This Week...

January 22- January 24, 2014

Reading:  Students reviewed key vocabulary from unit 3.  We also continued working on reading extended responses by balancing our ideas with information from the text.  Students used text evidence to support their ideas.  Next week, we will begin unit 4! Reading Logs are due Monday, January 27. (100 minutes)

Math:  At the beginning of the week, students focused on symmetry.  Students learned how to draw the mirror image of an object from the line of symmetry.  They also studied various characteristics of 3-D shapes.  Vertices, faces, bases, and edges were identified on the shapes.  The unit 6 test will be on Wednesday, January 29.  A review guide will be going home on Monday. Xtra Math practice is due Wednesday, January 27. (3 sessions) If applicable: for students still on addition and subtraction, fact tests and graphs are due Wednesday, January 27.

Science:  We discovered that our eyes are not light sources.  Instead, light bounces off objects and then travels in a straight line to our eyes, allowing us to see.  We also had the chance to experiment and explore with periscopes!  Students discovered how light travels and bounces off mirrors in order to reach their eyes.  Our first light quiz will be on Wednesday, January 29.  A review guide will go home on Monday.

Writing:  In writing, students participated in a dialogue relay race!  They worked in teams to create dialogue between characters in My Name is Maria Isabel.  They also identified telling sentences in their writing and completed a revision assignment to add more showing details.  In grammar, students reviewed major concepts from unit 3, including verb tenses and sentence combinations.

Cursive/Spelling: Today, we had our review test.  Next week, we will resume regular spelling and homework.

Miscellaneous:  Our Writing Words test will be on Tuesday, January 28.  This test will cover the words from October, November, and January.  Please let me know if you need additional copies.  As the weather remains quite cold, please be sure your child brings his/her hat, coat, gloves, and scarf to school each day.  Also, please remember to send your child with a water bottle…this is very helpful when students are thirsty during class.  Please let me know if you have any questions…have a fabulous weekend!