This week students have word study homework and their 20/20 Club Reading Log that is due on Friday. Word study is a consistent homework assignment so that students can get the amount of time they need practicing their spelling pattern for the week. I try to provide a variety of activity choices so that students are not repeating the same activities over and over. I also remind students to try activities that they haven't tried before or haven't done very often just so they aren't getting bored.
Please also be going over flashcards for math facts so students are getting that extra practice. With our curriculum we just don't have all the extra time we need to devote to memorizing facts, so practice at home is a great help.
In reading and language arts this week we will be reading Alejandro's Gift, a realistic fiction story by Richard E. Albert. Students will be exposed to a variety of new vocabulary words and practice reading strategies for comprehension and how to ask and answer questions about the text.
This week in science we are discussing what living things need to survive, how they get energy, and compete for resources. Students will be conducting investigations on these concepts as well as creating food chains and a class poster.
Our study of fractions progressed to adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators, and we will be looking at improper fractions, and adding and subtracting fractions that equal improper fractions next. Upon completion of this study, we will begin our geometry unit next week.
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