Science Week #4

This week we will have our first Science Vocabulary quiz. The students will have a total of 10 words each week. The words will not change every week. Some old words will stay in the word bank and others will be taken off each week. I suggest that the students make notecards with the word on one side and the definition on the other. When the study guides are handed out on Monday's, the students will see what cards to keep and what cards to put away. I would suggest keeping all cards for Milestones review at the end of the year. 

Definitions for the weekly words are found in class notes on bright colored paper. These definitions are also in the students science books that are kept at school if at any time you want your child to bring home their science book. However, again all definitions are in the students notes in their binder. 

Words for this week are coming from their notes on their yellow sheets that we have used for the past three weeks. These words should be familiar to the students. 

Week #4: Science Vocabulary Study Guide. (Definitions for these words are found on your yellow sheet that we have been using for three weeks)


Opinion          Scientific Method                  Investigation                   


Inquiry         Accurate          Thermometer          Predict          Evidence
 
Hypothesis        Experiment

Math Week #4:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Rounding Numbers to the Nearest 10 Homework: Rounding Practice	Rounding Numbers to the Nearest 100 Homework: Rounding Practice	Envision Lesson 2-5 Rounding to the nearest 10 and 100 In class we will look at: Guided Practice Page 43 # 1-15 Independent Practice Page 43-44, #’s 16-44 Practice 2-5 Homework: Re-Teaching 2-5	Envision Lesson 2-6 Estimating Sums In class we will look at:  Guided Practice Page 47 #1-8 Independent Practice Page 47-48 #9-35 Practice 2-6 Homework: Re-Teaching 2-6	Envision Topic Quiz over Rounding to the nearest 10 and 100 and estimating sums: 2-5, 2-6  Big 4 POD

Math Week 3

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Envision Lesson 2-1 Addition Meaning and Properties During Class we will look at: (You can also use these questions for extra practice if needed)  Guided Practice Page 32 #1-5 Independent Practice Page 33 #6-19 Practice 2-1 Homework:  Re-Teaching 2-1	Envision Lesson 2-3 Adding 2 Digit Numbers During Class we will look at: (You can also use these questions for extra practice if needed)   Guided Practice Page 37 # 1-4 Independent Practice Page 37-38, #’s 6-27 Practice 2-3  Homework:  Re-Teaching 2-3 (Skip #’s 7,8)	Envision Lesson 2-2 Subtracting Numbers During Class we will look at: (You can also use these questions for extra practice if needed)  Guided Practice Page 34 # 1-4 Independent Practice Page 35 #5-11 Practice 2-2 Homework:  Re-Teaching 2-2	Envision Lesson 2-4 2 Digit Subtraction During Class we will look at: (You can also use these questions for extra practice if needed)   Guided Practice Page 40 #1-8 Independent Practice Page 40-41 #11-35 Practice 2-4 (Skip #13,16) Homework:  Re-Teaching 2-4	Envision Topic Quiz: 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4 Big 4 POD

Spelling List for Week 3

Spelling

Basic                                   Review                                 Challenge

spoke                                    these                                    surprise

mile                                      those                                    decide

save

excuse

cone

invite

cube

price

erase

ripe

broke

flame

life

rule

Vocabulary

·      Students will be responsible for knowing the meaning of the vocabulary words and how to use them in context for the test on Thursday. More practice with the vocabulary can be found in your child’s reading textbook.

1.    trial – the studying and deciding of a case in the court of law

2.    jury - a group of citizens chosen to listen to the facts and proofs in cases

3.    convinced - to persuade to do or to believe

4.    guilty - having committed a crime or bad deed

5.    pointed - to call attention to something with a finger

6.    honest - not lying, stealing, or cheating

7.    murmur - a low, continuous sound

8.    stand - the place taken by a witness in court

Reading, Language, and Social Studies for Week 3

Monday
Reading: Introducing Drawing Conclusions
Language: Identifying Varied Sentences (Statements and Questions)
Social Studies: Introduce American Government
HW: RN p.15 & 16

Tuesday
Reading: Practice Drawing Conclusions
Language: Identifying and Writing Varied Sentences (Commands and Exclamations)
Social Studies: Branches of Government - Executive Branch
HW: RN p.17 & 18

Wednesday
Reading: Practice Drawing Conclusions and Midweek Assessment
Language: Identifying and Writing Varied Sentences and Midweek Assessment
Social Studies: Branches of Government - Legislative Branch
HW: "The Visitor"

Thursday
Reading: Practice Drawing Conclusions by Comparing Two Texts
Language: Writing Varied Sentences 
Social Studies: SS Daily Warm-Up Quiz
HW: Spelling ABC Order

