“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt

Important Information

On Monday, January 19, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This  week we will spend a lot of time learning about the life of Dr. King and some of the things he accomplished with regards to civil rights..

Academics

Math: We are in Module 8 and continuing our work with multiplication and division.  At this point in time, all multiplication facts should be memorized. Eventhough this is the final module on multiplication and division, we will continue to review them throughout the rest of the year.

ELA:  For Unit 3, Weeks 3 and 4 our essential question is “What makes different animals unique?” The following is a list of everything we will be covering in ELA, including our vocabulary and spelling words.

• Genre: Folktale
• Shared Reading: Anansi Learns a Lesson
• Anchor Text: Martina the Beautiful Cockroach
• Paired Selection: Get a Backbone!
• Visualize
• Theme
• Character Perspective
• Text Structure: Compare and Contrast
• Vocabulary Words
  • disbelief
  • dismay
  • fabulous
  • features
  • offered
  • splendid
  • unique
  • watchful
• Synonyms
• Idioms

• Week 4 Spelling Words
  • • prefixes pre-, dis-, and mis-
  • misprint
  • misread
  • mistrust
  • misspell
  • mistreat
  • precut
  • preview
  • prepaid
  • preplan
  • preheat
  • distrust
  • discount
  • dishonest
  • discover
  • disable
  • stairs
  • rear
  • where
  • prejudge
  • disconnect

Science: Students are continuing to analyze data from dinosaur fossils in order to provide evidence about the appearance and behavior of those dinosaurs when they were living. In the continued activity, Dinosaur Detectives, students are comparing the traits of dinosaur fossils with the traits of modern animals in order to help a paleoartist draw a dinosaur as accurately as possible.

Social Studies: Students will begin working on famous African American reports. We will be reading books, using the internet, and taking notes. Students will assemble the information in a graphic organizer, and present their report to their classmates.  This will be a project that we will be completing in class.

Religion: We are focusing on the story of the Twelve Spies. The children of Israel  were poised to enter the Promised Land when God told Moses to send spies into the land. The spies’ report of the the strength of the people there would test the Israelite’s faith. Sadly, the people of Israel failed the test, and as a result, they would spend close to 40 years wandering in the wilderness.

TEST 

Friday Reading Comprehension and Spelling Tests

Have a wonderful week! If you have any questions, please email me at nperovich@trinityli.org