March 9-13
Math- 2D figures and shape hierarchy (G 3/4)
Reading- The One and Only Ivan & comparing and contrasting reading within a genre (RL.9)
Writing- RACE writing & Informational prompt writing
IB- "Method to the Madness" We will be covering constructive and destructive forces, animal cells, genetics, and the US constitution.
Reading- The One and Only Ivan & comparing and contrasting reading within a genre (RL.9)
Writing- RACE writing & Informational prompt writing
IB- "Method to the Madness" We will be covering constructive and destructive forces, animal cells, genetics, and the US constitution.
March 2-6
Math- Line plots (MD.2)
Reading- The One and Only Ivan & Genres of reading (RL.5)
Writing- Opinion Writing
IB- "Method to the Madness" We will be covering constructive and destructive forces, animal cells, genetics, and the US constitution.
Reading- The One and Only Ivan & Genres of reading (RL.5)
Writing- Opinion Writing
IB- "Method to the Madness" We will be covering constructive and destructive forces, animal cells, genetics, and the US constitution.
February 24-28
Math- Dividing Fractions (NF.7)
Reading- The One and Only Ivan & verb tenses
Writing- Opinion Writing
IB- "A penny for your thoughts" An Inquiry into economics (cattle trails, panama canal, immigration, great depression, new deal, rationing wrap up and begin Physical and Chemical changes
Reading- The One and Only Ivan & verb tenses
Writing- Opinion Writing
IB- "A penny for your thoughts" An Inquiry into economics (cattle trails, panama canal, immigration, great depression, new deal, rationing wrap up and begin Physical and Chemical changes
January 27-31
Math- Interpreting fractions as division (NF.3) and begin multiplying fractions (NF.4)
Reading- Esperanza Rising (Informational text structure) Begin correlative conjunctions
Writing- Opinion Writing
IB- "A penny for your thoughts" An Inquiry into economics (cattle trails, panama canal, immigration, great depression, new deal, rationing
Reading- Esperanza Rising (Informational text structure) Begin correlative conjunctions
Writing- Opinion Writing
IB- "A penny for your thoughts" An Inquiry into economics (cattle trails, panama canal, immigration, great depression, new deal, rationing
January 10, 2020
Math- Adding/Subtracting Fractions with unlike denominators
Reading- Esperanza Rising (Informational text structure)
Writing- Soapbox project
IB- "A penny for your thoughts" An Inquiry into economics (cattle trails, panama canal, immigration, great depression, new deal, rationing
Reading- Esperanza Rising (Informational text structure)
Writing- Soapbox project
IB- "A penny for your thoughts" An Inquiry into economics (cattle trails, panama canal, immigration, great depression, new deal, rationing
December 16-20
Math- Dividing decimals with models
Reading- Ungifted
Writing- Informational Writing
IB- "Best thing since sliced bread" Innovation unit. Students will research important inventors in American history. We will also be learning about electricity, magnetism and circuits.
Reading- Ungifted
Writing- Informational Writing
IB- "Best thing since sliced bread" Innovation unit. Students will research important inventors in American history. We will also be learning about electricity, magnetism and circuits.
November 18-22
Math- Adding/Subtracting Decimals
Reading- Ungifted (Figurative Language)
Writing- Informational Writing
IB- "Best thing since sliced bread" Innovation unit. Students will research important inventors in American history. We will also be learning about electricity, magnetism and circuits.
Reading- Ungifted (Figurative Language)
Writing- Informational Writing
IB- "Best thing since sliced bread" Innovation unit. Students will research important inventors in American history. We will also be learning about electricity, magnetism and circuits.
November 11-15
Math- Adding/Subtracting Decimals
Reading- Ungifted (Figurative Language)
Writing- Informational Writing
IB- Wrapping up the Unit of Inquiry is Rebels. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with Rebels. (5 weeks) (Positive and negative leaders that have impacted American history).
Reading- Ungifted (Figurative Language)
Writing- Informational Writing
IB- Wrapping up the Unit of Inquiry is Rebels. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with Rebels. (5 weeks) (Positive and negative leaders that have impacted American history).
October 7-11
Math- Wrap up division using partial quotient (NBT.6) and begin decimals
Reading- The Watsons Go To Birmingham (RL.6- Point of View)
Writing- Narrative Writing
IB- Unit of Inquiry is Rebels. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with Rebels. (5 weeks) (Positive and negative leaders that have impacted American history).
Reading- The Watsons Go To Birmingham (RL.6- Point of View)
Writing- Narrative Writing
IB- Unit of Inquiry is Rebels. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with Rebels. (5 weeks) (Positive and negative leaders that have impacted American history).
September 30- October 4
Math- Division using partial quotient (NBT.6)
Reading- The Watsons Go To Birmingham (RL.6- Point of View)
Writing- Narrative Writing
IB- Unit of Inquiry is Rebels. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with Rebels. (5 weeks) (Positive and negative leaders that have impacted American history).
Reading- The Watsons Go To Birmingham (RL.6- Point of View)
Writing- Narrative Writing
IB- Unit of Inquiry is Rebels. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with Rebels. (5 weeks) (Positive and negative leaders that have impacted American history).
September 2-6
Math- Order of operations and multi digit multiplication (OA.2 and NBT.5)
Reading- Refugee Novel Study- Quoting (RL.1)
Writing- RACE writing and responding to texts using reader's response questions. We will also begin Narrative writing
IB- Unit of Inquiry is conflict. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with conflict. (5 weeks) (WWI, WWII, The Vietnam War, The Cold War, The collapse of the Soviet Union, Spanish American War, and Cuban Missile Crisis.
Reading- Refugee Novel Study- Quoting (RL.1)
Writing- RACE writing and responding to texts using reader's response questions. We will also begin Narrative writing
IB- Unit of Inquiry is conflict. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with conflict. (5 weeks) (WWI, WWII, The Vietnam War, The Cold War, The collapse of the Soviet Union, Spanish American War, and Cuban Missile Crisis.
August 26-30
Math- Order of operations (OA.1 and OA.2)
Reading- Refugee Novel Study- Inferencing and summarizing
Writing- RACE writing and responding to texts using reader's response questions.
IB- Unit of Inquiry is conflict. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with conflict. (5 weeks) (WWI, WWII, The Vietnam War, The Cold War, The collapse of the Soviet Union, Spanish American War, and Cuban Missile Crisis.
