Week 13-14

Reminders:

1. Students will be taking the CoGAT on the Tuesday, the 15th. Please make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and a healthy breakfast. We will begin promptly after announcements, so please do not be late.
2. Roberts Barnes & Noble Book Fair – November 15-16
3. Roberts Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A on Wednesday, Nov 16th 5-8 pm
4. Wednesday, November 16th will be a half-day! 12:30pm dismissal!
5. No school November 23-25! Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Math:

Multiplying and Dividing Fractions and Whole numbers: Go Math 6.1-6.4

Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 21-22: Go Math 6.6-6.7

• Problem Solving Quiz on Friday, 11/18

ELA: Poetry Unit! The students will have daily poetry homework and will continue working on their poetry projects. We began the projects last week, and each student selected a poem to dissect, memorize, present to the class. Projects are due Monday, November 21. Please help your child practice their poem at home.

We will also continue looking at the different elements of poetry and figurative language (Quiz on Tuesday, November 22 - This is a change from last week’s notes).

• Quizlet and Spelling Test on Friday,11/18

Science: Forms of energy - Light and Sound will be our focus this week. There will be a small quiz on light and energy on Tuesday, November 22.

Study Jams has awesome videos that your child can watch to help review (and as always, the science journal is an excellent study resource!) Go to the “Energy, Light, and Sound” section, and watch the videos titled Heat, Sound, Light, Light Absorption, Reflection, & Refraction, Electricity, and Electric Currents/Circuits.

Social Studies:  We will be learning about the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, and Branches of Government this week. There will also be a new newspaper (week 7) given this week to read, take notes on, and study.

P.S. - Thank you to all who contributed to the Teacher Appreciation Lunch, it was delicious and we are so grateful for your kindness and support!