In reading you will be reading Beatrice's Goat and will also be reading an Accelerated Reader book of your choice. 

The skills this week are:

• cause and effect
• monitoring comprehension through active reading
• sequencing
• making inferences
• listening 
• reading with fluency 
• comprehending using story structure and maps 
• expanding listening, writing, and academic vocabulary
• encoding/decoding words 

You will find the vocabulary words for this week's vocabulary test below. Please complete all vocabulary activities and study words daily for the test. 

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Part of the reading test is holistic and is NOT based on the weekly stories. Another part of the test is comprehension from the stories we read during the week, are used as vehicles for teaching reading skills and strategies. Research shows that students who read for 20 minutes or more daily do better on standardized reading and vocabulary tests. Reading for 20 minutes or more also helps with fluency, writing ablility, and comprehension.

In math you will be working on Unit 7.1-7.10  The skills we are covering and reviewing from previous years are:

• multiplication facts of seven
• multiplication and division facts 6-9

Having trouble with math homework? Click here: 

everyday_mathematics_glossary_for_students.pdf

The spelling skill for the week is: inflected endings

review words include: 

challenge words include: 

Mon. Write each word two times and list in ABC order

Tues. Use ten words of your choice in a sentence

Wed. Use the remaining ten words in a sentence

Thurs. Spelling Test!

 The grammar skill for this week is: subject/object pronouns

Your journals count as participation points and are reflected in your conduct grade.

The writing skills are: 

• the process of writing: Brainstorming, Prewriting/ Organizing; Drafting, Editing (Proofreading); Revising (Clarity); Conferencing; Publishing.
• the traits of good writing
• the reasons writers write
• various genres of writing
• writing to communicate data and results in science and mathematics

 In science the skills are:

• identify air, water, soil, and light as needs of a plant
• analyze how roots, stems, and leaves help plants survive
• observe that leaf size and structure differ among plants
• observe and identify parts of a plant
• analyze how rootlike, stemlike, and leaflike parts help simple plants meet their needs
• recognize that seeds need certain conditions to sprout
• conclude that seeds pass on the traits of their parents to the new plant
• list ways plants reproduce without seeds
• identify four ways in which seeds are dispersed and distributed
• identify photosynthesis as an activity of plants that allows them to survive
• describe the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis
• using the Scientific Method and process skills to plan and conduct investigations
• identifying and controlling variables
• using the senses to observe
• collecting, analyzing/interpreting and graphing data from investigations
• responding in writing to data collected in science notebooks
• identifying careers related to science

The vocabulary words you will need to know and be able to use on the test are found below. Please study daily.

root	stem	leaf
flower	cell	simple plant
seed	seedling	germinate
photosynthesis	chlorophyll	traits
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In social studies the skills are in:     Chapter 8 lessons 1 and 2