Spakausky's Scoop: April 2015

Friday, April 24, 2015

April 27-May 1, 2015

Dog Days of April!!!

Thanks for the snack being sent in. The students thoroughly enjoy being able to choose a snack, if needed.

We do need juice boxes. We are almost out.

Thanks so much!!!

Coming up:

Mon., April 27-MAP test -8:15-9:15
Wed., April 29-MAP test -8:15-9:15

Thurs., April 30-Open House 6:30-8:00

Open House and Book Fair-

The online book fair opens 4/25. Visit this link for more information:

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=prairieviewelementaryschool15

Mon., May 4-PARCC test-ELA -9:55-11:25
Tues., May 5-PARCC test Math -1 9:55-11:25
Wed., May 6-PARCC test Math 2- 9:55-11:25

Mon., May 25-No School-Happy Memorial Day!

ELA-Spelling: Wordly Wise

Thursday-work due
Test on Friday

ELA-Language Arts-Verbs/Writing

We will focus on Unit 3-Verbs.

Writing-All About Me Newspaper articles

ELA-Our new unit is called Hardships in History!!!

We are in the process of reading And Then What Happened Paul Revere? and relating this story back to our essential questions.

Social Studies: Chapter 8:The Road to War

In Chapter 8 -

Lesson 1: Trouble with Taxes

*British taxes led to greater cooperation among colonies
*Patrick Henry was honest and spoke out against King George III and Britain.

Lesson 2: The Colonists Rebel

*Events in Boston brought Britain and the colonies closer to war
*George Washington learned about hard work, commitment and leadership while working as a surveyor as a young man
*Primary sources can be used to study how people lived and how they felt about important events in their time.

Lesson 3: The Revolution Begins

*The American Revolution began with the battles at Lexington and Concord.

TEST on FRIDAY, MAY 1st!

Science: Ch. 16-Ocean

We will learn about:

Lesson 1-What are Oceans Like?

How does salt influence the freezing temperature of water?
How does water differ in different parts of the ocean?
Describe what the ocean floor looks like.

Lesson 2-How Does Ocean Water Move?

What causes ocean waves?
How do ocean waves form?
What causes currents and tides?

Lesson 3-What Force Shape Shorelines?

How does water erode and deposit sand?
How do ocean waves and currents shape the shore?
How do human activities affect the shore?

Mrs. Spakausky's Math Class: Chapter 9-Fractions

We will finish adding and subtracting fractions.

Lesson 11 is about adding mixed numbers.

Lesson 12-subtracting mixed numbers

Lesson 13-sub wtih renaming

TEST-Chapter 9-Week of May 4th!