What we are studying this week 3/6:
Reading: This semester we are focused on literature!! Yay! The main focus of this semester will be inferencing (using background knowledge and text to answer questions) and theme. We will be reading a lot of stories where students will need identify the theme and provide details to prove that they are correct. They will also learn to write a summary with literature and we will use the format Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then.
Writing: Informational Writing/Narrative writing
Math: Fractions (What fractions are, how to represent them, equivalent fractions, adding, subtracting and multiplying fractions).
This week, we will be learning how to multiply a whole number by a fraction. Students will need to be able to solve it in isolation and a word problem.
This semester we will be studying fractions, decimals, geometry and measurement.
We are focusing on one number a week for math facts. If the students get 100% on Monday, they will not need to take the test Friday. They get 3 minutes to do 36 problems. If the don't pass, they stay on that number until they reach 100%.
Social Studies: Missions
We will be studying missions and the purpose for them.
Science: Magnetism
Spelling/Vocab: Week of 3/6/17
Spelling:
yourself
seem
thus
square
moment
teacher
happy
bright
sent
present
plan
rather
length
speed
machine
information
except
figure
you're
free
Vocabulary: The best way to study vocabulary is to learn the definitions and have students give examples of what that vocabulary word might look like. For example: Have students give you an example of someone or something that is thriving.
ricochet- When something ricochets, it hits a surface and bounces back from it.
fragment- A fragment of something is a small piece or part of it.
radiance- Something's radiance is a glowing light that shines from it.
dwindle- If something dwindles, it becomes smaller, weaker, or fewer in number.
auspicious- Something that is auspicious is a sign that more good things are on the way.
fleeting- If something is fleeting, it only lasts for a short time.
fathom- If you cannot fathom something, you can't understand it, no matter how much you think about.
newsworthy- Something that is newsworthy is interesting enough to be reported in newspapers, on the radio, or on television.