Week of April 24th

Important Dates
April 27-- Spring Open House

Reading:  We will complete the story of Edward Tulane. The students will complete a journal entry on Edwards final journey. We will then read The Velveteen Rabbit and compare and contrast the two stories. 

Spelling:  Unit 27 - Latin Roots: port, form, trans & flex
This week's test will contain words with the Latin roots listed above. We will learn the definitions of the roots and words that contain them. The final test is scheduled for Friday, 4/28.

Social Studies:   We will complete our study of the Southwest.   We will  read and learn about oil and technology in the Southwest. The Chapter 10 test has been changed to Thursday, April 27th. 

Science: Inventions are due on 4/25. Students will present their inventions on 4/26 and 4/27. They should be able to speak about their invention and to demonstrate how it works. All inventions will be on display for Open House on 4/27.

Mrs. Bucklin's Math Class:  We will continue Unit 6, Multiplication, Division, Data and Fractions. This week we will shift from multiplication and division to collecting and representing data measured in fractions of a unit on a line plot. The students will solve problems that involve addition and subtraction of fractions using the line plot data.