2/27/2017

This week’s objectives:

Math:  

We will beginning our math review for STAAR. STAAR Math will be March 28^th. Every day we will be reviewing an objective we learned this year. We will be playing fun games, using task cards, and looking through our math journals to refresh our memory. You can help your child by having them get on THINK THRU MATH during the week. It is online and they have their usernames and password.

This week we will be reviewing decimal place value, rounding, adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing decimals, and adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions. 

Reading: New book club-

Review: Author's Purpose, summarization, and Main idea.

Quizlet and spelling this week.  

https://quizlet.com/_35r453

Science: Space Unit Test on Wednesday or Thursday depending on class readiness (study with study guide, science journal, and past videos posted)

We start Life Science this week! 

Ecosystems, habitats, and the interaction of living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) things.  

There are some videos for review: Study Jams Ecosystems Tab The videos to watch under the Ecosystems tab are: Ecosystems, Carbon Cycle, Population Growth and Biomes.  

Social Studies: Civil War

-North vs the South’s economy 

HALF DAY ON WEDNESDAY 2/22

Math: Reviewing for Taxes!

Motivation Math Financial Literacy

Math Test on Taxes on Monday 2/27

Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

Reading:

Summative Assessment Due Wednesday (in class project)

Starting a new book club on Wednesday  

Quizlet https://quizlet.com/_34s5ij and Spelling Test

Science: Space -moon and sun and how they are different/similar to Earth and other planets. Focusing on Shadows and the Sun.

Social Studies: Industrial Revolution beginning Civil War

Feb. 13-17

Feb. 13-17

*Exhibition is Thursday night from 6:30-7:30.  Students must be in my classroom by 6:15 and parents will go to the Cafeteria while we set up.  Students should be dressed nicely (no jeans or tennis shoes). The kiddos have worked so hard, and I am so excited to share all their hard work with you.

*Valentine’s Day- We will not be having a Valentine’s Day party on Tuesday. If your child would like to bring cards or a small snack for the class they may (28 students). If your child is bringing something please email me in advance.

Next week: 

Math: Finish up our Geometry unit – Test on Tuesday!!! 

-Classify different types of Polygons based on similar attributes

Quadrilaterals

Reading: Finishing Character Unit

Book Club Projects- Due on Friday   

Quizlet https://quizlet.com/_33op4v and Spelling Test

Science: Space -moon and sun and how they are different/similar to Earth and other planets.  

Social Studies: Industrial Revolution Projects due on Friday

February 6-10

February 6-10

Math: Monday - test on our types of Graphs unit.  Students will be expected to answer questions about Frequency tables, bar graphs, stem and leaf plots, dot plots, and scatter plots.  Please feel free to visit old posts for video links for review.  Starting Tuesday we will cover 2D shapes and their attributes.  Students need to fully understand what a polygon is and what it isn't, how to classify triangles and quadrilaterals based on common attributes.  Here are a couple of videos:
Polygons Math Antics
Triangles Math Antics

Reading: This week the students will finish reading their current book club books.  The students will have to turn in their finished Bookmarks on Monday, February 13th.  We will have spelling and Quizlet this week.   

https://quizlet.com/_32rl78

Science: Unit on Space! Earth (rotation vs revolution; seasons; shadows) On the Study Jams website:  Go to the Solar System tab and watch the videos on "A Day on Earth" and "Gravity and Inertia". Study Jams

Social Studies: This week students will begin learning about the Industrial Revolution. On Friday they will be assigned an invention from that era.  Students will research it and how it impacted society/technology and our economy.  They will then create an advertisement for their product.  

Feb. 30- Jan. 3

Feb. 30- Jan. 3

*Wednesday we will have a Math Benchmark, Thursday we will have a Reading Benchmark and Friday we will have a Science Benchmark to assess the progress of the students. Please help your child review their journals to help refresh their memory of objectives learned earlier in the year.

Math:  Stem and Leaf Plots and Scatter Plots
Math Dictionary For Kids
Scatter Plot video
Stem and Leaf Plot video

Go Math: 16.1-16.2

MATH TEST ON FRIDAY on Different Types of Graphs;  Students will be expected to answer questions about Frequency tables, bar graphs, stem and leaf plots, dot plots, and scatter plots.  Please feel free to visit old posts for video links for review. 

Reading:  Character trait study with our book club books

Adverbs and Prepositions

Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/_31m7ep

Science: Review past objectives

Daily science space homework.

Social Studies: Geography 

Jan. 23

Jan. 23

HALF DAY ON WEDNESDAY the 25^th

EXHIBITION: On Monday, students will start creating the products every afternoon. We will have art mentors to guide them, but your child will be responsible for all materials needed. Please keep this in mind when doing your shopping!

Math:  Stem and Leaf Plots, Frequency tables, bar graphs, and dot plots (4^th grade objectives, but we include decimals and fractions with their data)  

Do you remember how to order and organize decimals and fractions? (Good place to review is your math journal!)    

A Maths Dictionary For Kids Look up these terms: Frequency Table, Bar Graph, Dot Plot.  

GO MATH 15.4, 16.1-16.4

Create a Rule from a Table
Create a Graph from a Rule

Scatter Plot video
Stem and Leaf Plot video

Reading: We are starting book clubs FINALLY!! YAYY!!! J We will be focusing on character traits and how characters change throughout the book. Many of the groups have picked some of my favorite books, so I am super excited!!

Spelling Test and Quizlet on Friday

Quizlet https://quizlet.com/_30k3ur

Science:  Earth Science (WED, Rock Cycle, Weather/Climate/Soil/Landforms/Water Cycle) - Test on Friday

Students have all the notes they need in their science journal and we will review throughout the week

jeopardy.rocks/earthscireview

Extra: Grand Canyon Video! Super Awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBYvCJLb7tE&feature=youtu.be

Social Studies: War of 1812

January 16

No School Monday, January 16 MLK Day

Objectives: 

Math: Numerical Patterns and representations of categorical data

Go Math 10.3, 10.4, 15.1, 15.2

Students will be able to find patterns in graphs, and graph a number pattern. They will create graphs using input/output tables. They will be able to display data in a frequency table

Create a Rule from a Table
Create a Graph from a Rule

Reading: Completion of Fantasy Unit (Fairytales, Fables, Myths) We will be learning about fairytales from around the world and how different cultures portray the same fairytales we have grown up with differently. They will create a passport book summarizing the different fairytales they read.

Spelling Test and Quizlet on Friday the 20th (next week).

Quizlet https://quizlet.com/_2zdwxn

Science:    

Study Jams Go to video Water Cycle and climate versus weather.

Weathering, Erosion, Deposition Quiz on Thursday

Social Studies: War of 1812 What are the causes and effects of War 1812?

The War 1812 Newspaper Quiz on Friday