Sunday, October 21, 2012

What We Are Learning This Week

NO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY!!!

Spelling:
Simile- "clear as a bell"  meaning very clear
Classroom Words- response, stimulus, divisor
Alabama Fact page 8

Math:
Unit 3 test on Monday
Start Unit 4 on decimals this Thursday
Continue working on the multiplication facts

Science:
Finishing up Investigation 3: Muscles
Investigation 4 begins next week
The new vocabulary quizlet link and PowerPoint have already been sent out

English:
We have one more video to make this week, the noun group.
Subject-verb agreement
Verb Tense

Writing:
Comparison papers
Recognize, Revise, Review
Sentences have Limits
We will be coaching on their papers this week.

Reading:
Continuing Unit 3
Comprehension focus is identifying cause and effect
Visual tool is the flow chart
Chapter Books are The Whipping Boy, Mr. Popper's Penguins, The Cricket in Times Square
October book report is a memory bag on a book in a series.  Directions have already been sent home.

History:
Beginning Chapter 3- "Alabama- State and Territory"
Declaration paragraph assignment will be given on Monday.  Paragraph will be recited from memory on Monday, October 29th.