Monday, May 23, 2016

May 23 - 27

M - P.E./Media
T - Art/Music
W - Media - Yearbook signing
Th - P.E
F - Super Team Day - lunch from home

Math -
Students will:
11.21 - Solve division word problems with remainders.
13.3 - Convert among centimeters, decimeters, and meters.
13.4 - Measure perimeter to the nearest quarter-inch.  Add lengths in fractions of inches.

Reading -  Unit 10 - Week 1
Students will:
* Find and interpret clues in a picture.
* Draw conclusions based on picture clues and prior knowledge.
* Make inferences about pictures and text.










Thursday, May 12, 2016

May 16 - 20

M - Art/Music
T - Media
W - Como Planetarium/U of M field trip
Th - Music
F - Art, DARE, Adventures in Art

Math -
Students will:
11.19 - Solve division word problems with remainders.  Find the answer to divisions with remainders.
11.20 - Understand that remainders can be expressed as fractions.  Solve division word problems and interpret the remainder to give the correct answer.
11.21 - Practice dividing with remainders.

Reading - Unit 9, Week 3 - Fluency Week
Students will:
* Use characters' words and actions to determine what they are like and how they feel.
* Use effective expression to make their reading sound like talking.

Science - We will be learning about stars this week in science.


Friday, May 6, 2016

May 9 - 13

M - Media, DARE
T - P.E.
W - Music, DARE
Th - Art *Return books, DARE
F - P.E./Media, Adventures in Art

Math - Students will:
11.15 - Subtract like and unlike unit fractions.  Add, compare, and subtract fractions and solve fraction word problems.
11.17 - Explore the relationship between fractions and decimals.
11.18 - Understand improper fractions and mixed numbers.


Word Study - Unit 29
Students will:
• Understand that prefixes change the meaning of base words
• Understand that the prefix dis- means “opposite of, not”
• Understand that the prefix mis- means “wrongly”
• Understand that the prefix pre- means “before, earlier”
• Write spelling words and identify prefixes and meanings

Reading - Unit 9, Week 2 - Genre Study (Pourquoi Tales)
Students will:
* understand the features of a Pourquoi Tale
* read and analyze a Pourquoi Tale
* compare and contrast two Pourquoi Tales

Science - Students will learn the vocabulary associated with Moon phases: new Moon, first-quarter Moon, full Moon, third-quarter Moon, waxing, waning, crescent, and gibbous.