We are running short on a few supplies in our classroom. We are moving quickly through our dry erase markers, kleenex, and glue sticks. If you are out and about and see some great deals, we would love to have our supplies replenished!
ELA
This week we will continue reading The Secret Garden and will complete our daily journaling based on the book. We will also be discussing how to identify personality traits of the characters.
In Writing we are finishing up our informative essays about the the interaction of humans and the environment. This will primarily be an in class assignment as we help prepare them for the writing prompts on AZMerit. We will also do a grammar review with a short sentence diagramming quiz on Friday.
We will have our quiz over Roots 55-58 on Wednesday. Students should study these nightly!
Students should be working on memorizing “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. Recitations will be Wednesday, February 1st.
Math
This week we will complete Unit 5. We will be reviewing Monday and Tuesday and will take the Unit Test on Wednesday. We then move on to decimals! There will be no Math groups on Wednesday due to our testing this week.
History
This week, students will finish learning about the Glorious Revolution in England with King William and Queen Mary. The study guide is due on Tuesday, January 24, and the test will be on Wednesday, January 25th to accommodate MAP testing (students were made aware of this change last week). The East Coast quiz will be on Friday, January 27th. Students will begin learning about the Age of Exploration on Friday, beginning with Marco Polo.
Science
We will continue to learn about the plant kingdom. This week will be our first lesson on reproductive life cycles in plants as well. Be on the lookout for science homework in the form of journal entries too!
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