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Weekly Events:
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*Time For Kids Quiz on Friday.
*Spelling test on Friday.
Coming Attractions:
*Music Artist Project due Tuesday, April 15.
*TGFD Graduation on Thursday, April 17, 8:30.
*Early Dismissal on Thursday, April 17, 11:00.
*No school on Friday, April 18.
Homeroom Happenings:
Science - We will learn about what conditions affect the water cycle. Please have your child review their notes each night. They can also review the Chapter 11, lesson 2 presentation in Google docs.
Social Studies - The Revolution Begins! Our focus will be on the battles at Lexington and Concord. The children will be completing a "puzzle" project representing 3 dates from this important time in history.
Spelling - We will take the pretest on Monday. This is a review week. Students who have perfect pretests will become challenge spellers. Each child received a new set of challenge activity options. They should choose only from that list.
English - Our unit on verbs will continue. The children are doing a wonderful job with their contract work.
Reading - We will begin a month long unit on China by reading a story called Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers. Our vocabulary words will be: accompaniment, demonstration, heritage, impressed, noble, opera, rhythmic, and tradition.
Mrs. Sulima's Math:
Monday - Amazing Angles
Tuesday - More Amazing Angles
Wednesday - Perfect Polygons
Thursday - More Perfect Polygons
Friday - Quiz on Angles and Polygons
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Weekly Events:
Week of March 17
*No school on Monday.
*No school on Tuesday - Teacher Institute.
*Chapter 15 Science test on Wednesday.
*Vocabulary Quiz on Wednesday.
*Last Session of TGFD on Thursday.
*Pizza Party provided by the Obeid family on Thursday.
*Reading Selection test on Friday.
Week of March 24
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*TFK Quiz on Thursday.
*Spelling test on Friday.
*Field Trip to Naper Settlement on Friday.
Coming Attractions:
*Spring Break ~ March 29-April 6.
*Early Dismissal on Thursday, April 17.
*TGFD Graduation on Thursday, April 17, at 8:30.
*No school on Friday, April 18.
Third Trimester:
1 day late = 25% off
More than 1 day late = 50% off
After unit test = 0%
Late assignments that are not graded = 2 points off Responsibility Bank
Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - We will not have a spelling unit during the week of March 17, but we will have a unit during the week of March 24. Third trimester has begun. Students must receive 100% on the pretest to become a challenge speller.
English - Your child will receive their Unit 3 Verb contract on Wednesday. This week we will learn about action verbs, direct objects, and main verbs & helping verbs. Next week, our study of verbs will continue with linking verbs, present tense, past tense, and future tense. If your child pretested out of a lesson, they will be working on an enrichment project during that specific lesson. Enrichment work should be done in school!
Reading - The children did a WONDERFUL job on the vocabulary work this past week. On Wednesday, they will take a quiz on the 9 words. The vocabulary packet will be collected on Wednesday too. We will be discussing "author's viewpoint" this week. On Friday, the children will take a selection test on And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? (listen to the story here)
And Then What Happens, Paul Revere? story summary
Science - We will take the Chapter 15 test on Wednesday. Here are some helpful hints:
*Vocabulary to review: convection, chemical energy, energy, conservation, radiation, conduction, potential energy, kinetic energy, solar energy, mechanical energy, conductor, insulator, renewable, & nonrenewable.
*What happens to the particles in the air as the temperature changes?
*What kinds of energy does a calculator use that can run with or without a battery in the light, and in the dark it runs only with a battery?
*Does this calculator use renewable resources, nonrenewable resources, or both?
Chapter 15 Slide Shows
We will begin a unit on "weather and the water cycle" on Thursday and continue next week.
Social Studies - This week we will finish our discussion on The Boston Tea Party. The children will also learn about The Intolerable Acts. The following week, we will learn about the First Continental Congress, Paul Revere's Ride, and the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Week of March 17
Monday - No school
Tuesday - No school
Wednesday - Graphing Reflections and Translations
Thursday - Slope
Friday - Quiz on Coordinate Planes, quadrants, graphing linear functions, graphing reflections and translations
Week of March 24
Monday - Percent Sense/Percent of a Number
Tuesday - Discount and Sale Price
Wednesday - Sales Tax and Total Cost
Thursday - Better Buy
Friday - No Math due to Naper Settlement Field Trip
Weekly Events:
*Math Parent-Teacher conferences on Monday-Thursday.
*Spelling pretest on Monday.
*ISAT Reading session 3 on Monday at 9:30.
*Chapter 15, Lesson 3 Quiz on Tuesday.
*Week 9 of TGFD on Thursday.
*Spelling test on Friday - This grade will be on 3rd trimester.
*Wear GREEN on Friday.
Coming Attractions:
*No school on Monday, March 17.
*No school on Tuesday, March 18 - Teacher Institute.
*Chapter 15 Science test on Wednesday, March 19.
*5th Grade Field Trip to Naper Settlement on Friday, March 28.
*Spring Break: March 29 - April 6.
*SAVE THE DATE - TGFD Graduation on Thursday, April 17, from 8:30-9:30. Parents and family members are invited!
Homeroom Happenings:
Spelling - This unit will be counted on 3rd trimester. During 3rd trimester, students will need to get a perfect score on the pretest to become a challenge speller. A new list of activities will be placed in your child's binder.
English - We will be starting a new unit this week. The children will be taking a pretest, and will be doing enrichment work during any lesson that they pass out of. Their contract will be in their binder sometime later in the week.
Reading - We will be reading a book called And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? Your child will be doing activities with the following vocabulary words: cargo, colonies, express, liberty, oppose, Patriot, revolutionary, sentries, and taxes. We will also be discussing author's viewpoint and Fact & Opinion this week.
Third Trimester Reading Project - This week, I will introduce the "Fantasy Photo Story" project to the class. On Thursday, the children will have an opportunity to choose a fantasy/science fiction book to read for this project. Please watch your child's binder for information regarding this project.
Science - On Monday, we will review chapter 15, lesson 3. The children will take a quiz on lesson 3 on Tuesday. Please have them review their notes and the other vocabulary in this lesson. We will then finish chapter 15 with lesson 4. The test on Chapter 15 will be on Wednesday, March 19. Watch next week's blog for test taking hints!!!
Social Studies - Our lesson this week is titled "The Colonists Rebel." We will learn about the Boston Massacre, the Committee of Correspondence, The Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts, and the First Continental Congress.
Mrs. Sulima's Math Class:
Monday - ordered pairs, coordinates
Tuesday - Graphing on a coordinate plane
Wednesday - Working with Coordinates
Thursday - Working with Coordinates
Friday - Working with Coordinates
