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Thursday, March 29, 2018

The Week of April 3rd through 6th, 2018

Spelling: List #13:  Homophones
ant     aunt     there     their     they're     brake     break     
your     you're     beat     beet     sail     sale     bare     bear 

Review Words:  license     distance     yesterday

Challenge Words:  clothes     close

**The spelling words are a part of homework to practice writing and spelling them aloud.
Test for List #13 will be in two weeks on Thursday, April 12th.

Reading and Language Arts:
  •  Article of the Day using Readworks reading program.  
  • Continue reading our class chapter book, Trumpet of the Swan, by E.B. White.  We will use a comprehension and vocabulary packet to go with our reading.  
  • Focusing on writing with details that stick to one topic.
  • Book Study:  Students chose a book at their reading level and are completing a summary log daily concluding with a book poster and presentation to the class.  This assignment will start on Monday, March 5th and the poster and presentation will be due the week of April 3rd-6th.  


Math:

  • Tuesday, 4/3/18:
    • Going over geometric shapes and symmetry.
  • Thursday, 4/5/18:
    • Working on data and reading graphs for information.
  • Homework listed under homework title below.

Science:  Sprout House:  Each table will create a "greenhouse" to observe the process of water evaporation as well as growing some plants from seeds!

Art:  Experiencing the art form of Texture and focusing on artist, Katsushika Hokusai.

Character Trait:  Caring

Homework:
  • Math homework:  I will be sending home a page of multiplication problems to work on each night:  Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
  • Practice Spelling words from List #13 each night.
  • Flashcards: practice multiplication facts using flashcards or writing down all of the facts from the 1's family through the 12's for practice.
  • 20 minutes of reading.

Dates to Remember: 
  • No School:  Friday, April 13th for grading.
****Please remind your child to bring a snack to have at our morning break (10:30 am) since they don't eat lunch until 1:00 pm.

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