March 13th

Reading: Informational Paired Texts (Main Idea and Author's Purpose)

-Students will complete a quick summary of their 20 minute nightly reading homework.  They will turn in the summary each morning.  It will be returned to them each afternoon.


Vocabulary:     
Unit 3 - Week 1: ripe, embrace, irate, legible, seek
Unit 3 - Week 2: occupation, frenzy, sturdy, saturate, anonymous 
Unit 3 - Week 3: transparent, ripple, pleaded, beckon, device
Unit 3 - Week 4: pounce, scarce, briskly, edible, tolerate 
Unit 3 - Week 5: drowsy, mend, unite, accurate, massive 
Unit 3 - Week 6: maximum, minimum, decade, century, bellow
Unit 3 - Week 7: prank, decline, pivot, gnaw, continuous
 

Word Study: Unit 18 (soft c & g)
-10 list words to study
-3 No Excuse Words for writing. These words don't follow patterns, but are common in writing. Students will need to write these words in a sentence. 
-Students will also be given 10 additional words that follow the spelling pattern for the week.
-Test Friday


Math: Unit 7: multiplying larger numbers

 

Writing: Writing Opinion/Persuasive
-We will continue writing our opinion speeches 
-For grammar (Mentor Sentence) we are focusing on compound predicates
-Students will have a Mentor Sentence quiz Friday.   


Social Studies: Europe
- They will have a quiz Friday.


Study Island Lunch Club: Students that complete 5 ribbons at home this week and return the lunch ticket will be able to eat lunch in the classroom Friday.


Dates to Remember:    

March 16th - Spring and Class Pictures (prepay only)

March 17th - Mother's Day cake ordering deadline

March 17th - End of 3rd 9 weeks

March 20th - 24th - Spring Break