Reading- Refugee Novel Study- Inferencing and summarizing
Writing- RACE writing and responding to texts using reader's response questions.
IB- Unit of Inquiry is conflict. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with conflict. (5 weeks) (WWI, WWII, The Vietnam War, The Cold War, The collapse of the Soviet Union, Spanish American War, and Cuban Missile Crisis.
August 12-16
Math- Place Value and Powers of 10 (NBT.1 and NBT.2)
Reading- Refugee Novel Study
Writing- RACE writing and responding to texts
IB- Unit of Inquiry is conflict. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with conflict. (5 weeks) (WWI, WWII, The Vietnam War, The Cold War, The collapse of the Soviet Union, Spanish American War, and Cuban Missile Crisis
Reading- Refugee Novel Study
Writing- RACE writing and responding to texts
IB- Unit of Inquiry is conflict. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with conflict. (5 weeks) (WWI, WWII, The Vietnam War, The Cold War, The collapse of the Soviet Union, Spanish American War, and Cuban Missile Crisis
August 1-August 9
The first week of school, we will be getting acclimated to 5th grade and setting up notebooks. Please send in all school supplies ASAP as we will begin using them next week.
April 29- May 3
Math- Restaurant project
Reading- Harry Potter Novel Study
Writing- Short stories
IB- "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder". In this unit, we will be studying culture and how it has influenced society over the years. This is a four week unit and will be wrapped up right before the end of the school year. The novel that we will be reading with this book is, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". Make sure your student has a copy of this book so they will be successful over the next four weeks.
Reading- Harry Potter Novel Study
Writing- Short stories
IB- "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder". In this unit, we will be studying culture and how it has influenced society over the years. This is a four week unit and will be wrapped up right before the end of the school year. The novel that we will be reading with this book is, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". Make sure your student has a copy of this book so they will be successful over the next four weeks.
April 8-12
Math- Measurement and Volume
Reading- Comparing two texts by practicing extended response
Writing- Prompt writing to prep for Milestones
IB- "Best Thing Since Sliced Bread". In this unit, we will be studying inventors/inventions, and electricity and magnetism. This is a four week unit and will be wrapped up the week after spring break. The novel that we will be reading with this book is, "Click Here to Start". Make sure your student has a copy of this book so they will be successful over the next four weeks.
Reading- Comparing two texts by practicing extended response
Writing- Prompt writing to prep for Milestones
IB- "Best Thing Since Sliced Bread". In this unit, we will be studying inventors/inventions, and electricity and magnetism. This is a four week unit and will be wrapped up the week after spring break. The novel that we will be reading with this book is, "Click Here to Start". Make sure your student has a copy of this book so they will be successful over the next four weeks.
March 18-22
Math- Measurement and Volume
Reading- Comparing two texts by practicing extended response
Writing- Prompt writing to prep for Milestones
IB- "Best Thing Since Sliced Bread". In this unit, we will be studying inventors/inventions, and electricity and magnetism. This is a four week unit and will be wrapped up the week after spring break. The novel that we will be reading with this book is, "Click Here to Start". Make sure your student has a copy of this book so they will be successful over the next four weeks.
Reading- Comparing two texts by practicing extended response
Writing- Prompt writing to prep for Milestones
IB- "Best Thing Since Sliced Bread". In this unit, we will be studying inventors/inventions, and electricity and magnetism. This is a four week unit and will be wrapped up the week after spring break. The novel that we will be reading with this book is, "Click Here to Start". Make sure your student has a copy of this book so they will be successful over the next four weeks.
March 11-15
Math- Measurement and Volume
Reading- Comparing two texts by practicing extended response (continued)
Writing- Prompt writing to prep for Milestones
IB-We will begin our new unit "Best Thing Since Sliced Bread". In this unit, we will be studying inventors/inventions, and electricity and magnetism. This is a four week unit and will be wrapped up the week after spring break. The novel that we will be reading with this book is, "Click Here to Start". Make sure your student has a copy of this book so they will be successful over the next four weeks.
Reading- Comparing two texts by practicing extended response (continued)
Writing- Prompt writing to prep for Milestones
IB-We will begin our new unit "Best Thing Since Sliced Bread". In this unit, we will be studying inventors/inventions, and electricity and magnetism. This is a four week unit and will be wrapped up the week after spring break. The novel that we will be reading with this book is, "Click Here to Start". Make sure your student has a copy of this book so they will be successful over the next four weeks.
February 25-March 1
Math- Classifying shapes by their attributes & using a hierarchy
Reading- Comparing two texts by practicing extended response
Writing- Informational/research on The One and Only Ivan
IB-We continue to work on our IB unit, "Method to the "Maddness". The topics we will be covering in this unit are: cells, animal classification, constructive and destructive forces, and the government system. We are reading The One and Only Ivan as our unit novel study and will cover many ELA skills in small group. Students will still have their weekly comprehension and vocabulary quizzes, however there will only be 3 of each this go around. Make sure your child has a copy of this novel. They will not be successful without it.
Reading- Comparing two texts by practicing extended response
Writing- Informational/research on The One and Only Ivan
IB-We continue to work on our IB unit, "Method to the "Maddness". The topics we will be covering in this unit are: cells, animal classification, constructive and destructive forces, and the government system. We are reading The One and Only Ivan as our unit novel study and will cover many ELA skills in small group. Students will still have their weekly comprehension and vocabulary quizzes, however there will only be 3 of each this go around. Make sure your child has a copy of this novel. They will not be successful without it.
February 4-8
Math- Continue reviewing for fractions unit test and begin Geometry
Reading- Comparing two texts and answering prompts using the RACE strategy.
Writing- Informational/research on The One and Only Ivan
IB-We continue to work on our IB unit, "Method to the "Maddness". The topics we will be covering in this unit are: cells, animal classification, constructive and destructive forces, and the government system. We are reading The One and Only Ivan as our unit novel study and will cover many ELA skills in small group. Students will still have their weekly comprehension and vocabulary quizzes, however there will only be 3 of each this go around. Make sure your child has a copy of this novel. They will not be successful without it.
Reading- Comparing two texts and answering prompts using the RACE strategy.
