February 12 - 16, 2018

Study multiplication facts nightly!

ELA:

Informational Writing - Continue to write rough draft on informational topic of choice.
Mentor Sentence: Looking at mentor text and discussing how to incorporate style of various sentences into personal writing.

Vocabulary: No new vocabulary this week. Week 16 words will begin next week.

Reading: 3RL7: Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)

Social Studies:
European Exploration:
* Reasons for and obstacles to exploration
* Accomplishments of John Cabot, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Hernando de Soto, Christopher Columbus,
Henry Hudson, and Jacques Cartier

Math: Study multiplication facts each night. Our geometry unit continues looking at shape attributes
and partition attributes

Homework:

* Read 30 minutes nightly
* Study Explorers Study Guide (see previous post) - students received hard copy at
beginning of unit

* Study multiplication facts

* IXL (starred items in math and ela), Mobymax (fact fluency), Khan Academy

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

Important Dates:
February 15 - Y0ung GA author writing due
February 19 - iMom
February 26 - All Pro Dad
March 2 - Mother/Son Event
March 8-15 - Bookfair

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.