WEEK OF MARCH 4-8

WEEK OF MARCH 4-8

Thursday, March 14.................... 5th graders to middle school for visit/Parent meeting
Saturday, March 16 ....................Everything For Kids Sale 9:00-2:00
Monday March 18....................... PTO Meeting
Monday, March 18...................... Puberty lessons begin.

I enjoyed meeting with you last week during conferences. If you have any further questions, be sure to contact me!

  MARCH BOOK PROJECT: Students have chosen to complete their reading bookmark each week instead of a project I have. They should be reading a minimum of 20 minutes each time they read. 
 
Math: We did the study guide for chapter 8 math on Friday. We will review and the test will be on Thursday. We are moving to adding and subtracting decimals next and then multiplying and dividing decimals. We will continue to review fractions weekly.
  

READING: We have been reading and discussing The Fighting Ground this last week and will continue this week. We are practicing comprehension strategies as a whole group, pairs and individually as well as working on vocabulary. We watched a video clip showing the type of gun a Revolutionary War soldier would have used and how difficult it was to use as this is something in our  novel that the main character struggles with. We are also working in pairs to study Revolutionary War events and people and creating an online digital presentation and "bulletin board" to teach each other further about this war. It will incorporate social studies, reading, and writing curriculum.

WRITING:   Students will be presenting their biography Power Points this week. We will work on a short persuasive piece as well.

SCIENCE: We completed a study guide for an upcoming quiz. We will study in class and students will take their study guides home on Monday. The quiz is Wednesday. We will begin our investigations into flight and magnetism this week.

Spelling: Students completed Test 20. The test over lesson 21 is Friday- students already received this list to study.