Writing- Informational/research on The One and Only Ivan
IB-We continue to work on our IB unit, "Method to the "Maddness". The topics we will be covering in this unit are: cells, animal classification, constructive and destructive forces, and the government system. We are reading The One and Only Ivan as our unit novel study and will cover many ELA skills in small group. Students will still have their weekly comprehension and vocabulary quizzes, however there will only be 3 of each this go around. Make sure your child has a copy of this novel. They will not be successful without it.
January 28-February 1
Math- MD.2 (line plots) and review for upcoming unit test (week of the 28th)
Reading- Comparing two texts and answering prompts using the RACE strategy.
Writing- Informational/research on The One and Only Ivan
IB-We continue to work on our IB unit, "Method to the "Maddness". The topics we will be covering in this unit are: cells, animal classification, constructive and destructive forces, and the government system. We are reading The One and Only Ivan as our unit novel study and will cover many ELA skills in small group. Students will still have their weekly comprehension and vocabulary quizzes, however there will only be 3 of each this go around. Make sure your child has a copy of this novel. They will not be successful without it.
Reading- Comparing two texts and answering prompts using the RACE strategy.
Writing- Informational/research on The One and Only Ivan
IB-We continue to work on our IB unit, "Method to the "Maddness". The topics we will be covering in this unit are: cells, animal classification, constructive and destructive forces, and the government system. We are reading The One and Only Ivan as our unit novel study and will cover many ELA skills in small group. Students will still have their weekly comprehension and vocabulary quizzes, however there will only be 3 of each this go around. Make sure your child has a copy of this novel. They will not be successful without it.
January 22-25
Math- MD.2 (line plots) and review for upcoming unit test (week of the 28th)
Reading- Comparing two texts and answering prompts using the RACE strategy.
Writing- Informational/research on The One and Only Ivan
IB-We have just started our new IB unit last week. This unit is called "Method to the "Maddness". The topics we will be covering in this unit are: cells, animal classification, constructive and destructive forces, and the government system. We are reading The One and Only Ivan as our unit novel study and will cover many ELA skills in small group. Students will still have their weekly comprehension and vocabulary quizzes, however there will only be 3 of each this go around. Make sure your child has a copy of this novel. They will not be successful without it.
Reading- Comparing two texts and answering prompts using the RACE strategy.
Writing- Informational/research on The One and Only Ivan
IB-We have just started our new IB unit last week. This unit is called "Method to the "Maddness". The topics we will be covering in this unit are: cells, animal classification, constructive and destructive forces, and the government system. We are reading The One and Only Ivan as our unit novel study and will cover many ELA skills in small group. Students will still have their weekly comprehension and vocabulary quizzes, however there will only be 3 of each this go around. Make sure your child has a copy of this novel. They will not be successful without it.
December 10-14
This week we are working on our IB unit, A Penny for you Thoughts. This is our economics unit. We are rotating around the classes to learn about how some of our social studies standards relate to economics. In math we just wrapped up half of the fractions unit and will be moving into the second half next week. In reading, we are reading Esperanza Rising as a class and working with some standards that align with the book. In writing we are about halfway through our fictional narrative.
November 12-16
This week we are wrapping up the IB unit on "Rebels with a cause". We will have our IB unit assessment on Friday. Students will have a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday. We will also be having our market day on Monday from 8-10am! Stay tuned for pictures! Woohoo!
October 29-November 2
Math-Adding and subtracting fractions (5.NF.1)
ELA- Opinion writing (linked to novel study)
We started our IB unit over Rebels. Students will spend 6 weeks working on research to identify the role and impact these individuals made on society.
Novel study: The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
ELA- Opinion writing (linked to novel study)
We started our IB unit over Rebels. Students will spend 6 weeks working on research to identify the role and impact these individuals made on society.
Novel study: The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
October 22-26
Math- Multiplying and dividing decimals with models wrap up & begin adding and subtracting fractions (5.NF.1)
ELA- Opinion writing (linked to novel study)
We started our IB unit over Rebels. Students will spend 6 weeks working on research to identify the role and impact these individuals made on society.
Novel study: The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
ELA- Opinion writing (linked to novel study)
We started our IB unit over Rebels. Students will spend 6 weeks working on research to identify the role and impact these individuals made on society.
Novel study: The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
October 15-19
Math- Multiplying and dividing decimals with models
ELA- Opinion writing (linked to novel study)
We started our IB unit over Rebels. Students will spend 6 weeks working on research to identify the role and impact these individuals made on society.
Novel study: The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
ELA- Opinion writing (linked to novel study)
We started our IB unit over Rebels. Students will spend 6 weeks working on research to identify the role and impact these individuals made on society.
Novel study: The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
October 8-12
Math- Review decimals unit- test on Thursday
ELA- Opinion writing (linked to novel study)
We started our IB unit over Rebels. Students will spend 6 weeks working on research to identify the role and impact these individuals made on society.
Novel study: The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
ELA- Opinion writing (linked to novel study)
We started our IB unit over Rebels. Students will spend 6 weeks working on research to identify the role and impact these individuals made on society.
Novel study: The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
October 1-5
Math-Rounding Decimals and adding/subtracting decimals
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September 17-21
Math-Rounding Decimals
ELA- Informational Writing, main idea
IB- Unit of Inquiry is conflict. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with conflict. (5 weeks) (WWI, WWII, The Vietnam War, The Cold War, The collapse of the Soviet Union, Spanish American War, and Cuban Missile Crisis. We are also reading Refugee and will finish the book this week.
ELA- Informational Writing, main idea
IB- Unit of Inquiry is conflict. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with conflict. (5 weeks) (WWI, WWII, The Vietnam War, The Cold War, The collapse of the Soviet Union, Spanish American War, and Cuban Missile Crisis. We are also reading Refugee and will finish the book this week.
September 10-14
Math-Reviewing for Unit 1 test
ELA- Informational Writing, main idea
IB- Unit of Inquiry is conflict. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with conflict. (5 weeks) (WWI, WWII, The Vietnam War, The Cold War, The collapse of the Soviet Union, Spanish American War, and Cuban Missile Crisis. We are also reading Refugee
ELA- Informational Writing, main idea
IB- Unit of Inquiry is conflict. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with conflict. (5 weeks) (WWI, WWII, The Vietnam War, The Cold War, The collapse of the Soviet Union, Spanish American War, and Cuban Missile Crisis. We are also reading Refugee
August 27-31
Math-Multi-digit multiplication and division using partial quotient
ELA- Informational Writing, Summarizing and inferencing
IB- Unit of Inquiry is conflict. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with conflict. (5 weeks) (WWI, WWII, The Vietnam War, The Cold War, The collapse of the Soviet Union, Spanish American War, and Cuban Missile Crisis
ELA- Informational Writing, Summarizing and inferencing
IB- Unit of Inquiry is conflict. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with conflict. (5 weeks) (WWI, WWII, The Vietnam War, The Cold War, The collapse of the Soviet Union, Spanish American War, and Cuban Missile Crisis
August 13-17
Math- Place Value and exponents. We will also begin order of operations
ELA- Close reading, Summarizing, quoting & citing from a text. We will also begin reading Refugee as a class.
