Week of April 25th-29th

Progress reports go home Tuesday!  Please be sure to sign and return.

Early release on Wednesday!  Dismissal begins at 1:15.

FSA testing begins next week!

Schedule:

May 3rd & 4th- ELA FSA

May 5th & 6th- Math FSA

May 11th & 12th- Science FSA

Academics:

ELA:  We will continue working on FSA vocabulary words. Completing Knowledge is Power posters.  New standard is comparing texts of the same genre. We will take the lesson check for visualization as well as the new standard.

Students will take the end of the year STAR assessment on Freckle on Tuesday.

Work jobs: New SS ticket, ELA scrimmage practice

Math:  Students will take the end of year STAR assessment on Freckle on Monday!  We will use this data to continue to review and remediate prior to FSA testing next week.

Science: We will review a couple of labs this week.  FSA testing will be May, 11th and 12th!  Our baby chicks should be hatching on May 11th!

Resources:

Puckett-

Tuesday- Music

Wednesday- Art

Friday- P.E.

Ray-

Monday- Music

Wednesday- Art

Thursday-Media

Friday- P.E.

Week of April 18th-22nd

Students return to school on Tuesday!  We hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend.

Our eggs arrive this week to begin the incubation process!!  We look forward to hatching some chicks in May!

Academics:

ELA: New FSA vocabulary will be introduced and students will make "knowledge is power" posters and play games with last week's words. Students will continue with work jobs and add a new standard review sheet. New standard: Analyzing how visual elements contribute to a text. Lesson checks for lesson 20 and 21. 

Math: We will review the following topics: place value, comparing decimals, and division.

Science:  We will review the following concepts this week: Adaptations, and the Practice of Science.  We will also discuss some embryology and life cycle changes of our eggs and chickens.

Resources:

Puckett-

Tuesday- Music

Wednesday- Art

Friday-P.E.

Ray:

Wednesday- Art

Friday- P.E.

Week of April 11th-15th

 There will be no school on Friday, April 15th in observance of Good Friday.  There is also no school on Monday, April 18th.  We hope everyone enjoys the long weekend!

Academics:

ELA: New FSA vocabulary will be introduced this week but there will be no test. Students will complete a post it poster to review words and we will play a game with these next week. New SS ticket and standards review worksheet due 4/22. new standard: Combining Multiple texts to integrate and understand information. 

Math:  We will review the following concepts this week: Adding and subtraction fractions, volume, and conversions.

Science:  We will review the following topics this week: Earths movement, Weather and Climate (with a lab), and Empirical Observations.

Resources:
Puckett-

Monday- Art

Wednesday- P.E./Media

Ray-

Monday- Art

Wednesday- P.E.

Thursday- Music

Week of April 4th-8th

 FSA Writing takes place on Thursday!  These kids are ready to write!!  

Please ensure that your child has a good breakfast, and is at school on time.  

Academics:

ELA: Students will work on comparative texts this week as well as prepare for the writing FSA!  They are ready!

Math: We will begin reviewing for the FSA by reviewing place value and adding and subtracting decimals.  Students should be working on the review material that was sent home last week.  Students can use this for extra credit in math.  The packet is due Monday, May 2nd.

Science: We will start reviewing for the FSA by reviewing the following concepts:

Earths Movement

Moon Phases

Weather and Climate

Resources:

Puckett-

Monday- Art

Wednesday- PE

Friday-Music

Ray-

Monday- Art

Wednesday- PE

Thursday- Music

Week of March 28th-April 1st

Report cards will be sent home on Monday.  Please sign and return by Friday. 

Early Release on Wednesday!  Dismissal begins at 1:15.

Academics:

ELA: We will do one more writing prompt this week over two days to prepare for the BIG TEST next week! The FSA writing test is on Thursday, April 7! 

Our standard for the week is understanding supporting evidence. We will NOT have vocab. this week, but SS ticket is due on Friday. Lesson check will be on Friday as well.

Math:  We are continuing to learn about the coordinate grid.  Students will play a game similar to battleship to review this concept.

Science:  We will begin reviewing all our science standards!  We will review PowerPoints, complete more labs and investigations.  Science Test Dates: May 11th & 12th

Resources:

Puckett- 

Monday- Art

Wednesday- PE

Friday- Music

Ray:

Monday- Art

Wednesday- PE/Media

Thursday- Music

Week of March 21st-25th

 

We hope everyone enjoyed Spring Break!

We are in our 4th quarter.

Students will have a 2-hour practice writing prompt on Tuesday! 

Academics:

ELA: New Homonyms! List #3 With a test on Friday. New SS ticket due on 4/1 lesson 1 The French and Indian War. We will be having a practice FSA 2 hour writing prompt on Tuesday, March 22, 2020.

Our Standard is Drawing on information in multiple print and digital sources. 

Homonyms List #3

1.       its/it's    by/bye/buy    than/then    effect/affect    allowed/aloud    

 

Math:  We will begin Module 6 (our last module of the year).  This module covers the coordinate grid and finding patterns.

Science:  We will finish up our topic on food webs and food chains.

Resources:

Puckett-

Monday- Art

Wednesday- P.E.

Friday- Music

Ray-

Monday-Art

Wednesday- P.E.

Thursday- Music

Week of March 7th-11th

 Last week of school before Spring Break!!  Students do not have school on Friday, March 11th--this is a teacher planning day!  Which means it is the end of the 3rd quarter. 

One more quarter to go before you have a middle schooler! 😎

Academics:

ELA: All late work must be turned in by Wednesday! No exceptions! We will not have any vocabulary this week due to the short week. We will continue our study of Point of View-how the speaker or narrator feels about the topic. We will continue to work on writing strategies, with a practice FSA writing prompt when we return from spring break.

We will finally present our group projects for social studies! We ran out of time last week due to PMA testing.

Math:  Students will complete the Module 5 test on Thursday!  A review will be sent home on Wednesday.  Module 5 covers-- Volume, Area, and Polygons.

We will begin Module 6 after spring break--  this will cover coordinate grids and patterns.

Science:  We will finish our unit on animal and plant adaptations and begin working on food chains.

Resources:

Puckett-

Tuesday- P.E.

Thursday- Music

Ray:

Tuesday- P.E.

Wednesday- Music