Mrs. Baughman's Weekly News2015
January 30, 2015
Literacy Studies
Weekly Texts
Main Text: Special Effects in Film and Television
Genre: Expository Text
Paired Text: Searching for Animation
Genre: Expository Text
Comprehension Skills: Graphic Sources, Important Ideas
Writing: Comparing and Contrasting Ideas
NO Vocab or Spelling for Next Week= Review Week
Greek and Latin Roots (two weeks of study)
mono and uni
- monochrome
- monocle
- monolingual
- monolith
- monologue
- monophobia
- monopoly
- monorail
- monosyllabic
- monotone
- unicellular
- unicorn
- unicycle
- unidirectional
- unify
- unilateral
- unique
- unison
- unit
- unitard
MATH
Reviewed: Mean, Median, Mode, Range, Minimum and Maximum
Graphed: Line Plot, Stem-and-Leaf Plots, Bar Graphs
Began our Math RTI time where we will be focusing on reading analog clocks for time and then telling elapsed time (see if your child can do this).
Important Notes
- We will be PARCC Testing (taking the place of ISAT) in March at least once a week, try to keep them healthy and here!
- Hoops for Heart is February 11, 2015 from 1:00-2:30 PM
- March 17, 2015 we will have our "band trials." The Middle School Band Director will be coming over to help students find good fits for them.