IB- Unit of Inquiry is conflict. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with conflict. (5 weeks)
ELA- Close reading, Summarizing, quoting & citing from a text. We will also begin reading Refugee as a class.
IB- Unit of Inquiry is conflict. Students will be researching and inquiring about topics from 5th grade standards that align with conflict. (5 weeks)
July 30-August 3
The first week we will be setting up notebooks and doing getting to know you activities.
April 23- May 23
We will be working on Project Based learning for the remainder of the school year.
- Restaurant menu project
- School Handbook project
- Market Day project
- Career Portfolio
- US states/capitols
DRA testing will also be completed to assess students on their final reading level.
- Restaurant menu project
- School Handbook project
- Market Day project
- Career Portfolio
- US states/capitols
DRA testing will also be completed to assess students on their final reading level.
April 16-20
Milestones Review and testing
March 26-30
Math: Volume and Measurement
Reading: Informational text features
Social Studies: Cold War
Science: Genetics
Writing: Opinion Writing and prompt writing
Reading: Informational text features
Social Studies: Cold War
Science: Genetics
Writing: Opinion Writing and prompt writing
March 19-23
Math: Volume and Measurement
Reading: Informational text structures
Social Studies: Cold War
Science: Genetics
Writing: Opinion Writing (debate project)
Reading: Informational text structures
Social Studies: Cold War
Science: Genetics
Writing: Opinion Writing (debate project)
March 12-16
Math: Geometry wrap up and begin Volume and Measurement
Reading: Informational text structures
Social Studies:WWII wrap up and begin Cold War
Science: Classifying animals and review for test
Writing: Opinion Writing (debate project)
Reading: Informational text structures
Social Studies:WWII wrap up and begin Cold War
Science: Classifying animals and review for test
Writing: Opinion Writing (debate project)
March 5-9
Math: Geometry
Reading: Summarizing Informational texts
Social Studies:WWII
Science: Classifying animals
Writing: Opinion Writing (debate project)
Reading: Summarizing Informational texts
Social Studies:WWII
Science: Classifying animals
Writing: Opinion Writing (debate project)
February 26-March 2
Math: Geometry
Reading: Main Idea
Social Studies:WWII
Science: Plant/Animal Cells
Writing: Opinion Writing (debate project)
Reading: Main Idea
Social Studies:WWII
Science: Plant/Animal Cells
Writing: Opinion Writing (debate project)
February 12-16
Math: Review and test over Fractions
Reading: Main Idea
Social Studies:WWII
Science: Plant/Animal Cells
Writing: Opinion Writing
Reading: Main Idea
Social Studies:WWII
Science: Plant/Animal Cells
Writing: Opinion Writing
February 5-9
Math: Dividing Fractions and review for test
Reading: Main Idea
Social Studies:The Great Depression & start WWII
Science: Review electricity/magnetism and begin Cells/microorganisms
Writing: Informational writing over figures from WWI.
Reading: Main Idea
Social Studies:The Great Depression & start WWII
Science: Review electricity/magnetism and begin Cells/microorganisms
Writing: Informational writing over figures from WWI.
January 29-February 2
Math: Multiplying/dividing fractions with unlike denominators
Reading: Main Idea
Social Studies:The Great Depression
Science: Electromagnets
Writing: Informational writing over figures from WWI.
Reading: Main Idea
Social Studies:The Great Depression
Science: Electromagnets
Writing: Informational writing over figures from WWI.
January 15-19
Math: Multiplying/dividing fractions with unlike denominators
Reading: Compare/contrast stories within the same genre
Social Studies:The Great Depression
Science: Electricity and Electromagnets
Writing: Informational writing
Reading: Compare/contrast stories within the same genre
Social Studies:The Great Depression
Science: Electricity and Electromagnets
Writing: Informational writing
January 8-12
Math: Adding/subtracting fractions with unlike denominators with word problems
Reading: Multimedia and how it is applied to reading
Social Studies: WWI and The Great Depression
Science: Electricity
Writing: Informational writing
Reading: Multimedia and how it is applied to reading
Social Studies: WWI and The Great Depression
Science: Electricity
Writing: Informational writing
December 18-22
Math: Adding/subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
Reading: DRA testing
Social Studies: WWI and The Great Depression
Science: Electricity
Writing: Creative writing (changing the ending of stories)
Reading: DRA testing
Social Studies: WWI and The Great Depression
Science: Electricity
Writing: Creative writing (changing the ending of stories)
December 11-15
Math: Adding/subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
Reading: DRA testing
Social Studies: WWI and The Great Depression
Science: Electricity
Writing: Creative writing (changing the ending of stories)
Reading: DRA testing
Social Studies: WWI and The Great Depression
Science: Electricity
Writing: Creative writing (changing the ending of stories)
November 27-December 1
Math: Dividing decimals
Reading: Review of Quarter 1 and 2 standards
Social Studies: Turn of the Century (panama canal)
Science: Physical/Chemical changes wrap up
Writing: Narrative (publishing)
Reading: Review of Quarter 1 and 2 standards
Social Studies: Turn of the Century (panama canal)
Science: Physical/Chemical changes wrap up
Writing: Narrative (publishing)
November 13-17
Math: Multiplying/dividing decimals
Reading: Point of View
Social Studies: Turn of the Century (immigration)
Science: Physical/Chemical changes
Writing: Narrative (editing/publishing)
Reading: Point of View
Social Studies: Turn of the Century (immigration)
Science: Physical/Chemical changes
Writing: Narrative (editing/publishing)
November 6-10
Math: Review for test, multiplying/dividing decimals
Reading: Text Structure
Social Studies: Turn of the Century
Science: Physical/Chemical changes
Writing: Narrative
Reading: Text Structure
Social Studies: Turn of the Century
Science: Physical/Chemical changes
Writing: Narrative
October 30-November 3
Math:Adding/subtracting decimals and begin reviewing for test
Reading: Figurative Language
Social Studies: Turn of the Century
Science: Physical/Chemical changes
Writing: Narrative
Reading: Figurative Language
Social Studies: Turn of the Century
Science: Physical/Chemical changes
Writing: Narrative
October 23-27
Math: Rounding and adding.subtracting decimals
Reading: Figurative Language
Social Studies: Turn of the Century
Science: Physical/Chemical changes
Writing: Narrative
Reading: Figurative Language
Social Studies: Turn of the Century
