past posts

Thursday, March 27, 2014

March 28-April 4

Math:
fraction practice sheet &
practice math fact families w/flash triangles

Spelling test on Friday 4/4
Spelling- common beginning syllables:
about alone aboard anew aware     agree ajar beside become beneath
No EXCUSES: very, people
BONUS: machine

       VOCABULARY
(root review)

dis – opposite of re – again
un- not ir- not
im/in - not il- not
a- not

IDIOM: it's all Greek to me: what you say when you don't understand something that was said or written

Reading menu:
choose 3 items, one from each "course'" and complete one activity for the pages, chapters or book that you independently read. (or your homework for your reading teacher)

Thursday, March 20, 2014

March 24-March 28

Homework:
Spelling
3 word clusters (yes some of these words again. We didn't do so well on the last test.)
three, spring, strange, scrape, strong, scrap, throw, thrill, spray, scratch,  scream, string, threw, think, scramble

No excuses: they, street             these are for
Bonus: challenge, straight          both lists

CHALLENGE spelling list:
threat, scrunch, screech, thrash, thread, sprain, spree, threw, screen, spread, strength, sprawl, scribble
strain

Math:
math practice sheet. check to make sure if yours has a front and a back that you complete both sides!
Practice your multiplication & division fact triangles

Reading: 
Reading Log & 3 menu choices
OR
Mrs. Miller/Mrs. A's homework

A word about our week:

We completed our vignettes and they are posted on the bulletin board for all to see. We also wrote concrete poems this week. A concrete poem is a poem in which the words create the shape of the object we are writing about.

We learned a lot of new math concepts. We were introduced to fractions, mean, median, mode and range and are had fun working in math rotations and playing games to reinforce those concepts. 

In science we are learning about the 6 simple machines. We will begin to create and build our own simple machines in the upcoming weeks to have on display at the Achievement Fair.