Tuesday, March 13, 2018

March 19-23

Math: We will continue working on multiplication and division. We will also introduce fractions.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all have a syllable slash between two vowels.
create       medium      piano       idea        radio
video        studio        violin        duo        patio
rodeo        pioneer     trio          stadium  audio
audience    radiate     cereal       Creole    recreation

Language Arts: We will learn how to find cause and effect and how to compare and contrast. We will also learn about adjectives, articles, and synonyms. Our vocabulary words this week are: cotton, festival, graceful, handkerchief, paces, pale, rhythm, and snug. You can listen to our grammar jammer about adjectives by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts

Reading: Our story of the week is Suki's Kimono.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive z.

LITERACY DAY IS FRIDAY THE 23RD!

March 12-16

NO SCHOOL ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY!!

Math: We will continue working on multiplication and division. We will learn a new math game called Missing Factors.

Language: We will review Unit 4.

Writing: We will learn cursive y.

Social Studies: We will have a guest speaker from the museum.

Friday, March 2, 2018

March 5-9

Math: We will begin learning about division. We will relate division to subtraction like we related multiplication to addition. We will learn a new math game called Missing Factors.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all have a syllable slash between two vowels.
create       medium      piano       idea        radio
video        studio        violin        duo        patio
rodeo        pioneer     trio          stadium  audio
audience    radiate     cereal       Creole    recreation

Language Arts: We will learn how to find cause and effect and how to compare and contrast. We will also learn about adjectives, articles, and synonyms. Our vocabulary words this week are: cotton, festival, graceful, handkerchief, paces, pale, rhythm, and snug. You can listen to our grammar jammer about adjectives by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts

Reading: Our story of the week is Suki's Kimono.

Writing: We will finish our stories using dialogue.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive y.

Thursday, February 22, 2018

***Read Across America***

Dress Up Days

Monday (26) - My Many Colored Day (wear favorite color)
Tuesday (27) - The Cat in the Hat (wear a hat)
Wednesday (28) - Wacky Wednesday (wear wacky clothes)
Thursday (1) - Oh, the Places You'll Go (wear clothing with places you visit
Friday (2) - If I Ran the Zoo (wear clothing with animal print or pictures of animals)

February 26-March 2

Math: We will continue working on multiplication. We will play some math games using arrays.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all have three consonants in the middle.
monster     surprise     hundred      complete      control
sample       instant       inspect       pilgrim         contrast
explode      district      address       substance    children
merchant   embrace    purchase     curtsy          contract

Language Arts: We will learn how to find cause and effect and how to draw conclustions. We will also learn about prepositions. Our vocabulary words this week are: clutched, gully, scrambled, valley, echoed, reeds, and thatch. You can listen to our grammar jammer about prepositions by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - click on language arts

Reading: Our story of the week is Fly, Eagle, Fly.

Writing: We will write a story using dialogue.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive y.

Science: Will will learn how people change ecosystems.

Friday, February 16, 2018

February 19-23

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY FOR PRESIDENT'S DAY!

Math: We will continue to work on multiplication using arrays.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week are have suffixes.
dentist       editor          artist       hostess       actress
swimmer    seller           tutor        tourist        organist
lioness       shipper        chemist     investor      conductor
announcer  pharmacist   journalist  commuter    pianist

Language Arts: We will learn about facts and opinions. We will also learn about contractions. Our vocabulary words this week are: celebrate, continued, current, drowned, medals, stirred, and strokes. You can listen to our grammar jammer about contractions by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer- click on Language Arts.

Reading: Our story of the week is America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive y.

Science: We will learn how people change ecosystems. We will also have NSU biology students come to do a project with us.

Friday, February 9, 2018

February 12-16

NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY!

Math: We will continue working on multiplication. We will relate area to multiplication. We will also begin working with arrays.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week are have prefixes.
prepaid        midnight      overflow     outdoors     outline
overgrown    prefix         Midwest      pretest        midpoint
outgoing       overtime     overdue       outside        outfield
precaution    prediction   midsection   overweight  prehistoric

OUR SPELLING TEST WILL BE ON THURSDAY!!

Language Arts: We will learn about facts and opinions. We will also learn how to find cause and effects in stories we read. We will also learn about possessive pronouns. Our vocabulary words this week are: customer, chores, board, attic, stamps, spare, and labeled. You can listen to our grammar jammer about pronouns by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - Click on Language Arts

Reading: Our story of the week is Rocks in his Head.