Science: Physical/Chemical changes
Writing: Narrative
October 16-20
Math: Comparing and Rounding Decimals
Reading: Word Meanings and Vocabulary
Social Studies: Turn of the Century
Science: Physical/Chemical changes
Writing: Narrative
Reading: Word Meanings and Vocabulary
Social Studies: Turn of the Century
Science: Physical/Chemical changes
Writing: Narrative
October 9-13
Math: Comparing and Rounding Decimals
Reading: Character Traits and Plot
Social Studies: Turn of the Century
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (Test)
Writing: Writing complex paragraphs (narrative)
Reading: Character Traits and Plot
Social Studies: Turn of the Century
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (Test)
Writing: Writing complex paragraphs (narrative)
October 2-6
Math: Division using partial quotient
Reading: Summarizing and paraphrasing
Social Studies: Reconstruction (Post Civil War)
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (beach reformation, levees, and flooding)
Writing: Writing complex paragraphs
Reading: Summarizing and paraphrasing
Social Studies: Reconstruction (Post Civil War)
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (beach reformation, levees, and flooding)
Writing: Writing complex paragraphs
September 18-22
Math: Division using partial quotient
Reading: Summarizing and paraphrasing
Social Studies: Reconstruction (Post Civil War)
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (beach reformation, levees, and flooding)
Writing: Writing complex paragraphs
Reading: Summarizing and paraphrasing
Social Studies: Reconstruction (Post Civil War)
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (beach reformation, levees, and flooding)
Writing: Writing complex paragraphs
September 4-8
Math: Division using partial quotient
Reading: Summarizing and paraphrasing
Social Studies: Wrapping up Civil War
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (volcanoes)
Writing: Writing complex paragraphs
Reading: Summarizing and paraphrasing
Social Studies: Wrapping up Civil War
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (volcanoes)
Writing: Writing complex paragraphs
August 28-September 1
Math: Multi digit multiplication
Reading: Summarizing
Social Studies: Civil War
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (faults)
Writing: Writing complex paragraphs
Reading: Summarizing
Social Studies: Civil War
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (faults)
Writing: Writing complex paragraphs
August 21-25
Math: Place Value
Reading: Summarizing
Social Studies: Civil War
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces
Writing: Writing complex paragraphs
Reading: Summarizing
Social Studies: Civil War
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces
Writing: Writing complex paragraphs
August 14-18
Math: Order of Operations and algebraic thinking
Reading: Summarizing
Social Studies: Civil War
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces
Writing: Writing complex paragraphs
Reading: Summarizing
Social Studies: Civil War
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces
Writing: Writing complex paragraphs
August 7-11
Math: Order of Operations and algebraic thinking
Reading: Summarizing
Social Studies: Civil War
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces
Writing: Writing complex paragraphs
Reading: Summarizing
Social Studies: Civil War
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces
Writing: Writing complex paragraphs
July 31-August 4
Students will be setting up their interactive notebooks, logging into programs to become familiar with them, and taking pre tests to set a baseline for learning. We will start with standards next week!
Month of May
We will be focusing on Project Based Learning for the remainder of the school year. These activities include: creation of math board games, box book reports, school creation project, and store creation project.
Week of April 24-28
When we are not testing this week, we will be reviewing for the Georgia Milestones test.
Week of April 17-21
Math: Review for Milestones tetsing
Reading: Review for Milestones
Social Studies: Civil rights and War on Terrorism
Science: Animal classification and Review for Milestones
Writing: Review for Milestones
Reading: Review for Milestones
Social Studies: Civil rights and War on Terrorism
Science: Animal classification and Review for Milestones
Writing: Review for Milestones
Week of April 10-14
Math: Wrap up Geometry and review for Milestones tetsing
Reading: Review for Milestones
Social Studies: Wrap up Cold War and begin Civil rights
Science: Animal classification and genes/heredity
Writing: Learning how to write constructed responses in Math
Reading: Review for Milestones
Social Studies: Wrap up Cold War and begin Civil rights
Science: Animal classification and genes/heredity
Writing: Learning how to write constructed responses in Math
Week of March 27-31
Math: 2D Shapes
Reading: Review for Milestones
Social Studies: Cold War
Science: Animal classification and genes/heredity
Writing: Learning how to write constructed responses in Math
Reading: Review for Milestones
Social Studies: Cold War
Science: Animal classification and genes/heredity
Writing: Learning how to write constructed responses in Math
Week of March 20-24
Math: Geometry (coordinate planes and plotting points)
Reading: Review for Milestones
Social Studies: Cold War
Science: Wrap up Cells and Microorganisms and begin Animal classification
Writing: Learning how to write constructed responses
Reading: Review for Milestones
Social Studies: Cold War
Science: Wrap up Cells and Microorganisms and begin Animal classification
Writing: Learning how to write constructed responses
Week of March 13-17
Math: Wrap up Measurement conversions and begin Geometry
Reading: Author's purpose
Social Studies: Wrap up World War II and start Cold War
Science: Cells and Microorganisms
Writing: Debate project
Grammar: Importance of titles
Reading: Author's purpose
Social Studies: Wrap up World War II and start Cold War
Science: Cells and Microorganisms
Writing: Debate project
Grammar: Importance of titles
Week of March 6-10
Math: Measurement conversions
Reading: Non-Fiction Text Features
Social Studies: World War II
Science: Cells
Writing: Debate project
Grammar: Importance of titles
Reading: Non-Fiction Text Features
Social Studies: World War II
Science: Cells
Writing: Debate project
Grammar: Importance of titles
Week of February 27- March 3
Math: Volume of regular and irregular shapes and measurement conversions
Reading: Non-Fiction Text Features
Social Studies: World War II
Science: Cells
Writing: Debate project
Grammar: Importance of titles
Reading: Non-Fiction Text Features
Social Studies: World War II
