Reading/ELA Overview:

We will continue to work on Poetry for a bit in conjunction with our final Novel Study of the year this week.

 Spelling for BFG List 1 words will be tested this week. HW is due on Thursday.

Spelling will occur only when we have a full five-day week. Mondays will always be a pre-test, and homework will be assigned based on the scores of the pre-test. Tuesday through Thursday we will do small activities/lessons in our reading block. Homework will be due on Thursdays. Friday will be the test. Spelling words and homework options can be found on the Reading/ELA page. 

Vocabulary and Grammar Assessments will always fall around the same time as the Reading Assessment, typically the day before. Reading Assessments (Progress Monitoring Assessments or PMAs) are "cold reads," passages the students have not seen before; they test the students on their ability to apply the skills that they have learned throughout the unit. **Students are permitted to use their reading/ELA notebooks as a resource for all assessments, with the exception of vocabulary.**

Math Overview:

We finished our math book! For the rest of the marking period, we will focus on topics not included in our book. There will be graded assignments, but no actual test. 

Knowing multiplication facts is very important now, as multiplication facts will be used for all upcoming math skills. Please practice multiplication facts at home, or upcoming math skills will become very difficult as they all rely on knowing multiplication facts.

IXLs and Practice Buddies must be at a certain percentage to be considered "completed" as classwork or homework; however, the students should take those scores as high as they can as they become more comfortable with the content. These scores are averaged and entered as grades, and can help boost the students' overall math scores.

There will always be a practice test for homework that we review very carefully the day before the topic assessment. This can be used as a study guide to help prepare for the actual assessment. Students will be permitted (and strongly encouraged) to use their math notebooks as a resource when taking assessments.

Math grades are compiled from formative assignments such as assigned IXLs and Practice Buddies, and summative assignments including fact tests, basic concept quizzes, and the final topic assessment. Homework completion will also play a part in the final grade for the marking period.

Science Overview:

During the final marking period, the students will learn about landforms, volcanoes, weathering, erosion and deposition, rocks and the rock cycle, and fossils. Please check GC and the Digital Assignment Board for due dates and test dates.