History / Literature/ ELA Week of May 2-6

Reminder  - Muffins for Moms is this Friday the 6th.

History - We are working on our timeline. We will also discuss  Sports and Entertainment for Ancient Greek.  

Literature - "Detectives in Togas" - we will be reading and discussing Chapters 16-18. We have almost finish chapter 16.

ELA:  They will write a stem story using the stems that we have learned. We will also Lean about the stem SPEC and SUPER. We will have a quiz on Wednesday on the stems learned.

Spelling and Vocabulary

  1.    onion – plant – having an edible bulb

  2.    hookey – stay away from school or work without permission or explanation

  3.    gloomy – poorly lit, dark or depressed

  4.    shabby – in poor condition

  5.    nuisance – to cause an inconvenience or annoyance 

  6.    private – personal or exclusive

  7.    booty – spoil taken from an enemy in war; plunder 

  8.    malicious – intentionally harmful; spiteful

  9.    hassock – a thick, firm cushion used as a footstool or for kneeling

  10.                       theory – an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain facts or events.

               Choose three of the following activity. Make sure to use all the spelling words.

        1. Make 4-square words

        2. Make an acrostic poem   Example: read

                                                                     red

                                                                     elephant 

                                                                      ant   

                                                                      dog

        3 . Create and color a cartoon strip 

        4.  Pendulum Words

    5. Roll and Spell   1=red  2=orange   3=yellow  4=green  5=blue                        6=purple

    6. Criss - Cross Words - write two of the spelling words that have a common letter----so that they criss cross

     7. write a story

Math for Week of May 2-6, 2016

Monday- Lesson 7-8 Divsion Measurement Number Stories.  Homework- Math Box 7-8 p. 250

Tuesday Lesson 7-9 Generating and Identifying Patterns.  Homework- Math Box 7-9 p. 254

Wednesday Lesson 7-10 Solving Multistep Fraction Number Stories.  No Homework

Thursday Lesson 7-11 Weights of State Birds. Homework- Math Box 7-11 p. 260

Friday- Ms. Holbrook out- Play Math Games/ Activity Sheets

State Birds

History/ Literature/ ELA Week of 4/25/16

Note: the date for Muffins for Moms  has been changed to May 6th
Tuesday April 26th - Mayborn Museum. The kids have been looking forward to this field trip. Please note: They will need $4.00 to get into the museum. In addition they will need money for lunch and if the want something from the museum gift shop.

History: We will be spending the next several weeks creating a time-line over the time period that we studied. We will also finish up our Greek History pockets and do a lot of comparison between Ancient Greek and Rome.

Literature: We will be reading Chapter 14 & 15 in "Detectives in Togas"

ELA: We will be working in the "Building Language" book. We will be discussing the Stems SUB, DE, and EX.
Spelling and Vocabulary  April 25^th – 29th  

  1.      apology – a written or spoken statement express of one’s regret

  2.      speechless – unable to speak as a result of shock or some strong emotion

  3.      lying – telling untruth

  4.      detour – a roundabout way or path

  5.      rickety – shaky; likely to collapse

  6.      tattered - ragged

  7.      objection - opposing

  8.      annoyed - bother

  9.      dictate – to say or read something aloud for another person to transcribe or for a machine to record.

  10.  satisfy  - to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of a person

  11.  nonsense - foolishness

  12.  confident – sure of oneself, a strong believe in oneself

                 This week - complete three different activities with you spelling words (Like TIC TAC TOE)

                  This will be due on Friday.

Math for Week of April 25-29, 2016

Monday- Lesson 7-5 Multiplying Mixed Numbers
Homework- Math Box 7-5

Tuesday Lesson 7-7 Multi-step Division Number Stories
Homework- Math Box 7-7

Wednesday- Lesson 7-8 Division Measurement Number Stories
No Homework

Thursday- Lesson 7-9 Generating Identifying Patterns
Homework- Math Box 7-9

Friday Lesson 7-10 Solving Multistep Fraction Number Stories
No Homework

Bible and Chemistry April 18 - 22, 2016

In Bible this week we will learn about the fall of the Kingdom of Judah and review the long list of Kings of Judah (good and bad).

In Chemistry, we will learn about the chemical reaction of photosynthesis.

Please remember that the Trash to Treasure project is due on Thursday, April 21.  This school-wide project is for a grade; if you don't turn in a project you will get a zero (sad face).

