“He that is good at making excuses is seldom good at anything else.” – Benjamin Franklin
Important Information
Only three days this week! I wish all of you a wonderful long weekend, and I hope to see you on Monday at the parade!
The students did a wonderful job performing on this past Tuesday night. They practiced their instruments and singing a lot, and it certainly paid off. They are a wonderful bunch of students, and I am glad they shined so brightly on the stage!
There is marching band practice everyday this week, so students must have their instruments here. They will take them home on Wednesday.
Academics
Math: We are learning about equivalent fractions this week. It is a very short module and we will have the test on Wednesday, the day after we return from the long holiday weekend.
ELA: For Unit 5, Weeks 3-4 our essential question is “What do good citizens do?” The following is a list of everything we will be covering in ELA, including our vocabulary and spelling words.
- Genre: Fairy Tale
- Shared Reading: ““Juanita and the Beanstalk”
- Anchor Text: “Clever Jack Takes the Cake”
- Paired Selection: “Money: Then and Now”
- Summarize
- Theme
- Author’s Purpose
- Character Perspective
- Vocabulary Words
- admit
- barter
- consider
- creation
- humble
- magnificent
- payment
- reluctantly
- Week 4 Spelling Words
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- tries
- tried
- trying
- dries
- dried
- drying
- hurries
- hurried
- hurrying
- studies
- studied
- studying
- plays
- played
- playing
- chapter
- bedtime
- letter
- obeyed
- worrying
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- Week 4 Grammar
- Possessive Pronouns
Social Studies: We are studying our growing nation. This week we will focus on the Homestead Act and immigrants from Asia.
Science: We are learning about the water cycle.
TEST and QUIZZES
Wednesday Spelling and Reading Tests
Have a wonderful week! If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]