Mrs. Cole's Column
Monday, September 21, 2015
What's happening this week in Room 512!
Math
Unit 4 - Multiplication
- Monday- 5-2 Multiplication and Arrays
- Tuesday-5-6 Two and Five as Factors
- Wednesday- 5-7/5-8A Ten as a Factor; Multiples of Ten
- Thursday- 5-8 Nine as a factor
- Friday - Real World Problems
Please encourage studying math facts every night this week. We have our Math Fact Mastery time test this Friday. Some students need to study addition, subtraction, or multiplication.
Social Studies
We will begin our Social Studies curriculum with chapter 1 - Communities.
Writing
We are continuing our Writing Unit - Narrative Writing. We will be focusing on the traits of Ideas and Conventions (punctuation, capitalization, complete sentences)
Standards being worked on: 3.W.3.3 Write narrative compositions in a variety of forms that-
- establish an introduction
- include specific descriptive details and clear event sequences
- include dialogue
- connect ideas and events using introduction and transition words
- provide an ending
Reading
Unit 1 Week 5:
- Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
- Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Details
- Genre: Expository Text (Non-fiction)
- Vocabulary Skill: Multiple Meaning words
This week's spelling words (uploaded to Scootpad):
- soak
- float
- folk
- window
- slope
- loaves
- scold
- growth
- bowl
- note
- coast
- gold
- show
- program
- goes
Vocabulary:
- carve- to cut something into a shape
- clues- hints that help solve a problem or a mystery
- grand- great or large
- landmark- an important building, structure, or place
- massive- very, very large
- monument- a building, statue, or other object made to honor a person or event
- national- has a characteristic of or has to do with a country
- traces- small bits or signs left behind that show that something was where something else
Riddle of the Week
The first person to give the answer to Mrs. Cole will receive some $!
Reminders
Reading homework Tic-Tac-Toe due Friday, September 25
Reading assessment Unit 1 Week 5 - Friday, September 25
Math Fact Mastery time test - Friday, September 25