Science: Cells
Writing: Debate project
Grammar: Importance of titles
Week of February 13-17
Math: Volume of regular and irregular shapes
Reading: Point of View
Social Studies: The Great Depression
Science: Electromagnets
Writing: Debate project
Grammar: TBD
Reading: Point of View
Social Studies: The Great Depression
Science: Electromagnets
Writing: Debate project
Grammar: TBD
Week of December 12-16
Math: Multiplying and dividing fractions (NF.3 and NF.4)
Reading: Character Study Paper bag project (in class), DRA testing,
Social Studies: World War I (in class boat project)
Science: Eletricity (insulators and conductors)
Writing: Fictional Narrative
Grammar: Context Clues
Reading: Character Study Paper bag project (in class), DRA testing,
Social Studies: World War I (in class boat project)
Science: Eletricity (insulators and conductors)
Writing: Fictional Narrative
Grammar: Context Clues
Week of December 5-9
Math: Adding and Subtracting fractions with mixed numbers in a word problem
Reading: Character Study Paper bag project (in class) and DRA testing
Social Studies: World War I
Science: Eletricity (circuits)
Writing: Fictional Narrative
Grammar: Context Clues
Reading: Character Study Paper bag project (in class) and DRA testing
Social Studies: World War I
Science: Eletricity (circuits)
Writing: Fictional Narrative
Grammar: Context Clues
Week of November 28-December 2
Math: Adding and Subtracting fractions with mixed numbers
Reading: Primary/Secondary Sources
Social Studies: Review Turn of the century
Science: Matter- Electricity
Writing: Inventor's convention project & begin Fictional Narrative
Grammar: Pronouns
Reading: Primary/Secondary Sources
Social Studies: Review Turn of the century
Science: Matter- Electricity
Writing: Inventor's convention project & begin Fictional Narrative
Grammar: Pronouns
Week of November 14-18
Math: Adding and Subtracting fractions with mixed numbers (test over decimals monday)
Reading: Text Structure
Social Studies: Inventors and Inventions
Science: Matter- Physical and Chemical Changes (test Friday)
Writing: Inventor's convention project
Grammar: time used for inventor's project
Reading: Text Structure
Social Studies: Inventors and Inventions
Science: Matter- Physical and Chemical Changes (test Friday)
Writing: Inventor's convention project
Grammar: time used for inventor's project
Week of November 7-11
Math: Dividing Decimals
Reading:
Social Studies: Inventors and Inventions
Science: Matter- Physical and Chemical Changes
Writing: Inventor's convention project
Grammar:
Reading:
Social Studies: Inventors and Inventions
Science: Matter- Physical and Chemical Changes
Writing: Inventor's convention project
Grammar:
Week of: October 31-November 4
Math: Dividing Decimals
Reading: Figurative Language
Social Studies: Immigration
Science: Matter- Physical and Chemical Changes
Writing: Inventor's convention project
Grammar: figurative language
Reading: Figurative Language
Social Studies: Immigration
Science: Matter- Physical and Chemical Changes
Writing: Inventor's convention project
Grammar: figurative language
Week of: October 24-28
Math: Multiplying Decimals (NBT.7)
Reading: Comparing and contrasting across texts
Social Studies: Turn of the century (cattle drives and immigration)
Science: Matter- Physical and Chemical Changes
Writing: Opinion Writing
Grammar: figurative language
Reading: Comparing and contrasting across texts
Social Studies: Turn of the century (cattle drives and immigration)
Science: Matter- Physical and Chemical Changes
Writing: Opinion Writing
Grammar: figurative language
Week of: October 17-21
Math: Multiplying Decimals (NBT.7)
Reading: Comparing and contrasting across texts
Social Studies: Turn of the century (cattle drives and immigration)
Science: Matter- Physical and Chemical Changes
Writing: Opinion Writing
Grammar: figurative language
Reading: Comparing and contrasting across texts
Social Studies: Turn of the century (cattle drives and immigration)
Science: Matter- Physical and Chemical Changes
Writing: Opinion Writing
Grammar: figurative language
Week of: October 10-14
Math: Adding and Subtracting Decimals and Unit 2 test (Thursday)
Reading: Theme
Social Studies: Reconstruction (Post Civil War)
Science: Matter- Physical and Chemical Changes
Writing: Opinion Writing
Grammar: Prepositions
Reading: Theme
Social Studies: Reconstruction (Post Civil War)
Science: Matter- Physical and Chemical Changes
Writing: Opinion Writing
Grammar: Prepositions
Week of: October 3-7
Math: Rounding decimals, writing decimals and expanded form (NBT.4 and NBT.3)
Reading: Main Idea and supporting details
Social Studies: Reconstruction (Post Civil War)
Science: Matter- Physical and Chemical Changes
Writing: Opinion Writing
Grammar: Figurative Language
Reading: Main Idea and supporting details
Social Studies: Reconstruction (Post Civil War)
Science: Matter- Physical and Chemical Changes
Writing: Opinion Writing
Grammar: Figurative Language
Week of: September 19-23
Math: Rounding decimals (Begin Unit 2)
Reading: Main Idea and supporting details
Social Studies: Reconstruction (Post Civil War)
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (continue review)
Writing: Opinion Writing
Grammar: Figurative Language
Reading: Main Idea and supporting details
Social Studies: Reconstruction (Post Civil War)
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (continue review)
Writing: Opinion Writing
Grammar: Figurative Language
Week of: September 12-16
Math: Review and Test over Unit 1
Reading: Summarizing and Main Idea
Social Studies: Civil War review and test
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (continue review)
Writing: Opinion Writing
Grammar: Conjunctions
Reading: Summarizing and Main Idea
Social Studies: Civil War review and test
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (continue review)
Writing: Opinion Writing
Grammar: Conjunctions
Week of: September 5-9
Math: Long division using partial quotient (NBT.6)
Reading: Summarizing
Social Studies: Civil War (begin review)
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (continue review)
Writing: Narrative Writing (publishing)
Grammar: Figurative Language
Reading: Summarizing
Social Studies: Civil War (begin review)
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (continue review)
Writing: Narrative Writing (publishing)
Grammar: Figurative Language
Week of: August 29-September 2
Math: Multi digit multiplication. We will also have a quiz on Monday over NBT.2
Reading: Annotating a text
Social Studies: Civil War
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (begin review)
Writing: Narrative Writing
Grammar: TBA
Reading: Annotating a text
Social Studies: Civil War
