Academics
I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and a wonderful New Year!
Math:
We will continue studying division and multiplication. We will also be reviewing all topics learned thus far, and I will expand on previous topics.
Reading:
We will continue to read various stories in our reading book. The stories for
January are Brave as a Mountain Lion, Your Dad was Just Like You, Ananse’s
Feast, and Sam and the Lucky Money.
Science and Social Studies:
We will finish learning about The Solar System, and begin learning about forms
of energy.
In Social Studies we are continuing with states and capitals and will finish
physical geography. In addition to states and capitals we will learn about how
communities change.
Writing:
We finished our expository papers and will be writing both narrative and
expository papers…..(HOPEFULLY) We will also continue writing in our journals.
Important Dates:
Tuesday, January 3rd—Return from Christmas Break
Monday, January 13--11:30 dismissal for Teacher Institute
Monday, January 16th— No School for Dr. Martin Luther King Day
Important Websites:
Funbrain.com Spellingcity.com
Spelling Chapter 16
1. knife
Challenge words from:Brave as a Mountain Lion
2. know
3. wrong
19. afraid
4. write
20. brave
5. wrote
21. reservation
6. listen
22. silent
7. Christmas
23. coyote
8. knee
24. mural
9. knight
25. dreaded
10. knock
11. wrap
12. wrestle
13. castle
14. whistle
15. doorknob
16. wristwatch
17. knowledge
18. hustle
Spelling Chapter 17
1. there Challenge from reading story: Your Dad was Just Like You
2. their
3. they’re 19. jokes
4. our 20. neighborhood
5. hour 21. prize
6. to 22. problem
7. too 23. prove
8. two 24. serious
9. tail 25.compete
10. tale
11. whole
12. hole
13. weak
14. week
15. boarder
16. border
17. sore
18. soar
Chapter 18 Review Words
1. alone
20. since
2. always
21. ticket
3. couldn’t
22. castle
4. hadn’t
23. knee
5. hasn’t
24. listen
6. one
25. whistle
7. until
26. wrap
8. warm
27. wrestle
9. watched
28. write
10. wear
29. wrote
11. went
30. hour
12. when
31. our
13. while
32. they’re
14. chance 33. to
15. chase
34. too
16. house
35. week
17. jacket
18. locker
19. neck
Spelling
Chapter 19
Challenge Words from the story: Sam and the Lucky Money
1. rabbit
2. ladder 19. appreciate
3. puddle 20. dragon
4. middle 21. lucky
5. off 22. rustling
6. balloon 23. scolded
7. million 24. startled
8. hammer 25. devoured
9. happen
10. hurry
11. lesson
12. pretty
13. letter
14. little
15. intelligent
16. pepperoni
17. marshmallow
18. supposed