The Week of April 1st through 5th, 2019

Spelling:  List #C23  Suffixes -ful, -ly, and -less

Regular List:

     slowly     powerful     fearless    useful    truthful     quickly     painless             friendly     wonderful     sadly     thankful     careful     happily     flawless         calmly

Review Words:  author     vinegar     inventor  

Challenge Words:  meaningful     peaceful

Need to Know Words:  wishful     orderly     wordless     eventful     childless

Alternative List:

slowly     powerful     fearless     truthful     painless     friendly     sadly     thankful     careful     happily     useful     calmly     wishful     orderly     childless

• Test will be on Friday, April 5th.  
• If student receives less than 70%, they have the opportunity to do a retake assignment of writing the words they missed in complete sentences and turning them in.

Reading/ELA:

• Prefixes
• Informational Writing unit.
• We are enjoying our new class novel. Trumpet of the Swans by E.B. White!
• Vocabulary focus: ripe, embrace, irate, legible, seek 
• WOW word:  collapsible

Math:

          Topic 12:  Fractions

• Monday:  Lesson 12-6-Line Plots and Lengths **Homework on this lesson.
• Tuesday:  Lesson 12-7-More Line Plots and Lengths**no homework on this lesson
• Wednesday:  Review unit for test on Friday.  **Homework on this lesson.  Parent Signature on review pages mean students can use them during their test.
• Homework will be on Monday and Wednesday evenings this week.Homework is due the following morning. Five points will be added in the grade book for homework returned and completed.  Students who forget their homework can log on to enVision which is a link on the right side of this blog page. The homework that would have been on the page is on the website.  I will list the lesson number below under homework.   

Science: Why are some apples red and some apples green? 

Social Studies: 

• Picturing North America

Character Education Focus:  

• Our April focus is on Caring. 

Homework:

• Math homework:
• Monday, April 1st:  Lesson 12-6 Line Plots and Lengths.
• Wednesday, April 3rd:  Topic 12 review for test 

• Reading
•  Homework-20 minutes minimum per evening.  Put minutes on reading calendar which will be due the first week of October.  Reading homework requirement is 400 minutes per month for 100% in grade book.  Starting with the October reading calendar, students who read at least 400 minutes for the month and turn it in the first week of November will receive a free personal pizza coupon for Pizza Hut in addition to their grade.
• March  Reading Calendars are due Monday, April 1st, 2019. 

Science Fair:
    I sent home the science fair packet before Spring Break as a guide to help you help your child with their science fair project.  The packet does not need to be turned in, only your child's finished science fair project covering the scientific process.  Projects can not be stored so please do not send to school until Friday, May 16th.  

• Projects are worth 100 points and each student is expected to do one and present it in class.  Grading will be 100% for doing the project and presenting or 0% for no project.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  

Dates to remember:

• Science Fair:  May 16th 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm in high school gym.

The Week of March 11th through 14th, 2019

**3rd Quarter ends on Friday, March 22nd.  

Spelling:  No new list for this week.  Students who have retake opportunities should use this week to get their work turned in before the end of the quarter of Friday.

Reading/ELA:

• Using commas in addresses.
• Informational Writing unit.
• We are enjoying our new class novel. Trumpet of the Swans by E.B. White!
• Vocabulary focus:  Going over Unit 2 test.

Math:

          Topic 12:  Fractions

• Monday:  Lesson 12-3  Understand the Whole
• Tuesday:  Lesson 12-4  Number Line:  Fractions Less Than 1.
• Wednesday:  Lesson 12-5 Number Line:  Fractions Greater than 1.
• Homework will be on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings this week.Homework is due the following morning. Five points will be added in the grade book for homework returned and completed.  Students who forget their homework can log on to enVision which is a link on the right side of this blog page. The homework that would have been on the page is on the website.  I will list the lesson number below under homework.   

Science: Plants:  Why do plants grow flowers?  Why do plants give us fruits? 

Social Studies: 

• Picturing North America

Character Education Focus:  

• Our March focus is on Caring. 

Homework:

• Math homework:
• Monday, March 18th:  Lesson 12-3 Understand the Whole
• Tuesday, March 19th:  Lesson 12-4  Number Line:  Fractions Less than 1.
• Wednesday, March 20th:  Lesson 12-5 Number Line:  Fractions Greater than 1.

• Reading
•  Homework-20 minutes minimum per evening.  Put minutes on reading calendar which will be due the first week of October.  Reading homework requirement is 400 minutes per month for 100% in grade book.  Starting with the October reading calendar, students who read at least 400 minutes for the month and turn it in the first week of November will receive a free personal pizza coupon for Pizza Hut in addition to their grade.
• February Reading calendars are late.  Please send immediately if your child has not turned it in.  I accept the calendar, a parent note or email.  *400 minutes for the month earns 100%.  
• March  Reading Calendars are due Monday, April 2nd, 2019. 
• Any missing Reading Calendars for January and February are due now.  3rd quarter ends on Friday, March 22nd.  

