Even though this is a short week we have a lot happening in the next three days. The students have learned so much during the Greek unit. This week in conceptual we are going to learn about the Persian War and the Peloponnesian war. We will also discuss Greek art and the students will get to design their own mosaic.
In language arts we are going to finish reading The Lightning Thief. The students will take a comprehension quiz for this book on Friday. In grammar we will talk about run-on sentences as well as review some of last week’s lessons. The students will take grammar test #2 on Thursday. The students should have their journals at home on Wednesday to help them study. On Friday we will begin to talk about time order words. This week we will analyze the writing process and examine traits of authors and good readers. I would like the students to bring in their favorite book. We are going to research authors and find commonalities between them.
Our science lesson this week will focus on the importance of using scientifically descriptive words to explain materials. In the previous weeks we have tried to start thinking like scientist, now I would like to start seeing the students incorporate scientific terminology into their lexicon during our science times.
This week for math we will be finishing topic two. The test will be on Thursday. I will send home a study packet on Wednesday. On Friday we will start topic three on multiplication. Please stress to your child the importance of checking over their work. Many missed problems on the last test were caused by inattentiveness. Also, let them know that I never mind if they need help understanding the wording or directions of a word problem. It is much better to get something clarified, than to miss a question.
Friday at 1:30 you are invited to our culmination performance. The kids are looking forward to expressing some of what they have learned in the first four weeks. Our class will be sharing a little about the paper making activity and how history has been recorded.
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