Feb. 10-14, 2014

 We "Mous-tache" you a question, will you be OUR VALENTINE?

 Snowplay---Let it Snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!

District Spelling Bee

Coming up next:

Dates:

Mon., Feb. 10th-Diversity Assembly
Fri., Feb. 14th-Valentine's Day Party 1:30PM (bring your Valentine cards)
Mon., Feb. 17th-No School-President's Day
Fri., Feb. 28th-No School-Institute Day

Spelling: Lesson 18 :

Lesson 18 is next!

Pretest on Monday!

Homework due on Thurs.

Test will be Friday!

English: Unit 3-Verbs

This week we started talking about action verbs.  Next week we will cover lessons 2-4.

Lesson 1-Action Verbs
Lesson 2-Direct Objects
Lesson 3-Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
Lesson 4-Linking Verbs
Lesson 5-Present Tense
Lesson 6-Past Tense
Lesson 7-Future Tense
Test 1

Lesson 8-Subject-Verb Agreement
Lesson 9-Agreement with be and have
Lesson 10-Contractions with NOT
Lesson 11-Regular and Irregular Verbs
Lesson 12-More Irregular Verbs
Lesson 13-Verb Phrases with HAVE
Lesson 14-when to use teach, learn; let, leave
Lesson 15-when to use sit, set; can, may
Test 2

Reading: Historical Fiction Novels

Historical Fiction unit:

We have read two stories in our anthology.  While reading, we focused on the skills of cause and effect, author's purpose and author's viewpoint.  We will continue to discuss these skills when we start our historical fiction novels next week.

Social Studies: Chapter 7-

Next, we will start chapter 7-"The Fight for a Continent".   

We will learn about:

Lesson 1-New Mexico-The Pueblo leader Pope' leads a revolt against the Spanish

Lesson 2:  New Orleans-The French establish a port city near the mouth of the Mississippi

Lesson 3 :Fort Necessity-George Washington's troops lose a battle to French soldiers

There will be a quiz after each lesson!!!

Science: Ch. 15-ENERGY
Energy exists in many forms and can be changed from one form to another.

We will learn:

Lesson 1: What Are Kinetic and Potential Energy?

Lesson 2:  What Are Some Forms of Energy?

Lesson 3:  How is Heat Transferred?

Lesson 4:  How Do People Use Energy Resources?

Ch. 15 Energy test will be Wednesday, Feb.12th!

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: 

We will start Ch. 6 on Monday.  This chapter is about multiplying and dividing decimals!

CH. 5-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.

Week of Jan. 20th!

Lesson 1-Round Decimals

Lesson 2-Add and Subtract Decimals

Lesson 3-Problem Solving-Estimate or Exact Answers
QUIZ

Starting here the week of Jan. 27th!

Lesson 4-Add Decimals Using Base-Ten Blocks

Lesson 5-Add Decimals Using Models
Lesson 6-Add Decimals
Lesson 7-Addition Properties

Week of Feb. 3rd!

Lesson 9-Subtract Decimals Using Models

Lesson 10-Subtract Decimals

Chapter 5 TEST will be on Friday, Feb. 7th!