Week of: February 25-March 1

MonStar of the week: Gavin

Reading: World's of Change & Abe's Words

    • Skill: Author's Point of View
    • Strategy: Reread
    • Vocabulary: Greek and Latin Roots

Writing:

    • Spelling: suffixes er, est
    • Mentor Sentences: I wanna Iguana- contractions vs. possessives
    • Biography Writing: Wax Museum project

Events:

  • Social Studies Test 2/25: Explorers, trails, & History of NE
  • Special Assembly 2/27 Storyteller, Rita Paskowitz
  • Lincoln Field Trip 3/14- Parents welcome
  • NSCAS Testing:
    • Reading- 4/8, 9, 10
    • Math- 4/17, 18, 19



Unit 6 Fractions

  • Monday 6.1 Understanding Fractions
  • Tuesday 6.2 Fractions that add to 1
  • Wednesday 6.3 Add and subtract fractions with like denominators
  • Thursday - Reteach & Enrich
  • Friday 6.4 Mixed numbers and fractions greater than 1


Helpful Videos:

Science:

  • Force & Motion- What variables might affect the number of cycles a pendulum makes in 15 seconds.
  • Dependent and Independent variables

Social Studies:

  • Geography of Nebraska