Week of 3/27

Good Morning!


Reminders for the Week:
Read 25 mins. each night
Vocab. Quiz #21- Fri.
Mystery Research #28- Fri.
**Unfinished Immigration Documents- Friday
**Report Card Envelopes- Please return signed
**Red Sox Tickets/Yankee Candle Fundraiser- Frida


Learning this Week:
Writing: We will be look at the elements of compare and contrast writing. Students will be writing responses based on two informational articles. We also will have a writing session with Big Ryan! If time allows, we will review and start narrative writing.
Math: We will be wrapping up Topic 9 (Addition/Subtraction of Fractions). We will probably not test until next week. Students are expected to add and subtract on number lines, using equations, and regrouping.
ELA: We will be starting our new unit "Pourquoi Tales." This week, we will discuss the different types of traditional literature and dive into the importance of culture in writing.
Science: We will review the scientific method and conduct an experiment.

Week of 3/20

Happy FIRST DAY OF SPRING :) 

Reminders of the Week:
Vocab. Quiz #20- Fri.
Mystery Research #26- Friday
**Rock Your Socks- TUES. $1.00 Donation for Down Syndrome
**Book Order- Fri.


Learning this Week:
Writing: This week we will be focusing on text structure, specifically compare and contrast. Students will be comparing and contrasting two different articles on recycling. We will practice using evidence from both articles.
Math: We will continue moving along in Topic 9. Students will be converting improper fractions into mixed numbers and they will continue to add and subtract fractions. 
ELA: We will be wrapping up immigration books. Students will have a few more sessions to type, but we will be moving on to Porquoi Tales. We will discuss the structure/format of these stories, read and describe many porquoi books, while working toward writing our own. 
S.S/Sci: Students will be learning about the three different types of rocks and the rock cycle. 

Week of 3/13

Happy Monday!

Reminders for the Week:

Read 25 mins. each night

Vocab. Quiz #19- Friday

Mystery Research #22- Friday

**Social Tickets MUST BE PURCHASED by Wednesday 3/15! 

**Social is Friday 6:30- 8:30!

Learning this Week:

Writing: We will continue  identifying text structures in order to understand the author's purpose and main idea of a text. Students will choose a text structure to write their own informational writing piece.

Math: We will begin Topic 9 (Addition/Subtraction of Fractions) as well as continue to reinforce equivalent fractions/comparing fractions.

ELA: Students will hopefully (snow pending!) finish their immigration books. They have been working tremendously hard on their books and I am very excited to start piecing the pages together!

Science/S.S: We will be reading and learning about the rock cycle. 

Week of 3/6

Reminders for the Week:
Read 25 mins. each night
Mystery Research #22- Fri.
Vocab. Quiz #18- Fri.
**Spring Social $5.00 due: 3/15 
**Parent/Teacher Conferences- Wed./Thurs. 

Learning this Week: 
Writing: We will be practicing typing more frequently as we prepare for MCAS. Students will be typing quick writes, opinion writing, and vocabulary words. Students will be learning about the 6 different text structures and how to identify them when they read (for example: Problem/Solution Structure...this type of article will focus on a problem and way we can solve it)
Math: Students will be testing on Topic 8 (Fraction Equivalence) by the end of the week. We will be reviewing how to make equivalent fractions, as well as review the different strategies we can use to compare fractions with like and unlike denominators.
ELA: We will hopefully wrap up our immigration unit this week. Students will finish typing and researching our essential questions about immigration and start creating their informational book. This book will include elements of informational texts, such as bold words, glossary, table of contents, etc.
Science: Students will complete a lab with sand to review landforms, weathering, and erosion.