Please send your child with a water bottle every day.
• Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.
• Please send your child with winter gear for outside!

Short Week this week-No School Thursday, 2/5 or Friday, 2/6!

Reading, Spelling and Writing: 

• Write Pen Pal letters
• Biography Poems 

Math: Chapter 8 Apply Multiplication and Division

Religion: 

• Ten Commandments

Social Studies: No Social Studies this week.

Reminders: 

• Conferences on Thursday
• No School Friday
• Please send your child with a water bottle every day.
• Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.