Oct. 6-10,2014

Science-Songs about the Process of Photosynthesis

Domino Decimals-Rounding Decimals in Math!

Help:
Stickers:  I love stickers!  If you find yourself at the store and would like to contribute to our sticker collection, GREAT!!!

Goody Basket items:  We could also use some goody basket items.  The Dollar Store or 5 Below are some great places for deals :)

Thanks!!!

Coming up next:

Dates:
Wed., Oct. 8-Picture Day-Pictures Taken at 12:30
Thurs., Oct. 9-Sub Alert-I will be attending a professional workshop, so there will be a sub.
Fri., Oct. 10-Early Dismissal
Mon., Oct. 13-No School-Columbus Day

November 1 deadline-Box Tops

It is almost time to turn in those Box Tops and Labels for Education labels. Please bring in anything you have so we can collect next week.

ELA-Word Work/Spelling: Lesson 8

Monday-Pretest

Tuesday-Day 2-Homework assigned and due Thursday
Friday-Test on words

ELA-English: Chapter 1-"The Sentence"
Chapter 1-Discussions and Quizzes over the following concepts:
*What is a Sentence?
*Four Kinds of Sentences
*Subjects and Predicates
*Subjects in Imperatives
*Conjunctions
*Run-on Sentences

ELA-Reading: Challenges
Next, we will read about a Native American boy, called Slow and talk about his challenges and how they relate back to our 3 essential questions in reading.  This story is in our anthology.

1)  How can challenges affect yourself and those around you?
2)  How do characters, real or fiction, respond to challenges in positive and negative ways?
3)  How are challenges conquered in literature and informational text?

Social Studies: Chapter 4-"Spain Builds an Empire"
We will begin with chapter 4 this year.
Lesson 1-The Voyages of Columbus and what it led to
Lesson 2-Different Worlds Collide-Spanish conquistadors establish new colonies in North America and South America
Lesson 3-Life in New Spain-Spain gaining wealth from the settlement in North America

Ch. 4 Test is on Wednesday, Oct. 8th!

Science: Chapter 5-Ecosystems
We will move to "Energy and Ecosystems" next.  In this chapter we will answer the following essential questions:
How Do Plants Produce Food? and How Is Energy Passed Through an Ecosystem?

We will learn about transpiration, photosynthesis, chlorophyll, producers and consumers in lesson 1 and ecosystems, herbivores, carnivores, food chains, decomposes, food webs and energy pyramids in lesson 2.

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: Chapter 5-

Common Core 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.

We will begin chapter 5 next.  This chapter will focus on:
*Round Decimals
*Estimate Sums and Differences
*Problem Solving:Estimating or Exact Answers
* Adding Decimals
*Addition Properties (Associative, Commutative, and Identity Properties)
*Subtract Decimals