Martin / Gentry Newsletter
May 2 - 6
What's Going On?
- April 29: Daddy / Daughter Dance at NBH High School
- May 5: Tony Melendez Concert during school
- May 5: Culture Day here at school
- May 6: It is not a Spirit Day, but Snocones will be sold!
- May 11: End of the Year Math MAP Testing (Mrs. Gentry)
- May 12: End of the Year Science MAP Testing (Mrs. Gentry)
- May 16: End of the Year ELA MAP Testing (Mrs. Martin)
- May 25 - 27: Space Camp
- May 31: Field Day (More information will be coming soon!)
- June 2: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!! Early Release Day :)
Math
Science
- TIMS Lab
- Copy Unit 9 Vocabulary in Science Notebook (environment, ecosystem, pollution, conservation, extinction)
- Begin Reading Unit 9 Lesson 1 (How Do Environmental Changes Affect Organisms?)
Wednesday
- Finish Reading Unit 9 Lesson 1. Homework = pages 406 - 410
Thursday
- We will have a different schedule due to the Tony Melendez concert and we will participate in Culture Day.
Friday
- Review
We were able to go to Mrs. Christie's room and hold baby chicks! Pictures are posted below! :)
ELA / Reading
Spelling: contest, content, protest, combat, permits, rebel, present, insert, desert, subject, minute, compact, conduct, contract, refuse, conflict, research, excuse, entrance, extract
Grammar:
- Pronoun-Verb Agreement (Quiz on Tuesday)
- Possessive Pronouns (Quiz on Friday)
Wonders Reading Complete Unit 4 Week 3
Skills and strategies for Unit 4 Week 3 can be located in the Reading/Writing Workshop (pp.262-273), Literature Anthology book (pp. 298-315), and the Your Turn Practice Book (pp.171-178). These resources can be accessed on the Connected website. (**See Below)
Comprehension Strategy: Summarize
Comprehension Skill: Author's Point of View
Genre: Biography
Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes and Suffixes
Spelling Test-Friday
Vocabulary Quiz-Friday
Grammar Quiz-Friday
Unit 4 Week 2 Cold Read-Friday
Social Studies
Unit 5 Lesson 4: "A Nation is Born" (Quiz on Thursday)
Continue working on Revolutionary War ABC book. This will be a summative grade. The students were given the instructions on April 14th. Due date is May 9th.