Writing: We will work on dialogue.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive y.

Social Studies: We will have our final Junior Achievement lesson this week.

OUR VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY IS ON WEDNESDAY!

Friday, February 2, 2018

February 5-9

Math: We will continue working on multiplication. We will solve story problems and relate it to area.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week are all r-controlled words.
third            early             world           certain          dirty
herself         earth             word            perfect         verb
nerve          worm             thirsty          workout        earn
determine    commercial    whirlwind      worthwhile     virtual

Language Arts: We will learn how to find the main idea in stories and use graphic sources. We will also learn about subject and object pronouns. Our vocabulary words this week are: waterfalls, peak, erupted, depth, tides, outrun, deserts, and average. You can listen to our grammar jammer about pronouns by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - Click on Language Arts

Reading: Our story of the week is Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive m.

Social Studies: We will have to guest speakers in our room this week. Sherri from the museum will come talk to us about Aberdeen history. Mrs. Fisher, our Junior Achievement volunteer, will come talk to us about city government.

Friday, January 26, 2018

January 29-February 2

Math: We will introduce and learn how to multiply. We will also talk about multiples.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week are all irregular plural words.
wolves       knives       feet           men         children
women      sheep        heroes      scarves     mice
geese         wives       elves          banjos      halves
loaves       beliefs       tomatoes    potatoes   tornadoes

Language Arts: We will learn how to generalize and use graphic sources. We will also learn about singular and plural pronouns. Our vocabulary words this week are: terrible, study, sports, popular, guard, basketball, disease, and freeze. You can listen to our new grammar jammer about pronouns by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - Click on Language Arts

Reading: Our story of the week is The Man Who Invented Basketball.

Writing: We will finish our groundhog stories.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive m.

We will have a character assembly on Wednesday. I will choose someone who demonstrates our trait of responsibility.

Thursday, January 18, 2018

January 22-26

Math: We will continue working with triangles. We will finish up Unit 4 and take our test this week.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week are review.
assign         crumb       written        design       beautiful
quietly        suddenly    finally       judge         orange
kitten         jacket         misspell     disappear   disagree
unknown    haven't       should've    I'd            didn't

Language Arts: We will be reviewing everything we've covered for the last 5 chapters.

Writing: We will begin researching groundhogs for a report.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive m.

Social Studies: We will have 2 guest speakers, one from the museum and one for Junior Achievement.

Science: We will learn how people change the environment.

Monday, January 15, 2018

January 15-19

Math: We will be find the perimeter and area of shapes. We will also begin working with triangles.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all have consonant patterns.
thumb      gnaw        written         know           climb
design      wrist        crumb          assign           wrench
know       wrinkle      lamb            knob            knit
wrestler   bologna    cologne        honeycomb    knickknack

Language Arts: We will be learning how to generalize and how to find cause and effect. We will also learn about irregular verbs. We will review suffixes.
You can listen to our grammar jammer about verbs by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts
Our vocabulary words this week are: waterless, unseen, topic, survivors, stinging, incredible, lofty, noble, and search.

Reading: Our story of the week is Around One Cactus.

Writing: We will finish writing our reports about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Science: We will learn how people change land.

Social Studies: We will have our first Junior Achievement lesson.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive n.

Friday, January 5, 2018

January 4-12

Math: We will continue with Unit 4 about area, perimeter, and quadrilaterals.

Spelling: Our spelling words this week all have suffixes.
beautiful         safely          kindness         finally         spotless
worthless       illness          helpful            daily          suddenly
wireless         quietly         fairness           cheerful      painful
anxiously       thoughtfully   cautiously       tardiness    breathless

Language Arts: We will be learning how to generalize. We will also learn about present, past, and future tenses. We will review drawing conclusions and soft g and c words.
You can listen to our grammar jammer about verbs by clicking on this link: Grammar Jammer - click on Language Arts
Our vocabulary words this week are: surrounded, bay, supplies, chipped, symphony, channel, blizzards, anxiously, and melody.

Reading: Our story of the week is A Symphony of Whales.

Writing: We will write a research report about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Science: We will learn how people change the land.

Handwriting: We will learn cursive v.

Social Studies: We will have a guest speaker from the museum.