January 15-- No school
January 17-- Math MAP test
Reading: We will continue our close read of Lou Gehrig. There will be vocabulary work for homework this week. The students should be reviewing their vocabulary slides and the Quizlet in Google Classroom. We will also work on Text Dependent Questions this week as we do our second read of the story.
Time For Kids: There will not be a quiz this week in Time For Kids.
English: The students have been working on a rough draft of how they spent their winter break. This week we will focus on adding more details and conclusions.
Spelling: Unit 15 Greek Roots
The focus for the lesson this week will be on Greek Roots. Students will learn the meaning of the roots "audi", "bio", "geo", "ology", "meter", and "thermo". Knowledge of these roots will help them to find meaning in unknown words when they are reading. The final test for this lesson will be on Friday, 1/19.
Social Studies: We will continue our study of the Midwest. In lesson one we will read and learn how the Great Lakes link the Midwest region to the Gulf of Mexico and to the Atlantic Ocean. The Midwest map quiz has been changed to Thursday.
Mrs. Bucklin's Math Class: We will continue with Unit Four, Addition and Subtraction.
This week we will focus on addition strategies. We will learn how to fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using an algorithm or another strategy We will compare pairs of 3-digit numbers, based on an understanding of what the digits in each place represents. We will also focus on problem-solving strategies. There will be a checkpoint quiz on Thursday.
The focus for the lesson this week will be on Greek Roots. Students will learn the meaning of the roots "audi", "bio", "geo", "ology", "meter", and "thermo". Knowledge of these roots will help them to find meaning in unknown words when they are reading. The final test for this lesson will be on Friday, 1/19.
Mrs. Bucklin's Math Class: We will continue with Unit Four, Addition and Subtraction.
This week we will focus on addition strategies. We will learn how to fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using an algorithm or another strategy We will compare pairs of 3-digit numbers, based on an understanding of what the digits in each place represents. We will also focus on problem-solving strategies. There will be a checkpoint quiz on Thursday.
