About the Week of April 27th and looking ahead...

About the Week of April 27th and looking ahead... 

* Dunes Trip Waivers need to be turned in by Monday.

* Our school is completely out of pencils so please send them with your child.

HOMEWORK: 

1) Math: I sent home a math page for students.

        2) Reading: ALL: Reading daily is a homework expectation.

              Walk Two Moons: These students were to read a section of their book.

               Gilly Hopkins: These students were to finish the last 5 pages of their book

              SOME:  Practice their fluency passage and ready to test on Thursday.

MATH:   

  We have been reviewing all concepts for our Algebra Unit. Students will take the test on Wednesday and we will begin our next unit, Measurement and Geometry on Thursday. We will also take the 5th grade Delta Math Test on Thursday this week. The 6th grade Delta will follow in a couple weeks. We have been consistently doing review for concepts on both of these tests.  Some students will retake parts of the Division Test the week of the 11th. If a student received a 1 or 2, they will need to retake that part. We have been reviewing this on homework and in class often. It would be beneficial for students to watch the "Dividing Decimals -long division" video.

 
 READING: 

We will complete book club this week and have assessments for each book.I've really enjoyed the discussion time with the groups and especially listening in as they get involved in their own discussions and finding answers to my questions and their own! Students are in groups reading, discussing and working on comprehension strategies. I sit in with groups each day, listening in and joining the discussion. They will choose a project to complete and have an assessment at the end of their book.

  We will work on nonfiction for a few days until we being our final novel, The Fighting Ground.

WRITING:

Students have begun writing their Biography drafts. These are due at the end of class on Monday including revising and editing. I will then conference with students and they will begin final drafts. These are due Monday May 11 at the latest. I have been doing a mini-lesson addressing various parts of the biography process before and after work time using student work as this is helpful in showing students expectations and answering questions. Some students may need (or want) to bring it home for homework. Students have a page with all the standards. There are several presentation, research, reading, and writing standards for this piece. 

  We will begin a Poetry unit the week of May 11th. Mrs. Custer and I will have a Poetry Party that parents will be invited to where you may listen to your students read and act out their own poetry and the poetry of published authors. We are projecting this date to be May 27th in the morning.

Science:
We have been discussing animal and plant classification and basic survival needs as well as observing and caring for our animals. We will continue our investigation  of adaptations that help animals to survive in their environment.

Spelling Students took Spelling Test 27 on Friday. This week's skill is the rules for spelling words with double letters. The Lesson 28 words are in the spelling tab. Your child should study these particularly if the proofreading has been difficult for them. The spelling tests typically get a little more difficult toward the end of the year now. I will give paper copies out to anyone who wants one.