The Week of March 12th through 16th, 2018

Spelling: List #12 Ending with -ed and -ing.

studying     joking     served     dropped     exciting     noticing     cared     beginning

dripping     changed     stopped    walking     sleeping     acting     trying

Review Words:  address     errand    collect

Challenge Words:  decorating     prepared

**The spelling words are a part of homework to practice writing and spelling them aloud.

Test for List #12 will be in two weeks on Friday, March 23rd.

Reading and Language Arts:

•  Article of the Day using Readworks reading program.  
• We have started our next novel, Trumpet of the Swan, by E.B. White.  We will use a comprehension and vocabulary packet to go with our reading.  
• Focusing on Main Idea.  
• Starting our 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.  

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Math:

• Monday, 3/12/18:
• Lesson 12:  Solve word problems involving area.
• Homework on Lesson #12.
• Wednesday, 3/14/18: 
• Find areas by decomposing into rectangles or completing composite figures to form rectangles.
• Homework on Lesson #13.

Science:  How is a rainbow made?

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

Character Trait:  Caring

Homework:

• Math homework:  1 page of homework on Monday night and 1 page on Wednesday night.
• Practice Spelling words from List #12 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.

Testing:  We will be doing a few more isat block tests this week to assess where students are in preparation for the ISATs coming up at the end of April. They are very quick and usually about 10 questions.

Dates to Remember: 

• No School:  Spring Break March 26th through April 2nd, 2018.

****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.