Dates to remember:

• Wednesday, March 20th:  Field trip to Nampa Civic Center to enjoy "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat!" Please send in signed permission slip and $4 door fee.  Due by Thursday, March 14th. 
• End of 3rd Quarter on Friday, March 22nd.
• Spring Break Week:  March 25th through 29th, 2019.
• Science Fair:  May 16th 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

The Week of March 11th through 14th, 2019

Spelling: List C-22 Prefixes re-, un-, and dis-

*Regular Words:

disappear     dishonest     reheat     unbutton     disagree     unable     rewrite     replay     uncover     rewind     react     until     dislike     replace     unknown

  *Review Words:  toward     alarm     garden
  *Challenge Words:  discourage     uncomfortable

 *Need to Know Words:  unless     recover     discharge     return     rerun

Alternative Spelling Words: List C-22  Prefixes re-, un-, and dis-

reheat     disagree     unable     rewrite     replay     until     dislike     unless     return     rerun     uncover     discharge     unbutton     dishonest     replace

Spelling Test will be on Thursday, March 14th.

  *Any score below 70% may do a retake assignment to improve their grade.

Reading/ELA:

• Using Quotation marks in dialogue
• Informational Writing unit.
• We are enjoying our new class novel. Trumpet of the Swans by E.B. White!
• Vocabulary focus will be continued: Review all of unit 2's vocabulary.

Math:

       ** We are jumping to Topic 12 to get started on Fractions.

          Topic 12:  Fractions

• Monday:  Lesson 12-1  Divide Regions into Equal Parts
• Wednesday:  Lesson 12-2  Fractions and Regions
• Homework will be on Monday and Wednesday evenings this week.Homework is due the following morning. Five points will be added in the grade book for homework returned and completed.  Students who forget their homework can log on to enVision which is a link on the right side of this blog page. The homework that would have been on the page is on the website.  I will list the lesson number below under homework.   

Science: Weather unit

Social Studies: 

• Map Grid and Map Index

Character Education Focus:  

• Our March focus is on Caring. 

Homework:

• Math homework:
• Monday, March 11th:  Lesson 12-1 Divide Regions into Equal Parts
• Wednesday, March 13th:  Fractions and Regions

• Reading
•  Homework-20 minutes minimum per evening.  Put minutes on reading calendar which will be due the first week of October.  Reading homework requirement is 400 minutes per month for 100% in grade book.  Starting with the October reading calendar, students who read at least 400 minutes for the month and turn it in the first week of November will receive a free personal pizza coupon for Pizza Hut in addition to their grade.
• February Reading calendars are late.  Please send immediately if your child has not turned it in.  I accept the calendar, a parent note or email.  *400 minutes for the month earns 100%.  
• March  Reading Calendars are due Monday, April 2nd, 2019. 

Dates to remember:

• February Reading Calendar were due Monday, March 4th. Please send as soon as possible.
• Wednesday, March 20th:  Field trip to Nampa Civic Center to enjoy "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat!" Please send in signed permission slip and $4 door fee.  Due by Thursday, March 14th.  

The Week of March 4th through 8th, 2019

Spelling: List C-21  Ending in -ar, -er, and -or 

*Regular Words:

swimmer     teacher     author     sailor     worker     dollar     nectar     visitor     clever     horror     humor     singer     mayor     vinegar     inventor

  *Review Words:  haven't     they're     would've
  *Challenge Words:  refrigerator     caterpillar

 *Need to Know Words:  smaller     father     color     wonder     sugar

Alternative Spelling Words: List C-21  Ending in -ar, -er, and -or

swimmer     teacher     sailor     worker     dollar     visitor     humor     singer     mayor     haven't     they're     smaller    father     color     sugar

Spelling Test will be on Friday, March 8th.

  *Any score below 70% may do a retake assignment to improve their grade.

Reading/ELA:

• Working on Reviewing Unit 2, test on Friday.
• Informational Writing unit.
• We are enjoying our new class novel. Trumpet of the Swans by E.B. White!
• Vocabulary focus will be continued: partial, elaborate, conceal, quarrel, and blunt.
• Wow word (working with words that have prefixes and suffixes): preventable.

Math:

       Topic 6:  Connecting Area to Multiplication and Addition

• Monday:  Lesson 6-4 Area of Squares and Rectangles
• Wednesday:  Lesson 6-6 Apply Properties:  Area of Irregular Shapes.
• Homework will be on Monday and Wednesday evenings this week.Homework is due the following morning. Five points will be added in the grade book for homework returned and completed.  Students who forget their homework can log on to enVision which is a link on the right side of this blog page. The homework that would have been on the page is on the website.  I will list the lesson number below under homework.   

Science: Weather unit

Social Studies: 

• Map Grid and Map Index

Character Education Focus:  

• Our March focus is on Caring.  
• Wear Red for Caring on Monday, March 4th!!

Homework:

• Math homework:
• Monday, March 4th:  Lesson 6-4  Areas of Squares and Rectangles.
• Wednesday, March 6th:  Lesson 6-6  Apply Properties:  Area of Irregular Shapes.

• Reading
•  Homework-20 minutes minimum per evening.  Put minutes on reading calendar which will be due the first week of October.  Reading homework requirement is 400 minutes per month for 100% in grade book.  Starting with the October reading calendar, students who read at least 400 minutes for the month and turn it in the first week of November will receive a free personal pizza coupon for Pizza Hut in addition to their grade.
• January Reading calendars are late.  Please send immediately if your child has not turned it in.  I accept the calendar, a parent note or email.  *400 minutes for the month earns 100%.  
• February Reading Calendars are due Monday, March 4th.

Read Across America Week:  To make up for missing last week we will change it to:

• Friday, March 8th "Cozy Up With a Good Book Day"--wear pajamas and bring a favorite book or two

Dates to remember:

• February Reading Calendar is due Monday, March 4th.
• Wednesday, March 20th:  Field trip to Nampa Civic Center to enjoy "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat!" Please send in signed permission slip and $4 door fee.