Greetings Families,
I hope you have enjoyed your long weekend. This morning, I was able to take my three oldest to the Phoenix Zoo. It was a nice chilly morning.
Here are the lessons for this week.
Lessons
Grammar/Writing: This week and next, students will start their first major writing project. Students will be writing about the importance of water conservation and what steps can be taken to conserve water. This writing project will be very teacher lead and teacher guided. The students' essays will likely all be very similar, it not the same. Students will be graded on their effort and contributions.
History: This week, the whole week's worth of lessons will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and first thing Thursday morning. I'll place the schedule for the presentation below. Please remember that if you plan on attending your child's presentation, you need to be at the classroom at the start of the block time and prepare to stay for the entire block. There is also a history test next Monday, November 19. The students should have completed and accurate study guides to study from. If they do not, they need to reach out to me to get those knows so they can begin preparing.
Literature: Students will continue to read about the adventures of Robin Hood.
Math: This week students are working with improper fractions. They will learn how to write an improper fraction, how to change an improper fraction to a mixed number, how to change a mixed number into an improper fraction, and how to find a missing numerator in a problem like the following.
3 1/2 = 2 ?/2 ?=3
They will also be quizzed on factors, multiples, writing an expression, and equivalent fractions.
Poetry: Students should be working on memorizing "The Sin of Omission."
Greek and Latin Roots: Students will have a review check on Greek and Latin roots Wednesday.
Science: In science, students will learn the layers of the earth's atmosphere. They will then learn about air pressure, why the air pressure isn't the same in all places, and how different air pressure leads to winds. There is a history quiz on Friday. Here are the study questions for that quiz: 1. Is most of the Earth's water fresh water or salt water? 2. Where is most of the Earth's fresh water found? 3. What are clouds? 4. What clouds are fat and globular? 5. What clouds mean nice and fair weather? 6. What clouds produce light rain and fog? 7. What clouds have a flat base and puffy tops? 8. Where does all weather happen? 9. Where is the ozone layer found? 10. Be able to order the layers of the atmosphere.
Spalding: Spalding will be adjusted slightly due to the day off and the history presentation. Students will learn 20 words on Wednesday. They will then review these words on Thursday. They will be tested on Friday.
History Presentation Schedule
Block 1: Tuesday
8:00-8:10 Shaam
8:10-8:20 Owen
8:20-8:30 Anabel
Block 2: Tuesday
9:20-9:30 Belen
9:30-9:40 Tomi
9:40-9:50 Emily
Block 3: Tuesday
10:15-10:25 Lilah
10:25-10:35 Margaret
10:35-10:45 Aiden
Block 4: Tuesday
10:50-11:00 Brighton
11:00-11:10 Ben
11:10-11:20 John
Block 5: Tuesday
11:25-11:35 Noah
11:35-11:45 Charielle
11:45-11:55 Michelle
Block 6: Tuesday
12:40-12:50 Ms. Riley
12:50-1:00 Livia
1:00-1:10 Sean
Block 7: Tuesday
1:15-1:25 Jack
1:25-1:35 Ali
Block 8: Tuesday
2:25-2:35 Alondra
2:35-2:45 Evie
2:45-2:55 Mr. Riley
2:55-3:05 Bea
Block 9: Wednesday
8:00-8:10 Madyn
8:10-8:20 Greek and Latin Roots Review Check
8:20-8:30 Donnie
I hope you have enjoyed your long weekend. This morning, I was able to take my three oldest to the Phoenix Zoo. It was a nice chilly morning.
Here are the lessons for this week.
Lessons
Grammar/Writing: This week and next, students will start their first major writing project. Students will be writing about the importance of water conservation and what steps can be taken to conserve water. This writing project will be very teacher lead and teacher guided. The students' essays will likely all be very similar, it not the same. Students will be graded on their effort and contributions.
History: This week, the whole week's worth of lessons will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and first thing Thursday morning. I'll place the schedule for the presentation below. Please remember that if you plan on attending your child's presentation, you need to be at the classroom at the start of the block time and prepare to stay for the entire block. There is also a history test next Monday, November 19. The students should have completed and accurate study guides to study from. If they do not, they need to reach out to me to get those knows so they can begin preparing.
Literature: Students will continue to read about the adventures of Robin Hood.
Math: This week students are working with improper fractions. They will learn how to write an improper fraction, how to change an improper fraction to a mixed number, how to change a mixed number into an improper fraction, and how to find a missing numerator in a problem like the following.
3 1/2 = 2 ?/2 ?=3
They will also be quizzed on factors, multiples, writing an expression, and equivalent fractions.
Poetry: Students should be working on memorizing "The Sin of Omission."
Greek and Latin Roots: Students will have a review check on Greek and Latin roots Wednesday.
Science: In science, students will learn the layers of the earth's atmosphere. They will then learn about air pressure, why the air pressure isn't the same in all places, and how different air pressure leads to winds. There is a history quiz on Friday. Here are the study questions for that quiz: 1. Is most of the Earth's water fresh water or salt water? 2. Where is most of the Earth's fresh water found? 3. What are clouds? 4. What clouds are fat and globular? 5. What clouds mean nice and fair weather? 6. What clouds produce light rain and fog? 7. What clouds have a flat base and puffy tops? 8. Where does all weather happen? 9. Where is the ozone layer found? 10. Be able to order the layers of the atmosphere.
Spalding: Spalding will be adjusted slightly due to the day off and the history presentation. Students will learn 20 words on Wednesday. They will then review these words on Thursday. They will be tested on Friday.
History Presentation Schedule
Block 1: Tuesday
8:00-8:10 Shaam
8:10-8:20 Owen
8:20-8:30 Anabel
Block 2: Tuesday
9:20-9:30 Belen
9:30-9:40 Tomi
9:40-9:50 Emily
Block 3: Tuesday
10:15-10:25 Lilah
10:25-10:35 Margaret
10:35-10:45 Aiden
Block 4: Tuesday
10:50-11:00 Brighton
11:00-11:10 Ben
11:10-11:20 John
Block 5: Tuesday
11:25-11:35 Noah
11:35-11:45 Charielle
11:45-11:55 Michelle
Block 6: Tuesday
12:40-12:50 Ms. Riley
12:50-1:00 Livia
1:00-1:10 Sean
Block 7: Tuesday
1:15-1:25 Jack
1:25-1:35 Ali
Block 8: Tuesday
2:25-2:35 Alondra
2:35-2:45 Evie
2:45-2:55 Mr. Riley
2:55-3:05 Bea
Block 9: Wednesday
8:00-8:10 Madyn
8:10-8:20 Greek and Latin Roots Review Check
8:20-8:30 Donnie
Block 10: Wednesday
9:25-9:35 Harsh
9:35-9:45 Corbin
9:45-9:55 Adam
9:25-9:35 Harsh
9:35-9:45 Corbin
9:45-9:55 Adam
Block 11: Thursday
8:00-8:10 Kory
Important Dates
Tuesday: History Research, 3-Paragraph Essay, and Reflection Essay Due
Tuesday: History Presentations - Blocks 1-8
Wednesday: History Presentations - Blocks 9-10
Wednesday: Greek and Latin Roots Review Check
Wednesday: Winter Concert
Friday: Math Test - Improper Fractions
Friday: Science Quiz (Study Questions Above)
Friday: Spalding Quiz
Best,
Michael Naaktgeboren