Jan. 11, 2016

*Report cards will go home on Tuesday.
*Pershing Field trip on Wednesday from 8:30-11:15.
*Fifth grade camp: January 20-22nd.
Objectives for the week:
Math: This week we are continuing with our Algebraic skills. Students will learn how to solve for a variable with multiplication and division equations. We will also cover input/output functions where students will identify a Rule or Function based on either additive or multiplicative patterns. Students will then create linear graphs based on those rules they identify.
Here are some videos:
Multiplication Division One Step Equations
Create a Rule from a Table
Create a Graph from a Rule

Reading: This week we are finishing our unit on Fairy Tales. The students are working on understanding elements of fairy tales, fables, folk tales, legends, and myths as they read stories from around the world and analyze their content. This week we are starting something new for Vocabulary. We will focus more on content vocabulary by incorporating important words from different subjects. The students will go to this link on Quizlet: Vocabulary Week 1 Students can create a login for Quizlet so they can keep track of their progress as they complete different activities to help practice for the test on Friday. We also have a spelling test on Friday.
Science: This week we are covering properties of soil including different layers of soil and what different types of soil look like.
Social Studies:This week we are beginning our unit on Westward Expansion. Students will explore the reasons why people moved west in our country and how we accumulated different territories.