Feb. 30- Jan. 3

*Wednesday we will have a Math Benchmark, Thursday we will have a Reading Benchmark and Friday we will have a Science Benchmark to assess the progress of the students. Please help your child review their journals to help refresh their memory of objectives learned earlier in the year.

Math:  Stem and Leaf Plots and Scatter Plots
Math Dictionary For Kids
Scatter Plot video
Stem and Leaf Plot video

Go Math: 16.1-16.2

MATH TEST ON FRIDAY on Different Types of Graphs;  Students will be expected to answer questions about Frequency tables, bar graphs, stem and leaf plots, dot plots, and scatter plots.  Please feel free to visit old posts for video links for review. 

Reading:  Character trait study with our book club books

Adverbs and Prepositions

Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_31m7ep

Science: Review past objectives

Daily science space homework.

Social Studies: Geography  

Jan. 23

HALF DAY ON WEDNESDAY the 25^th

EXHIBITION: On Monday, students will start creating the products every afternoon. We will have art mentors to guide them, but your child will be responsible for all materials needed. Please keep this in mind when doing your shopping!

Math:  Stem and Leaf Plots, Frequency tables, bar graphs, and dot plots (4^th grade objectives, but we include decimals and fractions with their data)  

Do you remember how to order and organize decimals and fractions? (Good place to review is your math journal!)    

A Maths Dictionary For Kids Look up these terms: Frequency Table, Bar Graph, Dot Plot.  

GO MATH 15.4, 16.1-16.4

Create a Rule from a Table
Create a Graph from a Rule

Scatter Plot video
Stem and Leaf Plot video

Reading: We are starting book clubs FINALLY!! YAYY!!! J We will be focusing on character traits and how characters change throughout the book. Many of the groups have picked some of my favorite books, so I am super excited!!

Spelling Test and Quizlet on Friday

Quizlet https://quizlet.com/_30k3ur

Science:  Earth Science (WED, Rock Cycle, Weather/Climate/Soil/Landforms/Water Cycle) - Test on Friday

Students have all the notes they need in their science journal and we will review throughout the week

Extra: Grand Canyon Video! Super Awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBYvCJLb7tE&feature=youtu.be

Social Studies: War of 1812

January 17-20

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY,16^th.

EXHIBITION: We will be starting our art rotations on Tuesday. The art rotations are to help your child decide what form of art they want to create for their Exhibition product. Starting the week of the 23^rd, students will start creating the products every afternoon. We will have art mentors to guide them, but your child will be responsible for all materials needed. Please keep this in mind when doing your shopping!

Math: We will continue from today with graphing input/output tables. Frequency tables, bar graphs, and dot plots (4^th grade objectives, but we include decimals and fractions with their data)  

Do you remember how to order and organize decimals and fractions? (Good place to review is your math journal!)    

A Maths Dictionary For Kids Look up these terms: Frequency Table, Bar Graph, Dot Plot.  

Next week: Stem and Leaf and Scatter Plots.

GO MATH 10.3,10.4,15.1,15.2

Create a Rule from a Table
Create a Graph from a Rule

Reading: We will be wrapping up our Fantasy Unit (Fairytales, Fables, Myths) Passport books are due on Friday.

Spelling Test and Quizlet on Friday

Quizlet https://quizlet.com/_2zdwxn

Science:  Earth Science- Water cycle and weather vs climate

Study Jams Go to video Water Cycle and climate and weather.

Extra: Grand Canyon Video! Super Awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBYvCJLb7tE&feature=youtu.be

Social Studies: War of 1812- A brief war that showed Britain who was boss! 

January 9

Report Cards go home on Tuesday; Please sign and return!
NO school Monday, January 16. 

Objectives: 

Math: Equations: Adding, subtracting, dividing, multiplying

Go Math 8.1-8.4

Friday 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.

Multiplication Division One Step Equations
Create a Rule from a Table
Create a Graph from a Rule

Reading: Fantasy Unit (Fairytales, Fables, Myths) We will be learning about fairytales from around the world and how different cultures portray the same fairytales we have grown up with differently. They will create a passport book summarizing the different fairytales they read.

Spelling Test and Quizlet on Friday the 13th (next week).

https://quizlet.com/_2x6luh

Science:  Earth Science   

Study Jams Go to Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: watch Weathering & Erosion video and Landforms video.

Constructive vs Destructive Landforms

Weathering, Erosion, Deposition Quiz on Thursday

Social Studies: Westward Expansion: Why did Americans move west?

Westward Expansion Newspaper Quiz on Friday

January 4-6

Happy New Year my wonderful kiddos! Thank you so much for all the amazing and thoughtful presents I received. It was so kind of y’all! I hope you all enjoyed your time with friends and family are now recharged for a new semester! We are starting this New Year with a bang. We have lots to learn, and I cannot wait to teach it all to you!

Objectives:

Math: Area, Perimeter, and Volume.  Here are a couple of videos on how to calculate volume: Volume as Base Area times Height 

Wednesday: Area of triangles and parallelograms

Thursday: Review for Test

Friday: Test on Area and Volume of 2D Shapes

Reading: We will be beginning our Fantasy Unit (Fairytales, Fables, Myths) We will be learning about fairytales from around the world and how different cultures portray the same fairytales we have grown up with differently. They will create a passport book summarizing the different fairytales they read.

Spelling Test and Quizlet on Friday the 13th (next week).

https://quizlet.com/_2x6luh

Science: We will be beginning our Unit on Earth Science   

Study Jams Go to Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: watch Weathering & Erosion video and Landforms video.

Social Studies: Westward Expansion: Why did Americans move west?