This Week...

March 5- March 9, 2018

Reading:  We continued reading different books about force and motion.  We used a reference nonfiction book about roller coasters to investigate how visualize aids help our understanding.  We learned that visualize aids can provide us with examples, context, background, and additional information about the topic.  At the end of the week, we explored a poetry book about forces.  We were able to find poetic language that helped us answer our essential question: “How and why do objects move?” Reading Logs are due Monday, March 12.  (100 minutes)

Math:  This week, we began exploring different graphing concepts from chapter 13!  We will be skipping ahead to chapter 13 and coming back to the chapters we missed later in the year.  We also spent a day analyzing the data that we collected from the Winter Olympics!  Students analyzed line plots and created pictographs to show the medal counts about various events.

Science:  Students investigated magnets!  They tested out various materials to see if they were pulled by a magnetic force.  Students also investigated if magnetic forces could travel through different materials.  They learned that the donut magnets could attract objects through water, wool cloth, and paper.

Writing:  In writing, we completed our editing checklists for our response to literature essays!  Students made sure they had effective leads, a character trait, and text details.  We discussed the importance of writing complete sentences and checking for clarity.

Word Study:  This week, we worked on adjectives and verbs.  Students used their own independent reading books to find examples of these parts of speech.  Then, they applied what they found to create their own sentences.

Miscellaneous:  This week, students took their Math PARCC tests.  Next week, we will be taking the ELA PARCC tests.  Thank you for your support during this testing window!  March book orders went home and will be due on Wednesday, March 21.  The West states and capitals test will be on Tuesday, March 20.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Have a wonderful weekend!