April 1-5

ELAR

This week in ELAR we will begin reviewing for our STAAR test on April 17. 

We will review grammar skills learned this year, as well as perfecting our revising and editing skills. We will practice writing short and extended constructed responses. 

Please remember to set a time to read each night at home. Taking the time to read at home increases comprehension skills and vocabulary. As you read, ask your child what connections they can make to another text they have read in the past.

Math

The students are working on  Unit 8 which will cover geometry and measurement.  The students will practice converting measurements, finding perimeter, area, and volume in this unit.  They will also learn how to classify triangles and quadrilaterals.

HOMEWORK

Students are expected to do homework in IXL and REFLEX.  This week the students will work on their Interim Plan.  This plan is personalized to their learning based on how they did on the interim.  They will find the TEK in IXL and do all those skills and then take a quiz over that TEK in IXL.  Ms. Lee then will check their results and sign off if they scored mastery. They are working on their Interim Plan of review.  I would like it to be completed by April 12.  I also require them to get Reflex finished to a green light at least 4  times per week until 100% mastery.  They will have some class time to work on these assignments.  Also, students are allowed to work on homework over the weekend to help them budget their time during the week.  I understand that they have after school activities, so I encourage them to budget their time. Please let me know if your child is struggling to finish homework. I am here to work with you.

**Class Needs: #2 Pencils

Science/Social Studies

In Science we are reviewing for our STAAR test on 4/18.

 Enduring Understandings for this Unit:

• ALL TEKS from the year

• If you would like to review with your child, we have all 4 categories available in our Science Canvas classroom. There is a complete review guide that they are working on.

In Social Studies we are starting our unit...An Anxious Nation.

• Following the Second World War the United States and the Soviet Union entered into the Cold War that sometimes resulted in military action, such as in Korea and Vietnam as well as the development of space program

• After the Second World War, marginalized American fought for civil rights by using the court system, amending the U.S. Constitution, and passing Great Society legislation.

• At the conclusion of the twentieth century the Cold War ended and the United States entered into a worldwide effort to end terrorism.