January 29 - February 2, 2018

Study multiplication facts nightly!

ELA:

Writing - Students will rough draft all the information they know about their topic. They will then use a planner to organize the subtopics underneath the main idea of the paper.
Mentor Sentence: Looking at mentor text and discussing how to incorporate style of various sentences into personal writing.

Many winds whirled up from between the towers, and he swayed with them. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

Vocabulary: Week 14 Vocabulary Quiz Friday, February 2

Week 14 Vocabulary Words

partial - part rather than the whole
conceal - to hide or keep a secret
blunt - having an edge that is not sharp
quarrel - a disagreement
fret - to become worried
urgent - something that needs immediate attention
publish - to have something that you wrote included in a book, magazine, or newspaper
process - a course of action intended to produce a result
produce - to cause something to exist or happen; to make or create something by using machines or a natural process. 

Reading: Informational Text & Features. Weekly comprehension practice 3 times a week for
morning work to build skills that will help on Milestones.

Science: Rocks & Minerals - Students have 3 sheets of notes to review. Most of the information
is repetitive across the guides. Summative - Thursday, February 1st

Math: Study multiplication facts each night.

Homework:

* Read 30 minutes nightly

* Study multiplication facts

* Study vocabulary  - quiz February 2 on week 14 words
* IXL, Mobymax, Khan Academy

* Some students - orange fluency folder (read nightly and answer questions)

Important Dates:
Friday, February 2 - Week 14 Vocabulary quiz
Thursday, February 1 - Rocks & Minerals summative
Friday, February 2 - Father/Daughter dance

Technology:

Students have log-ins for the following programs and can practice at home: IXL, Khan Academy,
MobyMax, Typing.com. If you need this information, and have lost the letters that went home, please
email and I will be happy to share with you.