Week of 12/18

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a restful weekend!

Reminders for the Week:

Read 25 mins. each night 

Daily math sheet

*Report Card Envelopes Signed- Friday

Learning this Week:

Math: Students will be solving a variety of multiple-step word problems using the four operations. Students should be able to use keywords and bar diagrams to help them identify and solve problems. In addition, we will continue to strength our division skills with practice. 

S.S: Students will continue taking notes on their assigned U.S. Region. We will be discussing reliable sources as we continue to research using articles, the internet, and books. In addition, we will be summarizing notes and writing captions for our region pictures on the tablets. 

Week of 12/11

Good Morning!


Reminders for the Week:
Reader 25 mins. each night
Daily math sheet

Learning this Week:
Math: Students will continue to divide large dividends using a variety of strategies. They will be expected to know how to use the area model and partial quotients for solving. We will have our division assessment on Thursday, while beginning to solve multiple-step problems in Topic 6. 

Science: Students will be finishing a unit on Earthquakes. We will show our understanding of earthquakes by using Google classroom to formulate responses and complete an activity on Discovery Ed.
S.S.: Students will continue to research their assigned U.S. region. We will review reliable sources, text features, and discuss what an "investigation" is. 

Week of 12/4

Good morning! I hope everyone had a great weekend! 

Reminders for the Week:
Read 25 mins. each night
Daily math sheet


Learning this Week:
Math: We will continue to progress through Topic 5 (Division). Students will be solving division problems using the partial quotients method. In groups, we will be focusing on strategies to solve word problems and will be reviewing factors and multiples. 

Science: This week we will be wrapping up our science unit on Earthquakes as we move toward Volcanoes. Students will compare the causes and effects of earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. 
S.S: Students will be taking notes on their individually assigned U.S. region. We will learn about text features and how they provide us with valuable information while we're reading.