ELA
Reading:
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Target Skills: drawing conclusions,
generalizations, authors purpose, text and graphic features, text structure,
simile and metaphor, sequence of events
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Review: summarizing, question while reading
Writing:
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Our focus will continue to be on informative
writing. We’ll create a persuasive essay convincing others to think the way we
do or to take action. Ask your student about OREO writing. Yum!
Grammar:
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Modal Auxiliaries
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Participles
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Abbreviations
Vocab:
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Greek and Latin word parts
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Suffixes –able, & -ible
Math
Finish Chapter 4 – Division – test 12.15.16
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Division using
Partial Quotients
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Division with
Regrouping
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Place the first
digit (standard way)
·
Divide by 1-Digit
Numbers
Chapter 5 Concepts:
– Factors, Multiples and Patterns
o Students
will gain familiarity with factors and multiples
o They
will generate and analyze patterns
o Students
will learn the difference between prime vs. composite numbers and factors vs.
multiples.
o This
is a quick chapter! Next stop, fractions!
Reflex Math:
Students are encouraged to go on Reflex math as often as
possible. We will be logging on 3-4 times a week at school. Logging on 2 more
times at home would make a huge difference in their fact knowledge.
Science
Concepts:
This month we will study and experiment with electricity.
This exciting unit is based on the Inquiry method W.I.S.E. (wonder,
investigate, synthesize & explain).
We’ll be completing an hour without electricity, watching
videos on the topic and of course conducting experiments. This unit is always a
crowd pleaser!
Reminders
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12.1 – Picture Retake Day
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12.2 – Haudenosaunee Day, Smencil & Fin
Friday
ü
12.7 , 12.14 & 12.21 – PTA school banking
ü
12.9 – Hour of Code – students learn basic
computer coding
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12.19 – Ms. Wheeler’s last day
ü
12.23 – Tacky Sweater Day
ü
12.22 – Tradition Celebration – more information
to follow J
12.24
– 1.2 – Winter Recess
