WEEK of 3/16 - 3/20

- Link: Genesis Parent Access    

- Link: School Lunch Information 

Upcoming Important Dates 

-3/16, 3/17 and 3/18 - Cogat (G&T) Testing - STUDENTS WILL NEED A CHARGED CHROMEBOOK AND HEADPHONES!

-Blood Cancer Awareness Week (Spirit Week for Donations) See flyer sent home last week for more information.

LANGUAGE ARTS:

Benchmark Advance - Unit 4 - Author's Point of View 

Essential Question - How can other perspectives help us evaluate the world?

Novel Study - Esperanza Rising 

Literacy Circle Meetings and Packet 

Grammar and Word Study - Form and Use the Perfect Verb Tense, Homographs, and Conjunctions

Comprehension Skills - Point of View, Ask Questions About Characters and Events, Create Mental Images, Story Structure, Summarize the Text, and Compare and Contract Themes 

Spelling Words - No New Spelling (due to testing)

Vocabulary Words - Define Unknown Words in Novel Study 

Writing - Weekend Writing, Reader Response, March Prompts, Women's History Month Research Projects, Limerick Writing St. Patrick's Day 

Technology - IXL, Prodigy, Brainpop, EPIC, and Reading A - Z

MATH:

iReady Math - Unit 3 - More Decimals and Fractions 

Lesson 17 - Divide Decimals 

Lesson 18 - Fractions as Division 

Technology - Prodigy, IXL, iReady MyPath, Brainpop, and Reflex Math 

Weekly Quiz 

*Please use myPath and Reflex at home for extra practice!*

SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCIENCE:

SCIENCE

Scientist of the Week Presentation and Facts 

Unit 2 - Changes in Matter 

Experience 2 - Chemical Changes

New Season - Spring

SOCIAL STUDIES

Women's History Month 

Scholastic News 

Technology - Brainpop, Savvas, and IXL

HEALTH - SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING:

Health - Body Systems - Digestive System 

Class Goal of the Week - Follow Directions / Follow Classroom Rules 

Daily Secret Student