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (begin review)
Writing: Narrative Writing
Grammar: TBA
Week of: August 22-26
Math: Powers of 10 (exponents) and multi digit multiplication
Reading: Annotating a text
Social Studies: Causes of the Civil War
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (Earthquakes and Volcanoes (wrap up) and faults)
Writing: Narrative Writing
Grammar: Commas
Reading: Annotating a text
Social Studies: Causes of the Civil War
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (Earthquakes and Volcanoes (wrap up) and faults)
Writing: Narrative Writing
Grammar: Commas
Week of: August 15-19
Math: Place Value and powers of 10 (exponents)
Reading: Students will learn how to be a critical thinker during literature circles
Social Studies: Bill of Rights
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (Earthquakes and Volcanoes)
Writing: Narrative Writing
Grammar: Commas
Reading: Students will learn how to be a critical thinker during literature circles
Social Studies: Bill of Rights
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces (Earthquakes and Volcanoes)
Writing: Narrative Writing
Grammar: Commas
Week of: August 8-12
Math: Place Value and powers of 10 (exponents)
Reading: Students will learn how to be a critical thinker during literature circles
Social Studies: Connecting themes (conflict & change, beliefs and ideals, movement and migration
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces
Writing: Students will learn how to use stamina in their writing
Reading: Students will learn how to be a critical thinker during literature circles
Social Studies: Connecting themes (conflict & change, beliefs and ideals, movement and migration
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces
Writing: Students will learn how to use stamina in their writing
Week of: April 25-29
Math: Students will finish their in class restaurant projects
Reading: Students will finish their in class book reports
Social Studies: Students will finish their review newspaper articles
Science: Genetics
Writing: Students will finish their school creations (in class project)
Reading: Students will finish their in class book reports
Social Studies: Students will finish their review newspaper articles
Science: Genetics
Writing: Students will finish their school creations (in class project)
Week of: April 4-8
Students will spend time reviewing for the milestones by completing their review packets in reading and math.
Week of: March 28- April 1
This week, we will spend the majority of the time reviewing for the Georgia Milestones Test. We will practice questions that will be similar to what is on the test to help familiarize the students with the expectations.
Week of: March 21-25
Math: Geometry Attributes of shapes (G.4) Begin reviewing for test
Reading: Drawing conclusions and inferencing
Social Studies: Finish up United States history from 1950-1975 and begin history 1975-present
Science: Animal and Plant Classification
Writing: Debate
Grammar: Using this time for debate project
Reading: Drawing conclusions and inferencing
Social Studies: Finish up United States history from 1950-1975 and begin history 1975-present
Science: Animal and Plant Classification
Writing: Debate
Grammar: Using this time for debate project
Week of: March 14-18
Math: Geometry Attributes of shapes (G.3)
Reading: Text Structure
Social Studies: United States history from 1950-1975
Science: Animal Classification
Writing: Debate
Grammar: Using this time for debate project
Reading: Text Structure
Social Studies: United States history from 1950-1975
Science: Animal Classification
Writing: Debate
Grammar: Using this time for debate project
Week of: March 7-11
Math: Geometry- Identifying coordinates and coordinate planes
Reading: Comparing and contrasting characters
Social Studies: Cold War and 1950's.
Science: Microorganisms and Animal Classification
Writing: Debate
Grammar: none
Reading: Comparing and contrasting characters
Social Studies: Cold War and 1950's.
Science: Microorganisms and Animal Classification
Writing: Debate
Grammar: none
Week of: February 29-March 4
Math: Wrapping up Measurement and starting Geometry
Reading: Cause and Effect
Social Studies: Cold War
Science: Plant/Animal Cells
Writing: Debate
Grammar: none
Reading: Cause and Effect
Social Studies: Cold War
Science: Plant/Animal Cells
Writing: Debate
Grammar: none
Week of: February 8-12
Math: Measurement Unit. MD.5
Reading: Importance of Auditory and multimedia sources
Social Studies: World War ll
Science: Magnets
Writing: This week we will do grammar everyday
Grammar: TBA
Reading: Importance of Auditory and multimedia sources
Social Studies: World War ll
Science: Magnets
Writing: This week we will do grammar everyday
Grammar: TBA
Week of: February 1-5
Math: Beginning Measurement Unit. MD.1 and MD.3
Reading: Point of View
Social Studies: World War ll
Science: Magnets
Writing: wrapping up Informational writing on Post War America
Grammar: None this week (using this time for writing)
Reading: Point of View
Social Studies: World War ll
Science: Magnets
Writing: wrapping up Informational writing on Post War America
Grammar: None this week (using this time for writing)
Week of: January 25-29
Math: Reviewing the fractions unit & Test
Reading: Point of View
Social Studies: World War ll
Science: Insulators and conductors
Writing: Informational writing on Post War America
Grammar: None this week (using this time for writing)
Reading: Point of View
Social Studies: World War ll
Science: Insulators and conductors
Writing: Informational writing on Post War America
Grammar: None this week (using this time for writing)
Week of: January 18-22
Math: Reviewing the fractions unit
Reading: Informational story structure
Social Studies: Review of The Great Depression and 1930's and test
Science: Circuits
Writing: Informational writing on Post War America
Grammar: None this week (using this time for writing)
Reading: Informational story structure
Social Studies: Review of The Great Depression and 1930's and test
Science: Circuits
Writing: Informational writing on Post War America
Grammar: None this week (using this time for writing)
Week of: January 11-15
Math: Multiplying/dividing fractions with word problems
Reading: Literary story structure
Social Studies: The Great Depression and 1930's
Science: Electricity and Magnetism
Writing: Informational writing on Post War America
Grammar: None this week (using this time for writing)
Reading: Literary story structure
Social Studies: The Great Depression and 1930's
Science: Electricity and Magnetism
Writing: Informational writing on Post War America
Grammar: None this week (using this time for writing)
Week of: January 4-8
STAY TUNED....
