Week 23

Reminders:

• This week we will be preparing our exhibition presentations and practicing delivery to an audience. Rehearsing at home is strongly encouraged! In addition, any incomplete art products must be worked on/completed from home. If class time is provided, it will be very limited.
• DLAs (“mock-STAAR” tests) were given last Wednesday-Friday. I will be analyzing the data that these assessments provided to drive instruction going forward. I will also be sending home your child’s scores in the Tuesday folders this week.

Math:

To wrap up our unit on graphing, there will be a quiz on Monday. Students will need to demonstrate a good understanding of how to construct and analyze data within frequency tables, bar graphs, stem & leaf plots, dot plots, and scatter plots. Please feel free to visit older posts for review links. On Tuesday, we will begin to look at 2D shapes and their attributes. Students need to fully understand what a polygon is, and what it isn't, how to classify based on common attributes.

Polygons Math Antics

Triangles Math Antics

ELA:

We will continue discussing our novels within book club with a focused look at character traits and development. Students will need to be finished reading by Friday, and they will also turn in their “bookmarks” at that time. Projects will be assigned and due the following week.

Spelling and Quizlet on Friday.

Science:

This week we will begin our unit on earth and space patterns: rotations vs. revolutions; seasons; shadows. Study Jams: go to the “Solar System” tab and watch the videos on "A Day on Earth" and "Gravity and Inertia"

Social Studies:

We will finish up our discussion on the War of 1812, and begin learning about the American Industrial Revolution. On Friday, students will be assigned an invention from the era. They will research how it impacted society, technology, and our economy, then create an advertisement for the product.