History / Literature / ELA Week of April 18th - 22nd

Look for Permission slips to come home this week - Field Trip on Tuesday 26th

History - This week we will learn the outcome of The First Council of Nicea, and how the Western Roman Empire ended.

Literature - We will read and discuss chapters 11 and 12 of "Detectives in Togas"

ElA - We will finish the Practice Island book this week.
 In Building Language we will discuss the stems RE, SUB, and DE

 Spelling and Vocabulary

1  1.        permitted – allowed to do something

    2.        ambitious – eager to obtain success or power

 .  3.      reconsider – rethink, review

    4.        stressful – full of tension, demanding

    5.        neglect – to pay too little attention too

6  6.        dagger  - a short, sword like weapon with a pointed blade and a handle

    7.        skinflint –miser, spends as little money as possible

    8.        stagger – to move or stand unsteadily

    9.        innocent – free from wrong – not guilty

    10.     intently – to look at closely, earnest or eager attention

    11.     council – an assembly of persons summoned for consultation or advice

    12.     ridiculous –  absurd, illogical or foolish

    Write a story using at least 6 Spelling words. Dues Friday. Underline the spelling words in the story.

     Make a design using 2 spelling words.  Due Wednesday.

Math for Week of April 18- 22, 2016

Monday- Lesson 7-2 Exploring Fraction Multiplication Situations Math Book p. 232-233
Homework: Math Box 7-2 and Division Sheet

Tuesday- Lesson 7-3 A Fraction as a Multiple of a Unit Fraction Math Book p. 234-235
Homework: Division Sheet

Wednesday- Lesson 7-4 Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers Math Book 238-239
No Homework on Wednesday

Thursday- Lesson 7-5 Multiplying Mixed Numbers by Whole Numbers Math Book 240- 241
Homework- Math Box 7-5 and Division Sheet

Friday- Lesson 7-7 Multi-step Division Number Stories- Math Book p. 245-246
No Homework on Friday

History / Literature / ELA -------Week of April 11-15

We had a great time at Peaceable Kingdom!!
Remember the Book Fair all this week.
Grandparents Day Program - 9:00 @ Church
Last Day for Discounted Registration
Third Grade is having their class field trip on April 26. We are going to the Mayborn Museum. Look for Permission slips to go home next week. The cost of the Museum will be $4.00 The students will need to bring money for lunch. Ms. Scott has volunteered to drive.


History - This week in History we will discover why the Roman Empire Split and find out who Constantine was.
Literature: We are still reading and discussing  Detectives in Togas. 
ELA - We will be starting a new book - Building Language - Therefore you will see more homework from Practice Island.

**Friday- There will be both a spelling test and a grammar test. the grammar test will be over sentences 72,78,82,83,and 85.**
On Friday there will also be an open book history test that they will not need to study for. It will be pulling information from the book and will be very similar to the hand-out that we will do in class.

Spelling and Vocabulary - April 11^th-15th

 1.    cooperative – working or acting together for a common purpose

 2.    concealed - hidden

 3.    evaporate – to disappear, fade

 4.    sensation – an awareness or mental process from stimulation of a sense organ (example: a burning sensation on my arm or a tingling in my leg)

 5.    adorned – decorated or add beauty to

 6.    impression – an indention produced by pressure

 7.    hoodlum – a thug or gangster

 8.    gratitude – the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful  

 9.    omission – something left out, not done, or neglected.

 10.                       accused- charged with a crime

 11.                       denounced – to condemn publicly; to make a formal accusation against

 12.                       convince – persuade

         

                   ***Due Thursday 4/14 - Story using all of the spelling words***    

           

Bible and Chemistry April 11 - 15, 2016

This week in Bible, we will continue to work on our personal prayer books - adding that scripture we have learned and illustrating them.  Memory work is Psalm 23 (by May 15).

In Chemistry, we will learn more about DNA and create a model using beads and pipe cleaners!

Math for Week of April 11-15, 2016

Monday- Review measuring angles

Tuesday- Study Guide for Unit 6

Wednesday- Test for Unit 6

Thursday- Go over Test and do test corrections

Friday- Lesson 7-1

Measuring Angles

Math for April 4-8, 2016

Monday 

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Friday

Chemistry April 4 - 8, 2016

This week we will attempt the famous glow-in-the-dark polymer!  We will also learn about those amazing, unbelievable, incredible polymers at work in cells - they cut, move, repair...!!