Weekly News- March 20, 2015
Reminders
- Spring Break from the 23-27th of March
- Their Spring Break Homework is to be outside playing and READ
- Robert Crown Presentation on April 8th- Link for Permission Slip- Click Here
- April 28 the 5th Grade Concert
- May 5th or 6th visit to Marlowe- Link for Permission Slip- Click Here
The Gymnast
Genre: Autobiography
Paired Text: All About Gymnastics
Genre: Using Online Sources (Encyclopedia or Dictionary)
Comprehension Skills: Drawing Conclusions and Visualizing
Literacy for the week AFTER break
Lucky us, it's a review week when we return. That means NO spelling and Reading Street Vocab. However, we will be hitting grammar hard and reviewing reading comprehension strategies. We will also be doing our second Socratic Seminar- Woohoo!
Math for the Week
- Practiced adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers. This concept is tough! Please practice if you can at home! I just added four online games to practice with. I have updated my Unit 7 page under Math to aid in this. There you will find the strategies I have taught. There are also a ton of games they can play on their tablet!
- Reviewed Order of Operations (the kiddos are rocking this)!
Greek and Latin Roots- These will be covered the week after Break
- superb (adj)- splendid; excellent; beyond the expected
- superimpose (v)- to lay or place something over something else
- superintendent (n)- a person with the highest power, power above everyone else's
- superior (adj)- above average in quality; excellent
- supervisor (n)- a person who stands over or above someone in rank; a manager in charge of someone else
- surcharge (n)- an amount of money (charge) over and above what is already being paid
- surplus (n)- a quantity or amount over and above what is already being paid
- surprise (n)- something that is beyond what is expected
- surreal (adj)- beyond what is real or believable; bizarre
- surtax (n)- an extra tax beyond the normal tax