Friday, January 17, 2014

Jan. 20-24, 2014








Enjoy our "Tropical Snowpeople"


TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS:  Today was our second session with Deputy Seward with the Dupage County Sheriff's Office.  Please take the time each week to ask your child about the interactive "family" assignment which corresponds with information covered during school.  We are all working together to make sure your child can make great decisions! 

Book Projects:
One-Page Summary of book due January 14th!  How is that coming along?
The project is due January 28th!!!  
Hope you are making progress!  This is a typed project!


Coming up next:
Dates:

Mon. Jan. 20th-NO SCHOOL-MLK Jr. Day
Tues. Jan. 28th-Book PROJECT due
Tues. Feb. 4th-Early Dismissal-11:00AM



Spelling: Lesson 16 :
Lesson 16 is next!
Pretest on Monday!
Homework due on Thurs.
Test will be Friday!



English: Chapter 5-Capitalization and Punctuation
We will finish up our prediction stories and then we will continue on with Chapter/Unit 5 on capitalization and punctuation.
Lesson 1-Correct Sentences-done
Lesson 2-Proper Nouns-done
Lesson 3-Commas in a Series-done
Lesson 4-More Uses for Commas-done

WE will pick up with interjections!!!
Lesson 5-Interjections
Lesson 6-Quotations
Lesson 7-Abbreviations
Lesson 8-Titles


We are aiming for:

TEST-Wed., Jan. 29th!



Reading: Historical Fiction with our skills in Author's Viewpoint and Author's Purpose

Historical Fiction unit:
*And Then What Happened Paul Revere?
Our next story is called:  Katie's Trunk.  We will discuss cause and effect and author's viewpoint in this story.



Social Studies: Chapter 6-The Colonies will be next!
In chapter 6 we will learn about Life in the English Colonies:

Lesson 1-Working and Trading
Lesson 2:  Cities, Towns and Farm in Colonial Times

We will start with Lesson 3 next week:
Lesson 3:  Everyday Life in the Colonies (We will learn about Ben Franklin)
Lesson 4:  Slavery in the Colonies

TEST on Ch. 6-Thurs., Jan. 23rd!



Science: Ch. 14-States of Matter
We will learn:
Lesson 1:  What is the Structure of Matter?-Done
Lesson 2:  What are the Physical Properties and Changes in Matter?
Lesson 3:  What Are Chemical Properties and Changes in Matter?




TEST on CH. 14-Wed. Jan. 22nd!!!




Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: 
Next week we will start DECIMALS----

Chapter 5-: Add and Subtract Decimals

Common Core State Standards:
5.NBT.4-Use place value understanding to round decimals to any place.

5.NBT.7:  Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

Lesson 1-Round Decimals
Lesson 2-Add and Subtract Decimals
Lesson 3-Problem Solving-Estimate or Exact Answers
Lesson 4-Add Decimals Using Base-Ten Blocks
Lesson 5-Add Decimals Using Models
Lesson 6-Add Decimals
Lesson 7-Addition Properties
Lesson 8-Subtract Decimals Using Base-Ten Blocks
Lesson 9-Subtract Decimals Using Models
Lesson 10-Subtract Decimals
TEST


Spakausky's Scoop Oct. 16th

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