Week of: December 14-18
Math: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
Reading: Character/Physical traits in a story and drawing evidence
Social Studies: Post World War 1 and the Great Depression
Science: Wrapping up Matter
Writing: Finishing Fictional Narrative
Grammar: Correlative Conjunctions
Reading: Character/Physical traits in a story and drawing evidence
Social Studies: Post World War 1 and the Great Depression
Science: Wrapping up Matter
Writing: Finishing Fictional Narrative
Grammar: Correlative Conjunctions
Week of: December 7-11
Math: Adding and subtracting fractions with word problems and multiplying fractions
Reading: Context Clues
Social Studies: World War 1
Science: Matter
Writing: Fictional Narrative
Grammar: Interjections
Reading: Context Clues
Social Studies: World War 1
Science: Matter
Writing: Fictional Narrative
Grammar: Interjections
Week of: November 30-December 4
Math: Adding and subtracting fractions and word problems
Reading: Figurative Language
Social Studies: Wrapping up Spanish-American War
Science: Matter
Writing: TBD
Grammar: Prepositional Phrases
Reading: Figurative Language
Social Studies: Wrapping up Spanish-American War
Science: Matter
Writing: TBD
Grammar: Prepositional Phrases
Week of: November 16-20
Math: Students will have a test over Multiplying and dividing decimals on Monday. We will then move into simplifying fractions and equivalent fractions.
Reading: Comparing characters and setting to close read
Social Studies: Famous Inventors, Spanish/American War
Science: Matter (Physical and Chemical Changes)
Writing: Finishing informational and Research on Ellis Island
Grammar: Conjunctions
Reading: Comparing characters and setting to close read
Social Studies: Famous Inventors, Spanish/American War
Science: Matter (Physical and Chemical Changes)
Writing: Finishing informational and Research on Ellis Island
Grammar: Conjunctions
Week of November 9-13
Math: Review of Unit 3 (test Thursday) Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals
Reading: Annotating Text
Social Studies: Native Americans and Westward Expansion
Science: Physical and Chemical changes
Writing: Informational/research writing on Ellis Island
Grammar: Latin root words and prefixes/suffixes
Reading: Annotating Text
Social Studies: Native Americans and Westward Expansion
Science: Physical and Chemical changes
Writing: Informational/research writing on Ellis Island
Grammar: Latin root words and prefixes/suffixes
Week of: November 2-6
Math: Dividing Decimals
Reading: Close Reading
Social Studies: Native Americans
Science: Matter (physical and chemical changes)
Writing: Informational/research writing on Ellis Island
Grammar: Context Clues
Reading: Close Reading
Social Studies: Native Americans
Science: Matter (physical and chemical changes)
Writing: Informational/research writing on Ellis Island
Grammar: Context Clues
Week of October 26-30
Math: Multiplying Decimals
Reading: Summarizing
Social Studies: Turn of the century (cattle drives, black cowboys)
Science: Matter
Writing: Informational/research writing on Ellis Island
Grammar: Conjunctions/Interjections
Reading: Summarizing
Social Studies: Turn of the century (cattle drives, black cowboys)
Science: Matter
Writing: Informational/research writing on Ellis Island
Grammar: Conjunctions/Interjections
Week of: October 19-23
Math: We will review Unit 2 this week. Students will have their Unit 2 test on Thursday.
Reading: Character theme
Social Studies: Ellis Island
Writing: Informational/research writing
Science: None due to career day
Grammer: Conjunction/Interjections
Reading: Character theme
Social Studies: Ellis Island
Writing: Informational/research writing
Science: None due to career day
Grammer: Conjunction/Interjections
Week of: October 12-16
Math: This week we will learn how to add and subtract decimals. We will also learn how to demonstrate them on a model. Students will also be able to create an equation by looking at a model.
Reading:
Social Studies: Reconstruction and after the Civil War
Writing: wrap up Opinion writing
Grammar: Verb Tenses
Reading:
Social Studies: Reconstruction and after the Civil War
Writing: wrap up Opinion writing
Grammar: Verb Tenses
Week of: October 5-9
Math: We will continue with rounding decimals and will also begin adding and subtracting decimals with models. Students will have a quiz on Tuesday or Wednesday
Reading: theme
Social Studies: Civil War -- review and test this week!
Science- Review and wrap up Constructive and Destructive forces
Writing- Opinion Writing
Grammar: verb tenses
Reading: theme
Social Studies: Civil War -- review and test this week!
Science- Review and wrap up Constructive and Destructive forces
Writing- Opinion Writing
Grammar: verb tenses
Week of: September 28-October 2
Math: We will begin Unit 2. This unit consists of Decimals (adding and subtracting), rounding, and using models to demonstrate decimals.
Reading: Main Idea
Social Studies: Important women and people of the Civil War
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces
Writing: Opinion Writing
Reading: Main Idea
Social Studies: Important women and people of the Civil War
Science: Constructive and Destructive Forces
Writing: Opinion Writing
Week of: September 14-19
Math: We will review concepts that need to be revisited in Unit 1. Students will have a test on Thursday, Please have students study their interactive notebooks and study guide.
Reading: We will continue learning about main idea and theme.
Social Studies: Students learn about the battles that took place during the civil war.
Science: Students will review constructive and destructive forces and will continue researching for their project. Don't forget the summary is due Friday!
Grammar: Using grade appropriate words to help students with spelling,
Writing: Students will finish publishing their narratives and we will begin opinion writing.
Reading: We will continue learning about main idea and theme.
Social Studies: Students learn about the battles that took place during the civil war.
Science: Students will review constructive and destructive forces and will continue researching for their project. Don't forget the summary is due Friday!
Grammar: Using grade appropriate words to help students with spelling,
Writing: Students will finish publishing their narratives and we will begin opinion writing.
Week of: September 8-11
Math: We will continue learning about partial quotient. We will also begin reviewing for their unit 1 test. Students will have a quiz over Multiplication and division on Thursday.
Reading: We will continue with inferencing and making connections
Social Studies: Students will continue learning about the Civil War. They will present their notes to the class in groups (see class in action page)
Science: Students will continue learning about constructive and destructive forces. Please see Friday folder for project information.
Grammar: Commas
Writing: Students will begin publishing their narrative writing.
Reading: We will continue with inferencing and making connections
Social Studies: Students will continue learning about the Civil War. They will present their notes to the class in groups (see class in action page)
Science: Students will continue learning about constructive and destructive forces. Please see Friday folder for project information.
Grammar: Commas
Writing: Students will begin publishing their narrative writing.