March 14-18th

This week in reading we will be learning how to use information from 2 different texts to show our learning about a subject. We will read texts about fossils and combine what we learned from each of the texts. We will take an assessment on this on Friday. Our spelling this week will be Sort 51 with words ending in -er and -est. Students should do 20 points worth of activities and turn them in on Friday. Students should also be filling out their reading log to turn in on Monday.

This week in writing we will be starting our Animal Research Project. Students will be picking an animal to research and write a report on. We will have the Chromebooks this week and will be getting books from the library to do our research. All research needs to be completed by the end of the week. This will be similar to our Author Report but since we will not make a poster for this project, we will only spend 3 weeks on this project in class.

This week in math we will be starting our next unit on Decimals. We will learning what decimals are, relating them to fractions, drawing pictures of them, and learning about their place value. We will also look at decimals in money. In Target Time we will be reviewing Geometry. Overall students did really well on this test so I am super proud of them! Those who did very well will receive some enrichment and those who didn't pass the test will review the concepts so they can retake the test.

This week in social studies we will learn about industry in Utah. We will also discuss what it was like in Utah during WWI and talk a little bit about the war. Students will also receive their next social studies project. Students will make a Native American Home model. Students either need to make a hogan, a wiki-up, or a tepee. They will receive instructions for this in class at the end of the week. This will be due on April 19th for my class and April 20th for Mrs. Ditto's class.

Last of all, thank you to those of you who have donated to help us get another Chromebook! We only have the rest of this week to finish funding our project. Donations of any size will help our kids. Right now, any contribution you make to our project will be doubled by #BestSchoolDay. Your donation will brighten my students' school year, and you'll get heartfelt thank yous from our class and photos of your gift in action.Here's my classroom request: Continuing to Thrive Through Technology To have your donation matched dollar for dollar, just make a contribution on that project page and donations will be doubled automatically, but only while funding lasts. If you know anyone who is passionate about education, please pass this along. My students and I greatly appreciate your support!

This Week's Homework

Monday:        Reading  

                             Read 20 Mins - Reading Log

                              Sort 51
                        Math

                             P213 Lesson 11.4

Tuesday:        Reading  

                             Read 20 Mins - Reading Log

                              Sort 51
                        Math

                             P215 Lesson 11.5

Wednesday:   Reading   

                             Read 20 Mins - Reading Log

                             Sort 51   

                        Math

                            P217 Extra Practice

Thursday:       Reading     

                             Read 20 Mins - Reading Log

                             Sort 51

                        Math

                              P218 Extra Practice
                       Social Studies
                              Native American Homes Project

Friday:            Reading       

                             Read 20 Mins -Reading Log

                       Social Studies

                              Native American Homes Project