Friday
Reading: Weekly Comprehension Quiz 
Language: Mentor Sentences Quiz/Spelling Quiz/Grammar Quiz

Social Studies: Branches of Government - Judicial Branch

**This week's Reading & Language skills align with Lesson 2 from the Journey's Reading textbook.

Reading, Language, and Social Studies for Week 2

Monday
Reading: Review Recount/retell a Text using Story Elements (character, setting, plot)
Language: Identifying a Subject of a Sentence
Social Studies: Finish Ancient Greece (Influences on the Olympics)
HW: RN p.1&2, Study for SS Unit Test!!, Get Study Guide signed!!

Tuesday
Reading: Practice Recounting/retelling a Text using Story Elements (character, setting, plot)
Language: Identifying a Predicate of a Sentence
Social Studies: Review for Influences of Ancient Greece: Unit Test
HW: RN p.3&4, Study for SS Unit Test!!, Get Study Guide signed!!

Wednesday
Reading: Practice Recounting/retelling a Text using Story Elements (character, setting, plot), Test-taking Skills
Language: Identifying Complete Sentences (containing a subject and predicate)
Social Studies: Review for Influences of Ancient Greece: Unit Test
HW: "Fun in the Sun", Study for SS Unit Test!!

Thursday
Reading: Recounting/retelling a Text using Story Elements (character, setting, plot) by comparing two texts
Language: Writing Complete Sentences (using a subject, predicate, correct grammar skills)
Social Studies: Influences of Ancient Greece Unit Test Today!!!
HW: Spelling Rainbow Writing

Friday
Reading: Weekly Comprehension Quiz 
Language: Mentor Sentences Quiz/Spelling Quiz/Grammar Quiz

**This week's Reading & Language skills align with Lesson 1 from the Journey's Reading textbook.

Spelling & Vocabulary for Week 2

Spelling
Pattern: Short Vowels

·      Students will be responsible for knowing how to spell all of the spelling words for the test on Friday.

Basic                           Review                           Challenge

crop                                    next                                    hospital

plan                                    hug                                    fantastic

thing

smell

shut

sticky

spent

lunch

pumpkin

clock

gift

class

skip

swing

Vocabulary

·      Students will be responsible for knowing the meaning of the vocabulary words and how to use them in context for the test on Thursday. More practice with the vocabulary can be found in your child’s reading textbook.

1.    fine- very nice

2.    principal- the leader of a school

3.    proud- pleased with yourself or someone else

4.    strolled-walked slowly

5.    announced- made known

6.    certainly- surely

7.    soared- flew upward

8.    worried- uneasy or anxious

Spelling & Vocabulary for Week 1

Spelling 

about 

full

better 

grow

bring 

hold

carry 

kind

clean 

laugh

done 

light

draw 

myself

drink 

never

eight 

only

far 

own

Vocabulary

Main Idea: The most important or central thought that tells the reader what the text is about

Subject: part of the sentence that tells what the sentence is about or who is doing the action

Predicate: the part of the sentence that tells something about the subject

Simple sentence: a sentence that has only one independent clause, with a single subject and predicate.

Character: a person in a story, play or movie

Setting: the place or type of surrounding where something takes place
Plot: The events, or things that happen that make up a story

Reading/Language/Social Studies Concepts for Week 1 (8/10-8/14)

** Please remember that there are notes, examples, and graphic organizers/thinking maps in every student's binder. Also, students are allowed to bring home their Reading textbook. All of these are available for help if needed! 

Monday
Reading: Introducing/Review of Main Idea and Supporting Details
Social Studies: Introducing Ancient Greece (Influences on American architecture, government, and the Olympics)
HW: Mindy Gets the Main Idea

Tuesday
Reading: Practice Identifying Main Idea and Supporting Details
Language: Subjects and Predicates
Social Studies: Ancient Greece Government (Influences on American Government)
HW: Greece's Land

Wednesday
Reading: Practice Identifying Main Idea and Supporting Details (citing evidence from the text)
Language: Subjects and Predicates
Social Studies: Ancient Greece Architecture
HW: Bee Hives

Thursday
Reading:Summarizing Main Idea and Supporting Details in Writing/Vocabulary Quiz
Language:Subjects and Predicates
Social Studies: Ancient Greece and the Olympics/Daily Warm-Up Quiz
HW: Spelling 3 times each

Friday
Reading: Weekly Comprehension Quiz - Main Idea and Supporting Details
Language: Mentor Sentences Quiz/Spelling Quiz