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AS A TEAM, WE ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF EACH STUDENT. ****Upcoming Dates****
Feb. 14th - 1:45pm Valentine's Celebration- we will exchange Valentine Cards
Feb. 20-24 - Mid Winter Break
Feb. 28th - Talent Show tryouts
Specials schedule week of Feb. 13 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday F- Music F- Art F- PE F- Lab F- PE D-PE D-Music D-Art D-Music D -Lab U- Art U- PE U- Music U- PE U-Music
*****Homework schedule****** This is a busy week as we are ending units before the break. Monday (13) - "We the People" task due tomorrow Study for Fractions test on Wed. Study for "A New Nation" Social Studies test Friday
Tuesday (14)- vocabulary choice board, spelling "We the People" task due today Fractions test tomorrow Study for "A New Nation" SS test Friday
Wednesday(15) - vocabulary choice board , spelling Study for DGP Study for "A New Nation" SS test on Friday
Thursday (16) - Study for spelling and vocabulary test choice board and spelling due tomorrow Study for "A New Nation" SS test tomorrow
Friday (17)- Reminder - "We the People" task is due Tues. *****Test Schedule****** Monday (13)- Tuesday (14) - "We the People" task due today Wednesay (15)- Fractions test Thursday (16) - DGP test Friday (17) - Spelling and Vocabulary tests "A New Nation" Social Studies test Novels - We began a nonfiction study of Jean Fritz books with the Revotionary War as the theme. This unit will last until mid-winter break. We will cover note-taking, sequencing, and main idea and details of nonfiction reading. Language - ELA4C1a,b,c DOL sentences 117-121 - see handout DGP Week 22 Don't( do - hv, not-adv) walk(av-pres) on the (adj) messy, (adj) wet(adj) cement(n) in front of Grant Elementary School. (N) complete subject - You simple subject - You complete predicate - don't walk on the messy, wet cement in front of Grant Elementary School simple predicate - do walk Extra Credit - on -(prep) , in front of (prep) It is a simple, imperative sentence. Creative Writing -ELA4W1b,d,f,e, ELA4R1b,d,f,h Write our own tall tales - final copies are due Wednesday so we can share stories Thursday and Friday. Spelling ELA4R4a Students who make a 100 on the pretest do not take the test on Friday nor do they need to complete any homework Students who miss only 2 on the prestest do not take the test on Friday but DO need to complete the homework and grade will be changed to 100 for the "test". Students who miss 3 or more on the pretest MUST take the test on Friday and MUST complete the homework. Spelling rule - when a word ends in silent e, drop the e when you add a suffix beginning with a vowel. When a word ends in silent e, keep the e when you add a suffix beginning with a consonant. like + able = likable complete + ing = completing like + ly = likely complete + ly = completely Red Words - student driver behind throwing holiday Vocabualry ELA4R3b,c,d,h
New Nation Vocabulary
Constitution- a written plan for government
Territory- land ruled by a national government but which has no representatives in the Government
Ordinance- a law
Federal- a system in which the states share power with the central government
Republic- a government in which the citizens elect leaders to represent them
Ratify- to accept
Compromise-a settlement in which both sides give up something they want
Democracy- a government in which the people have the power to make political decisions
Veto- to reject
Checks and Balances- A system that lets each branch of government limit the power of the other two
Amendment- A change to the constitution
Cabinet- A group chosen by the President to help run the executive branch and give advice
Math - M4G1, M4G2 Fractions - Test will be Wednesday Feb. 15. We will then begin decimals.
Science/Social Studies SS4H4, S4P3, S4CS8 We began our next Social Studies unit - A New Nation. We will learn how our Nation was formed. "We the People" task is due Feb. 14th. This is to be completed entirely at home. We will show the students examples to provide them with ideas on how to complete it. "A New Nation" test will be on Friday Feb. 17th.
Check out the following links. Be sure to check out the links on the "Favorite Links" page as well. http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/data/flames.shtml - American Revolution http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/index.htm - colonial life http://americanhistory.si.edu/kids/springer/ - colonial life http://www.memorialhall.mass.edu/activities/index.html - colonial clothing http://www.allhandsondeck.org/video.php - War of 1812 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/index.html - Lewis and Clark
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- social studies native americans, explorers, etc....
- proofreading for comprehension
- vocabulary
- Reading comprehension
- Reading comprehension
- American Revolution
- founding fathers
- Jamestown interactive game
- Jamestown interactive game
- American Revolution
- colonial Williamsburg
- Reading comprehension covers all subjects - passages and questions
- parent portal check your child's grades
- dictionary
- bingo maker use with any facts/words
- spelling city practice words and meanings
- puzzlemaker make puzzles with words and meanings
- Math vocabulary website gives picture examples of what each word means
- TCES website
- study guides and strategies
