Post date: Feb 9, 2017 10:39:47 PM
Greetings!
Just a little update from Honors.
Honors Materials Needed- It is a good time to replenish supplies for the remainder of the school year. Check to see if your student needs more pencils, scissors, glue sticks, or grading pens/pencils. I have noticed some are out of these materials. As always, I could use Clorox Wipes!
4th Grade
In Reading, we are loving our mystery unit on Chasing Vermeer. This is the first book of a trilogy that we will be reading throughout your student’s time in Honors at Sonoran Sky. In 4th grade, they will read Chasing Vermeer, 5th Grade is Wright 3, and 6th Grade is Calder Game. This is a fantastic series by Blue Baillett. We are learning all about motives, evidence, clues, and red herrings. What a fun read!
ILR- The new Independent Literature requirement was assigned in early January. All students must read a book in a new genre and in their new AR level as well as complete the written book summary and chosen project. The final project is due March 1st!
In Math, we have jumped into FRACTIONS! This week we have learned how to add/subtract like and unlike fractions and mixed numbers. We even jumped into subtracting with regrouping. Whoa! We will be having our next test next Wednesday. Next up is multiplication and division of fractions.
Today, we competed in our fourth Math Olympiad Competition. Only one more competition. We will continue to practice in class.
The Quarter 3 Math Menus have been assigned. Students are creating fraction cartoon strips. All information is on my website. The final projects are due 3/3.
5th Grade
In Reading, we are loving our mystery unit on Wright 3. This is the second book of a trilogy that we will be reading throughout your student’s time in Honors at Sonoran Sky. In 4th grade, they will read Chasing Vermeer, 5th Grade is Wright 3, and 6th Grade is Calder Game. This is a fantastic series by Blue Baillett. We are learning all about motives, evidence, clues, and red herrings. What a fun read! Thank you again for your book donation.
ILR- The new Independent Literature requirement was assigned in early January. All students must read a book in a new genre and in their new AR level as well as complete the written book summary and chosen project. The final project is due March 1st!
In Math, we are learning about Functions and Inequalities! This week we learned how to create and graph function tables and the difference between an independent and dependent variable.
Today, we competed in our fourth Math Olympiad Competition. Only one more competition. We will continue to practice in class.
The Quarter 3 Math Menus have been assigned. Students are creating i integer cartoon strips. All information is on my website. The final projects are due 3/3.
6th Grade
In Reading, we are loving our mystery unit on Calder Game. This is the third book of a trilogy by Blue Baillett. We are learning all about motives, evidence, clues, and red herrings. What a fun read! Thank you again for your book donation.
ILR- The new Independent Literature requirement was assigned in early January. All students must read a book in a new genre and in their new AR level as well as complete the written book summary and chosen project. The final project is due March 1st!
Skills Books #5-7 for Quarter 3 will be graded and recorded with a due date of 3/3.
In Math, we are continuing with our study of Geometry. This unit is all about measuring figures. We are learning how to find area, circumference, and volume of all types of shapes. We took a mid chapter check on this yesterday. Some students could use some extra practice on these skills. In the latter part of this unit, we will be getting into nets and surface area.
NOTE: Per the syllabus, there are no more corrections to quizzes or tests for the remaining year. This is in an effort to prepare for the transition to middle school. This pertains to math and reading.
Today, we competed in our fourth Math Olympiad Competition. Only one more competition. We will continue to practice in class.
The Quarter 3 Math Menus were assigned. Students are creating an origami presentation. All information is on my website. The final projects are due 3/3.
Be well!
Mrs. Anna Wilhelm