Weekly Info 8/22-25

Spelling: WONDERful Words

Each week, students are expected to know what the words mean, be able to use them, and be able to spell them for their test on Friday.  Your test Friday will have 20 words: this week’s words plus some of the previous weeks’ words.

Tuesday: Write your spelling words correctly in your agenda.

Tuesday-Wednesday: Work on your spelling choice extra credit if completing (due Thursday).

Thursday: Study all 15 words!  If possible, take a practice spelling test, either on paper or at www.spellingcity.com. (LOGIN THROUGH CLEVER!)

1.     wonderful

2.     helpful

3.     beautiful

4.     encourage (encouraging, encouragement)

5.   patient (impatient, patiently)

6.   wondrous   

7.   humorous  

8.   hazardous

9.   glamorous

10.  courageous

11. friendly

12. lovely

13. first

14. it’s

15. its

Etymology: photo  = light; review of “not” prefixes non-, ir-, in-, im-, il-   

Grammar: sentence types

Writing: personal narrative, responding to literature

Social Studies: Native American studies/class project

IXL: ELA A.5-7, A.1-4

(In case you’d like to practice at home, these are our focus standards.)

Vocabulary: We will not have a vocabulary test this short week so that we can devote a little more time to our novel.

Math: Geometry & Measurement

-Measure angles and continue using a protractor

-Area of rectangular figures by decomposing them into smaller rectangles

-Perimeter of rectangles in a real world situations  

-Relative size within a system:       km, m, cm         kg, g         lb, oz         l, ml          hr, min, sec

MATH HOMEWORK: Each morning, we are beginning class with Weekly Math Review (warm-up spiral review.)   We check the previous day’s work, and then students are given around 10 minutes of class time to work on that day’s work.   SO, the only homework students will have is the Daily Math Review questions that they do not finish in class that day!  (The majority of students are either finishing or almost finishing in class =)      

****We did Monday in class today, Friday 8/18- no math homework over the long weekend-  enjoy the Eclipse with your family!

Science:  Phases of the Moon- If you would like to donate a package of Oreos- we will use them for learning the phases on Wednesday and Thursday.

Upcoming Events:

8/21    ECLIPSE DAY (no school)

8/22 3rd Milestones Reports go home

8/24 Open House at 5 PM

8/25 Vocabulary Alphabet Sentences extra credit due

9/1 4-H terrarium project due (science extra credit!); last day to bring in poster to run for 4-H

officer elections

9/5 4-H officer elections (must have a prepared speech in addition to have turned in poster)
9/28 Picture Day