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

Week of February 28th-March 4th

 

We will finish up PMA testing this week.

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday--please make sure your child is on time as we will begin first thing in the morning each day.

Academics:

ELA: New list of homophones. Test on Friday!

whether/weather    which/witch    when/win    whole/hole    know/no    hour/our/are

We will continue working on Point of View this week with passages as well as poetry.

We will revise, reflect, and color code previous informative prompt about drones.

We will present the group projects for the 13 colonies and begin to look at the American Revolution.

Math: We will continue working on volume and area.  Students will take the Module 5 test prior to spring break.  Test date is next Thursday, March 10th.

Science:  We will be working on animal and plant adaptations this week.  Students will complete a science lab on Friday.

Resources:

Puckett-

Tuesday- P.E.

Thursday- Music

Friday- Art

Ray:

Tuesday- P.E.

Wednesday- Music

Friday- Art

Week of February 21st-25th

 No School Monday!  We will see everyone back on Tuesday.  Early Release on Wednesday. Dismissal begins at 1:15.

Progress Monitoring Assessments will begin this week.  Please ensure your child is at school on time.

PMA Schedule:

Wednesday, February 23rd- ELA Session 1

Thursday, February 24th- ELA Session 2

Friday, February 25th- Math Session 1

Monday, February 28th- Math Session 2

Wednesday, March 2nd- Science Session 1

Thursday, March 3rd- Science Session 2

Academics:

ELA: We will be working on Point of View as our standard. We have our RRJ due 2/25. Group project presentations this week for the 13 colonies. We will also be working on Homonyms. We will not have a writing prompt this week, but will work on some writing strategies.

Math: We are continuing to work on volume of irregular shapes.  We will take our Module 5 assessment prior to spring break.

Science: We will be looking at the life cycle of plants and animals. Students will need to know the difference between complete and incomplete metamorphosis. 

Resources:

Puckett-

Tuesday- P.E.

Thursday- Music

Friday- Art

Ray-

Tuesday- P.E. & Media

Wednesday- Music

Friday- Art

Week of February 14th-18th

 

 No school, Monday, February 21st in observance of President's Day!

Academics:

ELA: I will be out the first three days of the week. These are the tasks that students will be working on in my absence. 

Students will complete the tasks from Friday first: 

   *Two lesson checks for text structure and a non-fiction reader activity.

·      *Social Studies ticket with yellow book.

·      *RRJ with a chat due 2/25

·      *Ready pages to complete: 

--Analyzing accounts of the same topic pages 244-248

--Interim Test pages 250-260

--Literary Structure pages 288-292

*Scholastic reader activity and a writing practice for those students who complete the above tasks.

Math:  We are continuing our unit on volume, but this will will focus on the volume of irregular shapes.  

Science:  We will discuss the differences between flowering and nonflowering plants.  We will also compare plants and animals.  We will then begin studying the life cycle of plants and animals.

Resources:

Puckett-

Monday- P.E.

Wednesday-Music

Thursday- Art

Ray:

Monday- P.E.

Tuesday- Music

Thursday- Art